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intimate voice。 She lifted her face with an impulsive flash to

the stranger; as if to declare a knowledge; laughing her

palpitating; excited laugh。

His eyes became confused with roused lights; his detached

attention changed to a readiness for her。 He was a young man of

twenty…one; with a slender figure and soft brown hair brushed up

on the German fashion straight from his brow。

〃Are you staying long?〃 she asked。

〃Ive got a months leave;〃 he said; glancing at Tom

Brangwen。 〃But Ive various places I must go to……put in

some time here and there。〃

He brought her a strong sense of the outer world。 It was as

if she were set on a hill and could feel vaguely the whole world

lying spread before her。

〃What have you a months leave from?〃 she asked。

〃Im in the Engineers……in the Army。〃

〃Oh!〃 she exclaimed; glad。

〃Were taking you away from your studies;〃 said her

Uncle Tom。

〃Oh; no;〃 she replied quickly。

Skrebensky laughed; young and inflammable。

〃She wont wait to be taken away;〃 said her father。 But that

seemed clumsy。 She wished he would leave her to say her own

things。

〃Dont you like study?〃 asked Skrebensky; turning to her;

putting the question from his own case。

〃I like some things;〃 said Ursula。 〃I like Latin and

French……and grammar。〃

He watched her; and all his being seemed attentive to her;

then he shook his head。

〃I dont;〃 he said。 〃They say all the brains of the army are

in the Engineers。 I think thats why I joined them……to get

the credit of other peoples brains。〃

He said this quizzically and with chagrin。 And she became

alert to him。 It interested her。 Whether he had brains or not;

he was interesting。 His directness attracted her; his

independent motion。 She was aware of the movement of his life

over against hers。

〃I dont think brains matter;〃 she said。

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