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r　outside。〃

Unsmiling　for　once；　Emmett　nodded。　〃e　on；　Jasper。〃

Jasper　struggled　against　Emmett's　unbreakable　grasp；　twisting　around；　reaching

toward　his　brother　with

his　bared　teeth；　his　eyes　still　past　reason。

Edward's　face　was　whiter　than　bone　as　he　wheeled　to　crouch　over　me；　taking　a

clearly　defensive

position。　A　low　warning　growl　slid　from　between　his　clenched　teeth。　I　could

tell　that　he　wasn't　breathing。

Rosalie；　her　divine　face　strangely　smug；　stepped　in　front　of　Jasper—keeping　a

careful　distance　from　his

teeth—and　helped　Emmett　wrestle　him　through　the　glass　door　that　Esme　held

open；　one　hand　pressed

over　her　mouth　and　nose。

Esme's　heart…shaped　face　was　ashamed。　〃I'm　so　sorry；　Bella；〃　she　cried　as　she

followed　the　others　into

the　yard。

〃Let　me　by；　Edward；〃　Carlisle　murmured。

A　second　passed；　and　then　Edward　nodded　slowly　and　relaxed　his　stance。

Carlisle　knelt　beside　me；　leaning　close　to　examine　my　arm。　I　could　feel　the

shock　frozen　on　my　face；　and

I　tried　to　pose　it。

〃Here；　Carlisle；〃　Alice　said；　handing　him　a　towel。

He　shook　his　head。　〃Too　much　glass　in　the　wound。〃　He　reached　over　and　ripped　a

long；　thin　scrap　from

the　bottom　of　the　white　tablecloth。　He　twisted　it　around　my　arm　above　the

elbow　to　form　a　tourniquet。

The　smell　of　the　blood　was　making　me　dizzy。　My　ears　rang。

〃Bella；〃　Carlisle　said　softly。　〃Do　you　want　me　to　drive　you　to　the　hospital；

or　would　you　like　me　to　take

care　of　it　here？〃

〃Here；　please；〃　I　whispered。　If　he　took　me　to　the　hospital；　there　would　be　no

way　to　keep　this　from

Charlie。

〃I'll　get　your　bag；〃　Alice　sa