Emily。〃
〃Nay; thats heavy…laden; if you like;〃 he answered。
〃You see!〃 cried the woman。 〃Hes that pig…headed!〃
〃And shes so nice; and she laughs; and she hasnt even got a
name;〃 crooned Ursula to the child。
〃Let me hold her;〃 she added。
He yielded her the child; that smelt of babies。 But it had
such blue; wide; china blue eyes; and it laughed so oddly; with
such a taking grimace; Ursula loved it。 She cooed and talked to
it。 It was such an odd; exciting child。
〃Whats your name?〃 the man suddenly asked of her。
〃My name is Ursula……Ursula Brangwen;〃 she replied。
〃Ursula!〃 he exclaimed; dumbfounded。
〃There was a Saint Ursula。 Its a very old name;〃 she added
hastily; in justification。
〃Hey; mother!〃 he called。
There was no answer。
〃Pem!〃 he called; 〃cant yhear?〃
〃What?〃 came the short answer。
〃What about Ursula?〃 he grinned。
〃What about what?〃 came the answer; and the woman
appeared in the doorway; ready for bat。
〃Ursula……its the lasss name there;〃 he said;
gently。
The woman looked the young girl up and down。 Evidently she
was attracted by her slim; graceful; new beauty; her effect of
white elegance; and her tender way of holding the child。
〃Why; how do you write it?〃 the mother asked; awkward now she
was touched。 Ursula spelled out her name。 The man looked at the
woman。 A bright; confused flush came over the mothers face; a
sort of luminous shyness。
〃Its not a mon name; is it!〃 she exclaimed;
excited as by an adventure。
〃Are you goin to have it then?〃 he asked。
〃Id rather have it than Annabel;〃 she said; decisively。
〃An Id rather have it than Gladys Emler;〃 he replied。
There was a silence; Ursula looked up。
〃Will you really call her Ursula?〃 she asked。
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