子浪小说

第40部分（第3页）

him；　who　had　waited　behind　the　mother　till　the　need　was　for　him。

The　mother　felt　a　sharp　stab　of　jealousy。　But　she　was　still　more

absorbed　in　the　tiny　baby。　It　was　entirely　hers；　its　need　was

direct　upon　her。

So　Ursula　became　the　child　of　her　fathers　heart。　She　was　the

little　blossom；　he　was　the　sun。　He　was　patient；　energetic；

inventive　for　her。　He　taught　her　all　the　funny　little　things；　he

filled　her　and　roused　her　to　her　fullest　tiny　measure。　She

answered　him　with　her　extravagant　infants　laughter　and　her　call

of　delight。

Now　there　were　two　babies；　a　woman　came　in　to　do　the

housework。　Anna　was　wholly　nurse。　Two　babies　were　not　too　much

for　her。　But　she　hated　any　form　of　work；　now　her　children　had

e；　except　the　charge　of　them。

When　Ursula　toddled　about；　she　was　an　absorbed；　busy　child；

always　amusing　herself；　needing　not　much　attention　from　other

people。　At　evening；　towards　six　oclock；　Anna　very　often　went

across　the　lane　to　the　stile；　lifted　Ursula　over　into　the　field；

with　a：　〃Go　and　meet　Daddy。〃　Then　Brangwen；　ing　up　the　steep

round　of　the　hill；　would　see　before　him　on　the　brow　of　the　path

a　tiny；　tottering；　windblown　little　mite　with　a　dark　head；　who；

as　soon　as　she　saw　him；　would　e　running　in　tiny；　wild；

windmill　fashion；　lifting　her　arms　up　and　down　to　him；　down　the

steep　hill。　His　heart　leapt　up；　he　ran　his　fastest　to　her；　to

catch　her；　because　he　knew　she　would　fall。　She　came　fluttering

on；　wildly；　with　her　little　limbs　flying。　And　he　was　glad　when

he　caught　her　up　in　his　arms。　Once　she　fell　as　she　came　flying

to　him；　he　saw　her　pitch　forward　suddenly　as　she　was　running

with　her　hands　lifted　to　him；　and　when　he　picked　her　up；　her

mouth　was　bleeding。　He　could　never　bear　to　think　of　it；　he

always　wanted　to　cry；　even　when　he　was　an　old　man　and　she　had

bee　a　stranger　to　him。　How　he　loved　that　little

Ursula！……his　heart　had　been　sharply　seared　for　her；　when　he

was　a　youth；　first　married。

When　she　was　a　little　older；　he　would　see　her　recklessly

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