子浪小说

第6部分（第5页）

Tilly；　looking　at　the　butter　on　the　table。

And　taking　a　clean　knife；　he　cut　off　that　side　of　the　butter

where　it　was　touched。

His　speech；　the　〃for　her〃；　penetrated　slowly　into　the　foreign

woman　and　angered　Tilly。

〃Vicar　has　his　butter　fra　Browns　by　rights；〃　said　the

insuppressible　servant…woman。　〃We　sll　be　churnin　to…morrow

mornin　first　thing。〃

〃Yes〃……the　long…drawn　foreign　yes……〃yes；〃　said　the

Polish　woman；　〃I　went　to　Mrs。　Browns。　She　hasnt　any　more。〃

Tilly　bridled　her　head；　bursting　to　say　that；　according　to

the　etiquette　of　people　who　bought　butter；　it　was　no　sort　of

manners　whatever　ing　to　a　place　cool　as　you　like　and　knocking

at　the　front　door　asking　for　a　pound　as　a　stop…gap　while　your

other　people　were　short。　If　you　go　to　Browns　you　go　to　Browns；

an　my　butter　isnt　just　to　make　shift　when　Browns　has　got

none。

Brangwen　understood　perfectly　this　unspoken　speech　of

Tillys。　The　Polish　lady　did　not。　And　as　she　wanted　butter　for

the　vicar；　and　as　Tilly　was　churning　in　the　morning；　she

waited。

〃Sluther　up　now；〃　said　Brangwen　loudly　after　this　silence　had

resolved　itself　out；　and　Tilly　disappeared　through　the　inner

door。

〃I　am　afraid　that　I　should　not　e；　so；〃　said　the　stranger；

looking　at　him　enquiringly；　as　if　referring　to　him　for　what　it

was　usual　to　do。

He　felt　confused。

〃Hows　that？〃　he　said；　trying　to　be　genial　and　being　only

protective。

〃Do　you？〃　she　began　deliberately。　But　she　was

not　sure　of　her　ground；　and　the　conversation　came　to　an　end。　Her

eyes　looked　at　him　all　the　while；　because　she　could　not　speak

the　language。

They　stood　facing　each　other。　The　dog　walked　away　from　her　to

him。　He　bent　down　to　it。

〃And　hows　your　little　girl？〃　he　asked。

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