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g；　since　he　must。　And　this　job　was　to

make　the　children　spell　the　word　〃caution〃　correctly；　and　put　a

capital　letter　after　a　full…stop。　So　at　this　he　hammered　with

his　suppressed　hatred；　always　suppressing　himself；　till　he　was

beside　himself。　Ursula　suffered；　bitterly　as　he　stood；　short　and

handsome　and　powerful；　teaching　her　class。　It　seemed　such　a

miserable　thing　for　him　to　be　doing。　He　had　a　decent；　powerful；

rude　soul。　What　did　he　care　about　the　position　on　〃The

Rabbit〃？　Yet　his　will　kept　him　there　before　the　class；　threshing

the　trivial　subject。　It　was　habit　with　him　now；　to　be　so　little

and　vulgar；　out　of　place。　She　saw　the　shamefulness　of　his

position；　felt　the　fettered　wickedness　in　him　which　would　blaze

out　into　evil　rage　in　the　long　run；　so　that　he　was　like　a

persistent；　strong　creature　tethered。　It　was　really　intolerable。

The　jarring　was　torture　to　her。　She　looked　over　the　silent；

attentive　class　that　seemed　to　have　crystallized　into　order　and

rigid；　neutral　form。　This　he　had　it　in　his　power　to　do；　to

crystallize　the　children　into　hard；　mute　fragments；　fixed　under

his　will：　his　brute　will；　which　fixed　them　by　sheer　force。

She　too　must　learn　to　subdue　them　to　her　will：　she　must。　For

it　was　her　duty；　since　the　school　was　such。　He　had　crystallized

the　class　into　order。　But　to　see　him；　a　strong；　powerful　man；

using　all　his　power　for　such　a　purpose；　seemed　almost　horrible。

There　was　something　hideous　about　it。　The　strange；　genial　light

in　his　eye　was　really　vicious；　and　ugly；　his　smile　was　one　of

torture。　He　could　not　be　impersonal。　He　could　not　have　a　clear；

pure　purpose；　he　could　onl