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accepted　shame；　and　were　one　with　it　in　their　most

unlicensed　pleasures。　It　was　incorporated。　It　was　a　bud　that

blossomed　into　beauty　and　heavy；　fundamental　gratification。

Their　outward　life　went　on　much　the　same；　but　the　inward　life

was　revolutionized。　The　children　became　less　important；　the

parents　were　absorbed　in　their　own　living。

And　gradually；　Brangwen　began　to　find　himself　free　to　attend

to　the　outside　life　as　well。　His　intimate　life　was　so　violently

active；　that　it　set　another　man　in　him　free。　And　this　new　man

turned　with　interest　to　public　life；　to　see　what　part　he　could

take　in　it。　This　would　give　him　scope　for　new　activity；　activity

of　a　kind　for　which　he　was　now　created　and　released。　He　wanted

to　be　unanimous　with　the　whole　of　purposive　mankind。

At　this　time　Education　was　in　the　forefront　as　a　subject　of

interest。　There　was　the　talk　of　new　Swedish　methods；　of　handwork

instruction；　and　so　on。　Brangwen　embraced　sincerely　the　idea　of

handwork　in　schools。　For　the　first　time；　he　began　to　take　real

interest　in　a　public　affair。　He　had　at　length；　from　his　profound

sensual　activity；　developed　a　real　purposive　self。

There　was　talk　of　night…schools；　and　of　handicraft　classes。

He　wanted　to　start　a　woodwork　class　in　Cossethay；　to　teach

carpentry　and　joinery　and　wood…carving　to　the　village　boys；　two

nights　a　week。　This　seemed　to　him　a　supremely　desirable　thing　to

be　doing。　His　pay　would　be　very　little……and　when　he　had　it；

he　spent　it　all　on　extra　wood　and　tools。　But　he　was　very　happy

and　keen　in　his　new　public　spirit。

He　started　his　night…classes　in　woodwork　when　he　was　thirty

years　old