小说园

第78部分（第2页）

She　was　staunch　for　joy；　for　happiness；　and　permanency；　in

contrast　with　Maggie；　who　was　for　sadness；　and　the　inevitable

passing…away　of　things。　Ursula　suffered　bitterly　at　the　hands　of

life；　Maggie　was　always　single；　always　withheld；　so　she　went　in

a　heavy　brooding　sadness　that　was　almost　meat　to　her。　In

Ursulas　last　winter　at　St。　Philips　the　friendship　of　the　two

girls　came　to　a　climax。　It　was　during　this　winter　that　Ursula

suffered　and　enjoyed　most　keenly　Maggies　fundamental　sadness　of

enclosedness。　Maggie　enjoyed　and　suffered　Ursulas　struggles

against　the　confines　of　her　life。　And　then　the　two　girls　began

to　drift　apart；　as　Ursula　broke　from　that　form　of　life　wherein

Maggie　must　remain　enclosed。

CHAPTER　XIV

THE　WIDENING　CIRCLE

Maggies　people；　the　Schofields；　lived　in　the　large

gardeners　cottage；　that　was　half　a　farm；　behind　Belcote　Hall。

The　hall　was　too　damp　to　live　in；　so　the　Schofields　were

caretakers；　gamekeepers；　farmers；　all　in　one。　The　father　was

gamekeeper　and　stock…breeder；　the　eldest　son　was

market…gardener；　using　the　big　hall　gardens；　the　second　son　was

farmer　and　gardener。　There　was　a　large　family；　as　at

Cossethay。

Ursula　loved　to　stay　at　Belcote；　to　be　treated　as　a　grand

lady　by　Maggies　brothers。　They　were　good…looking　men。　The

eldest　was　twenty…six　years　old。　He　was　the　gardener；　a　man　not

very　tall；　but　strong　and　well　made；　with　brown；　sunny；　easy

eyes　and　a　face　handsomely　hewn；　brown；　with　a　long　fair

moustache　which　he　pulled　as　he　talked　to　Ursula。

The　girl　was　excited　because　these　men　attended　to　her　when

she　came　near。　She　could　make　their　eyes　light　up　and　quiver；

she　could　make　Anthony；　the　eldest；　twist　and　twist　his

moustache。　She　knew　she　could　move　them　almost　at　will　with　her

light　laughter　and　chatter。　They　loved　her　ideas；　watched　her　as

she　talked　vehemently　about　politics　or　economics。　And　she；