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　sideboard　was　fortably　reduced　to

normal　proportions。　This　was　the　family　living…room。

Ursula　had　a　bedroom　to　herself。　It　was　really　a　servants'

bedroom；　small　and　plain。　Its　window　looked　over　the　back　garden

at　other　back　gardens；　some　of　them　old　and　very　nice；　some　of

them　littered　with　packing…cases；　then　at　the　backs　of　the

houses　whose　fronts　were　the　shops　in　High　Street；　or　the

genteel　homes　of　the　under…manager　or　the　chief　cashier；　facing

the　chapel。

She　had　six　weeks　still　before　going　to　college。　In　this　time

she　nervously　read　over　some　Latin　and　some　botany；　and　fitfully

worked　at　some　mathematics。　She　was　going　into　college　as　a

teacher；　for　her　training。　But；　having　already　taken　her

matriculation　examination；　she　was　entered　for　a　university

course。　At　the　end　of　a　year　she　would　sit　for　the　Intermediate

Arts；　then　two　years　after　for　her　B。A。　So　her　case　was　not　that

of　the　ordinary　school…teacher。　She　would　be　working　among　the

private　students　who　came　only　for　pure　education；　not　for　mere

professional　training。　She　would　be　of　the　elect。

For　the　next　three　years　she　would　be　more　or　less　dependent

on　her　parents　again。　Her　training　was　free。　All　college　fees

were　paid　by　the　government；　she　had　moreover　a　few　pounds　grant

every　year。　This　would　just　pay　for　her　train　fares　and　her

clothing。　Her　parents　would　only　have　to　feed　her。　She　did　not

want　to　cost　them　much。　They　would　not　be　well　off。　Her　father

would　earn　only　two　hundred　a　year；　and　a　good　deal　of　her

mother's　capital　was　spent　in　buying　the　house。　Still；　there　was

enough　to　get　along　with。

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