子浪小说

第4部分（第5页）

offered；　fumbling　painfully　with　thick　fingers；　blushing　to　the

roots　of　his　hair。　Then　he　looked　with　his　warm　blue　eyes　at　the

almost　sardonic；　lidded　eyes　of　the　foreigner。　The　latter　sat

down　beside　him；　and　they　began　to　talk；　chiefly　of　horses。

Brangwen　loved　the　other　man　for　his　exquisite　graciousness；

for　his　tact　and　reserve；　and　for　his　ageless；　monkey…like

self…surety。　They　talked　of　horses；　and　of　Derbyshire；　and　of

farming。　The　stranger　warmed　to　the　young　fellow　with　real

warmth；　and　Brangwen　was　excited。　He　was　transported　at　meeting

this　odd；　middle…aged；　dry…skinned　man；　personally。　The　talk　was

pleasant；　but　that　did　not　matter　so　much。　It　was　the　gracious

manner；　the　fine　contact　that　was　all。

They　talked　a　long　while　together；　Brangwen　flushing　like　a

girl　when　the　other　did　not　understand　his　idiom。　Then　they　said

good　night；　and　shook　hands。　Again　the　foreigner　bowed　and

repeated　his　good　night。

〃Good　night；　and　bon　voyage。〃

Then　he　turned　to　the　stairs。

Brangwen　went　up　to　his　room　and　lay　staring　out　at　the　stars

of　the　summer　night；　his　whole　being　in　a　whirl。　What　was　it

all？　There　was　a　life　so　different　from　what　he　knew　it。　What

was　there　outside　his　knowledge；　how　much？　What　was　this　that　he

had　touched？　What　was　he　in　this　new　influence？　What　did

everything　mean？　Where　was　life；　in　that　which　he　knew　or　all

outside　him？

He　fell　asleep；　and　in　the　morning　had　ridden　away　before　any

other　visitors　were　awake。　He　shrank　from　seeing　any　of　them

again；　in　the　morning。

His　mind　was　one　big　excitement。　The　girl　and　the　foreigner：

he　knew　neither　of　their　names。　Yet　they　had　set　fire　to　the

homestead　of　his　nature；　and　he　would　be　burned　out　of　cover。　Of

the　two　experiences；　perhaps　the　meeting　with　the　foreigner　was

the　more　significant。　But　the　girl……he　had　not　settled

about　the　girl。

He　did　not　know。　He　had　to　leave　it　there；　as　it　was。　He

could　not　sum　up　his　experiences。

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