子浪小说

第68部分（第3页）

postman。　As　she　expected；　there　were　three　long　envelopes。

Her　heart　beat　painfully　as　she　went　up　with　them　to　her

bedroom。　Her　fingers　trembled；　she　could　hardly　force　herself　to

look　at　the　long；　official　forms　she　had　to　fill　in。　The　whole

thing　was　so　cruel；　so　impersonal。　Yet　it　must　be　done。

〃Name　（surname　first）：。。。〃

In　a　trembling　hand　she　wrote；　〃Brangwen；……Ursula。〃

〃Age　and　date　of　birth：。。。〃

After　a　long　time　considering；　she　filled　in　that　line。

〃Qualifications；　with　date　of　Examination：。。。〃

With　a　little　pride　she　wrote：

〃London　Matriculation　Examination。〃

〃Previous　experience　and　where　obtained：。。。〃

Her　heart　sank　as　she　wrote：

〃None。〃

Still　there　was　much　to　answer。　It　took　her　two　hours　to　fill

in　the　three　forms。　Then　she　had　to　copy　her　testimonials　from

her　head…mistress　and　from　the　clergyman。

At　last；　however；　it　was　finished。　She　had　sealed　the　three

long　envelopes。　In　the　afternoon　she　went　down　to　Ilkeston　to

post　them。　She　said　nothing　of　it　all　to　her　parents。　As　she

stamped　her　long　letters　and　put　them　into　the　box　at　the　main

post…office　she　felt　as　if　already　she　was　out　of　the　reach　of

her　father　and　mother；　as　if　she　had　connected　herself　with　the

outer；　greater　world　of　activity；　the　man…made　world。

As　she　returned　home；　she　dreamed　again　in　her　own　fashion

her　old；　gorgeous　dreams。　One　of　her　applications　was　to

Gillingham；　in　Kent；　one　to　Kingston…on…Thames；　and　one　to

Swanwick　in　Derbyshire。

Gillingham　was　such　a　lovely　name；　and　Kent　was　the　Garden　of

England。　So　that；　in　Gillingham；　an　old；　old　village　by　the

hopfields；　where　the　sun　shone　softly；　she　came　out　of　school　in

the　afternoon　into　the　shadow　of　the　plane　trees　by　the　gate；

and　turned　down　the　sleepy　road　towards　the　cottage　where

cornflowers　poked　their　blue　heads　through　the　old　wooden　fence；

and　phlox　stood　built　up　of　blossom　beside　the　path。

A　delicate；　silver…haired　lady　rose　with　delicate；　ivory

hands　uplifted　as　Ursula　entered　the　room；　and：

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