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hem。

Now　He　was　declared　to　Brangwen　and　to　Lydia　Brangwen；　as

they　stood　together。　When　at　last　they　had　joined　hands；　the

house　was　finished；　and　the　Lord　took　up　his　abode。　And　they

were　glad。

The　days　went　on　as　before；　Brangwen　went　out　to　his　work；

his　wife　nursed　her　child　and　attended　in　some　measure　to　the

farm。　They　did　not　think　of　each　other…why　should　they？　Only

when　she　touched　him；　he　knew　her　instantly；　that　she　was　with

him；　near　him；　that　she　was　the　gateway　and　the　way　out；　that

she　was　beyond；　and　that　he　was　travelling　in　her　through　the

beyond。　Whither？……What　does　it　matter？　He　responded　always。

When　she　called；　he　answered；　when　he　asked；　her　response　came

at　once；　or　at　length。

Anna's　soul　was　put　at　peace　between　them。　She　looked　from

one　to　the　other；　and　she　saw　them　established　to　her　safety；

and　she　was　free。　She　played　between　the　pillar　of　fire　and　the

pillar　of　cloud　in　confidence；　having　the　assurance　on　her　right

hand　and　the　assurance　on　her　left。　She　was　no　longer　called

upon　to　uphold　with　her　childish　might　the　broken　end　of　the

arch。　Her　father　and　her　mother　now　met　to　the　span　of　the

heavens；　and　she；　the　child；　was　free　to　play　in　the　space

beneath；　between。

CHAPTER　IV

GIRLHOOD　OF　ANNE　BRANGWEN

When　Anna　was　nine　years　old；　Brangwen　sent　her　to　the　dames'

school　in　Cossethay。　There　she　went；　flipping　and　dancing　in　her

inconsequential　fashion；　doing　very　much　as　she　liked；

disconcerting　old　Miss　Coates　by　her　indifference　to

respectability　and　by　her　lack　of　reverence。　Anna　only　laughed

at　Miss　Coates；　liked　her；　and　patro