thin hand
was at her
throat,
clutching
it as if
it was
torn with
pain, and
Scarlett
could see
the veins
beneath
the white
skin
throbbing
swiftly.
Her face
went
whiter and
her brown
eyes
dilated
enormously.
She’s
going to
faint,
thought
Scarlett,
leaping to
her feet
and
catching
her arm.
But, in an
instant,
Melanie
threw off
her hand
and was
down the
steps.
Down the
graveled
path she
flew,
skimming
lightly as
a bird,
her faded
skirts
