子浪小说

第69部分（第1页）

〃Wheres　that　letter？〃

She　gave　it　to　him。　He　sat　looking　at　it。　〃You　are　requested

to　call　at　the　above　offices　on　Thursday　next〃　It

was　a　cold；　official　notice　to　Ursula　herself　and　had　nothing　to

do　with　him。　So！　She　existed　now　as　a　separate　social

individual。　It　was　for　her　to　answer　this　note；　without　regard

to　him。　He　had　even　no　right　to　interfere。　His　heart　was　hard

and　angry。

〃You　had　to　do　it　behind　our　backs；　had　you？〃　he　said；　with　a

sneer。　And　her　heart　leapt　with　hot　pain。　She　knew　she　was

free……she　had　broken　away　from　him。　He　was　beaten。

〃You　said；　let　her　try；〃　she　retorted；　almost　apologizing

to　him。

He　did　not　hear。　He　sat　looking　at　the　letter。

〃Education　Office；　Kingston…on…Thames〃……and　then　the

typewritten　〃Miss　Ursula　Brangwen；　Yew　Tree　Cottage；　Cossethay。〃

It　was　all　so　plete　and　so　final。　He　could　not　but　feel　the

new　position　Ursula　held；　as　recipient　of　that　letter。　It　was　an

iron　in　his　soul。

〃Well；〃　he　said　at　length；　〃youre　not　going。〃

Ursula　started　and　could　find　no　words　to　clamour　her

revolt。

〃If　you　think　youre　going　dancin　off　to　th　other　side　of

London；　youre　mistaken。〃

〃Why　not？〃　she　cried；　at　once　hard　fixed　in　her　will　to

go。

〃Thats　why　not；〃　he　said。

And　there　was　silence　till　Mrs。　Brangwen　came　downstairs。

〃Look　here；　Anna；〃　he　said；　handing　her　the　letter。

She　put　back　her　head；　seeing　a　typewritten　letter；

anticipating　trouble　from　the　outside　world。　There　was　the

curious；　sliding　motion　of　her　eyes；　as　if　she　shut　off　her

sentient；　maternal　self；　and　a　kind　of　hard　trance；　meaningless；

took　its　place。　Thus；　meaningless；　she　glanced　over　the　letter；

careful　not　to　take　it　in。　She　apprehended　the　contents　with　her

callous；　superficial　mind。　Her　feeling　self　was　shut　down。

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