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oak；　her　chimney…pieces　were　massive　and　oaken；　with　bulging；

columnar　supports。

〃Good　and　substantial；〃　was　the　keynote。　But　Ursula　resented

the　stout；　inflated　prosperity　implied　everywhere。　She　made　her

father　promise　to　chisel　down　the　bulging　oaken　chimney…pieces；

chisel　them　flat。　That　sort　of　important　paunch　was　very

distasteful　to　her。　Her　father　was　himself　long　and　loosely

built。　What　had　he　to　do　with　so　much　〃good　and　substantial〃

importance？

They　bought　a　fair　amount　also　of　the　widows　furniture。　It

was　in　mon　good　taste……the　great　Wilton　carpet；　the

large　round　table；　the　Chesterfield　covered　with　glossy　chintz

in　roses　and　birds。　It　was　all　really　very　sunny　and　nice；　with

large　windows；　and　a　view　right　across　the　shallow　valley。

After　all；　they　would　be；　as　one　of　their　acquaintances　said；

among　the　elite　of　Beldover。　They　would　represent　culture。　And

as　there　was　no　one　of　higher　social　importance　than　the

doctors；　the　colliery…managers；　and　the　chemists；　they　would

shine；　with　their　Della　Robbia　beautiful　Madonna；　their　lovely

reliefs　from　Donatello；　their　reproductions　from　Botticelli。

Nay；　the　large　photographs　of　the　Primavera　and　the　Aphrodite

and　the　Nativity　in　the　dining…room；　the　ordinary

reception…room；　would　make　dumb　the　mouth　of　Beldover。

And　after　all；　it　is　better　to　be　princess　in　Beldover　than　a

vulgar　nobody　in　the　country。

There　was　great　preparation　made　for　the　removal　of　the　whole

Brangwen　family；　ten　in　all。　The　house　in　Beldover　was　prepared；

the　house　in　Cossethay　was　dismantled。　e　the　end　of　the

school…term　the　removal　would　begin。

Ursula　left　school　at　the　end　of　July；　when　the　summer

holiday　menced。　The　morning　outside　was　bright　and　sunny；　and

the　freedom　got　inside　the　schoolroom　this　last　day。　It　was　as

if　the　walls　of　the　school　were　going　to　melt　away。　Already　they

seemed　shadowy　and　unreal。　It　was　breaking…up　morning。　Soon

scholars　and　teachers　would　be　outside；　each　going　his　own　way。