子浪小说

第24部分（第4页）

at　him　in　the　Marsh　kitchen。　In　himself；　he　knew　her。　But　his

outward　faculties　seemed　suspended。　He　did　not　see　her　with　his

eyes；　nor　hear　her　with　his　voice。

And　yet　he　trembled；　sometimes　into　a　kind　of　swoon；　holding

her　in　his　arms。　They　would　stand　sometimes　folded　together　in

the　barn；　in　silence。　Then　to　her；　as　she　felt　his　young；　tense

figure　with　her　hands；　the　bliss　was　intolerable；　intolerable

the　sense　that　she　possessed　him。　For　his　body　was　so　keen　and

wonderful；　it　was　the　only　reality　in　her　world。　In　her　world；

there　was　this　one　tense；　vivid　body　of　a　man；　and　then　many

other　shadowy　men；　all　unreal。　In　him；　she　touched　the　centre　of

reality。　And　they　were　together；　he　and　she；　at　the　heart　of　the

secret。　How　she　clutched　him　to　her；　his　body　the　central　body

of　all　life。　Out　of　the　rock　of　his　form　the　very　fountain　of

life　flowed。

But　to　him；　she　was　a　flame　that　consumed　him。　The　flame

flowed　up　his　limbs；　flowed　through　him；　till　he　was　consumed；

till　he　existed　only　as　an　unconscious；　dark　transit　of　flame；

deriving　from　her。

Sometimes；　in　the　darkness；　a　cow　coughed。　There　was；　in　the

darkness；　a　slow　sound　of　cud　chewing。　And　it　all　seemed　to　flow

round　them　and　upon　them　as　the　hot　blood　flows　through　the

womb；　laving　the　unborn　young。

Sometimes；　when　it　was　cold；　they　stood　to　be　lovers　in　the

stables；　where　the　air　was　warm　and　sharp　with　ammonia。　And

during　these　dark　vigils；　he　learned　to　know　her；　her　body

against　his；　they　drew　nearer　and　nearer　together；　the　kisses

came　more　subtly　close　and　fitting。　So　when　in　the　thick

darkness　a　horse　suddenly　scrambled　to　its　feet；　with　a　dull；

thunderous　sound；　they　listened　as　one　person　listening；　they

knew　as　one　person；　they　were　conscious　of　the　horse。

Tom　Brangwen　had　taken　them　a　cottage　at　Cossethay；　on　a

twenty…one　years　lease。　Will　Brangwens　eyes　lit　up　as　he　saw

it。　It　was　the　cottage　next　the　church；　with　dark　yew…trees；

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