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critical of her。 It was:

〃I dont like you to do that; mother;〃 or; 〃I dont like you

to say that。〃 She was a sore problem to Brangwen and to all the

people at the Marsh。 As a rule; however; she was active; lightly

flitting about the farmyard; only appearing now and again to

assure herself of her mother。 Happy she never seemed; but quick;

sharp; absorbed; full of imagination and changeability。 Tilly

said she was bewitched。 But it did not matter so long as she did

not cry。 There was something heart…rending about Annas crying;

her childish anguish seemed so utter and so timeless; as if it

were a thing of all the ages。

She made playmates of the creatures of the farmyard; talking

to them; telling them the stories she had from her mother;

counselling them and correcting them。 Brangwen found her at the

gate leading to the paddock and to the duckpond。 She was peering

through the bars and shouting to the stately white geese; that

stood in a curving line:

〃Youre not to call at people when they want to e。 You

must not do it。〃

The heavy; balanced birds looked at the fierce little face

and the fleece of keen hair thrust between the bars; and they

raised their heads and swayed off; producing the long;

can…canking; protesting noise of geese; rocking their ship…like;

beautiful white bodies in a line beyond the gate。

〃Youre naughty; youre naughty;〃 cried Anna; tears of dismay

and vexation in her eyes。 And she stamped her slipper。

〃Why; what are they doing?〃 said Brangwen。

〃They wont let me e in;〃 she said; turning her flushed

little face to him。

〃Yi; they will。 You can go in if you want to;〃 and he pushed

open the gate for her。

She stood irresolute; looking at the group of bluey…white

geese standing monumental under the grey; cold day。

〃Go on;〃 he said。

She marched valiantly a few steps in。 Her little body started

convulsively at the sudden; derisive can…cank…ank of the geese。

A blankness spread over her。 The geese trailed away with

uplifted heads under the low grey sky。

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