小说园

第70部分（第3页）

to　mammas　for　one。〃

〃Oh；　it　doesnt　matter；〃　said　Ursula。

〃Oh；　yes……I　can　send　easily；〃　cried　Miss　Harby。

Ursulas　heart　sank。　Everybody　seemed　so　cocksure　and　so

bossy。　How　was　she　going　to　get　on　with　such　jolty；　jerky；　bossy

people？　And　Miss　Harby　had　not　spoken　a　word　to　the　man　at　the

table。　She　simply　ignored　him。　Ursula　felt　the　callous　crude

rudeness　between　the　two　teachers。

The　two　girls　went　out　into　the　passage。　A　few　children　were

already　clattering　in　the　porch。

〃Jim　Richards；〃　called　Miss　Harby；　hard　and　authoritative。　A

boy　came　sheepishly　forward。

〃Shall　you　go　down　to　our　house　for　me；　eh？〃　said　Miss　Harby；

in　a　manding；　condescending；　coaxing　voice。　She　did　not　wait

for　an　answer。　〃Go　down　and　ask　mamma　to　send　me　one　of　my

school　pinas；　for　Miss　Brangwen……shall　you？〃

The　boy　muttered　a　sheepish　〃Yes；　miss；〃　and　was　moving

away。

〃Hey；〃　called　Miss　Harby。　〃e　here……now　what　are　you

going　for？　What　shall　you　say　to　mamma？〃

〃A　school　pina〃　muttered　the　boy。

〃Please；　Mrs。　Harby；　Miss　Harby　says　will　you　send　her

another　school　pinafore　for　Miss　Brangwen；　because　shes　e

without　one。〃

〃Yes；　miss；〃　muttered　the　boy；　head　ducked；　and　was　moving

off。　Miss　Harby　caught　him　back；　holding　him　by　the

shoulder。

〃What　are　you　going　to　say？〃

〃Please；　Mrs。　Harby；　Miss　Harby　wants　a　pinny　for　Miss

Brangwin；〃　muttered　the　boy　very　sheepishly。

〃Miss　Brangwen！〃　laughed　Miss　Harby；　pushing　him　away。　〃Here；

youd　better　have　my　umbrella……wait　a　minute。〃

The　unwilling　boy　was　rigged　up　with　Miss　Harbys　umbrella；

and　set　off。

〃Dont　take　long　over　it；〃　called　Miss　Harby；　after　him。　Then

she　turned　to　Ursula；　and　said　brightly：