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the　open；　like　a　bird

tossed　into　mid…air；　a　bird　that　had　learned　in　some　measure　to

fly。

There　was　college　ahead；　that　was　her　mid…air；　unknown；

spacious。　e　college；　and　she　would　have　broken　from　the

confines　of　all　the　life　she　had　known。　For　her　father　was　also

going　to　move。　They　were　all　going　to　leave　Cossethay。

Brangwen　had　kept　his　carelessness　about　his　circumstances。

He　knew　his　work　in　the　lace　designing　meant　little　to　him

personally；　he　just　earned　his　wage　by　it。　He　did　not　know　what

meant　much　to　him。　Living　close　to　Anna　Brangwen；　his　mind　was

always　suffused　through　with　physical　heat；　he　moved　from

instinct　to　instinct；　groping；　always　groping　on。

When　it　was　suggested　to　him　that　he　might　apply　for　one　of

the　posts　as　hand…work　instructor；　posts　about　to　be　created　by

the　Nottingham　Education　mittee；　it　was　as　if　a　space　had

been　given　to　him；　into　which　he　could　remove　from　his　hot；

dusky　enclosure。　He　sent　in　his　application；　confidently；

expectantly。　He　had　a　sort　of　belief　in　his　supernatural　fate。

The　inevitable　weariness　of　his　daily　work　had　stiffened　some　of

his　muscles；　and　made　a　slight　deadness　in　his　ruddy；　alert

face。　Now　he　might　escape。

He　was　full　of　the　new　possibilities；　and　his　wife　was

acquiescent。　She　was　willing　now　to　have　a　change。　She　too　was

tired　of　Cossethay。　The　house　was　too　small　for　the　growing

children。　And　since　she　was　nearly　forty　years　old；　she　began　to

e　awake　from　her　sleep　of　motherhood；　her　energy　moved　more

outwards。　The　din　of　growing　lives　roused　her　from　her　apathy。

She　too　must　have　her　hand　in　making　life。　She