小说园

第56部分（第3页）

〃Sitting　in　the　church　there　reminded　me　of　Ingram。〃

〃Who　is　Ingram？〃　she　asked。

She　also　affected　calm　superficiality。　But　she　knew　that

something　forbidden　was　ing。

〃He　is　one　of　the　other　men　with　me　down　at　Chatham……a

subaltern……but　a　year　older　than　I　am。〃

〃And　why　did　the　church　remind　you　of　him？〃

〃Well；　he　had　a　girl　in　Rochester；　and　they　always　sat　in　a

particular　corner　in　the　cathedral　for　their　love…making。〃

〃How　nice！〃　she　cried；　impulsively。

They　misunderstood　each　other。

〃It　had　its　disadvantages　though。　The　verger　made　a　row　about

it。〃

〃What　a　shame！　Why　shouldnt　they　sit　in　a　cathedral？〃

〃I　suppose　they　all　think　it　a　profanity……except　you　and

Ingram　and　the　girl。〃

〃I　dont　think　it　a　profanity……I　think　its　right；　to

make　love　in　a　cathedral。〃

She　said　this　almost　defiantly；　in　despite　of　her　own

soul。

He　was　silent。

〃And　was　she　nice？〃

〃Who？　Emily？　Yes；　she　was　rather　nice。　She　was　a　milliner；

and　she　wouldnt　be　seen　in　the　streets　with　Ingram。　It　was

rather　sad；　really；　because　the　verger　spied　on　them；　and　got　to

know　their　names　and　then　made　a　regular　row。　It　was　a　mon

tale　afterwards。〃

〃What　did　she　do？〃

〃She　went　to　London；　into　a　big　shop。　Ingram　still　goes　up　to

see　her。〃

〃Does　he　love　her？〃

〃Its　a　year　and　a　half　hes　been　with　her　now。〃

〃What　was　she　like？〃

〃Emily？　Little；　shy…violet　sort　of　girl　with　nice

eyebrows。〃

Ursula　meditated　this。　It　seemed　like　real　romance　of　the

outer　world。