第7部分(第4/7 頁)

ich　should

meet。

As　he　helped　her　down　from　the　trap；　almost　lifting　her；　he

felt　he　had　some　right　to　take　her　thus　between　his　hands。　She

belonged　as　yet　to　that　other；　to　that　which　was　behind。　But　he

must　care　for　her　also。　She　was　too　living　to　be　neglected。

Sometimes　her　vagueness；　in　which　he　was　lost；　made　him

angry；　made　him　rage。　But　he　held　himself　still　as　yet。　She　had

no　response；　no　being　towards　him。　It　puzzled　and　enraged　him；

but　he　submitted　for　a　long　time。　Then；　from　the　accumulated

troubling　of　her　ignoring　him；　gradually　a　fury　broke　out；

destructive；　and　he　wanted　to　go　away；　to　escape　her。

It　happened　she　came　down　to　the　Marsh　with　the　child　whilst

he　was　in　this　state。　Then　he　stood　over　against　her；　strong　and

heavy　in　his　revolt；　and　though　he　said　nothing；　still　she　felt

his　anger　and　heavy　impatience　grip　hold　of　her；　she　was　shaken

again　as　out　of　a　torpor。　Again　her　heart　stirred　with　a　quick；

out…running　impulse；　she　looked　at　him；　at　the　stranger　who　was

not　a　gentleman　yet　who　insisted　on　ing　into　her　life；　and

the　pain　of　a　new　birth　in　herself　strung　all　her　veins　to　a　new

form。　She　would　have　to　begin　again；　to　find　a　new　being；　a　new

form；　to　respond　to　that　blind；　insistent　figure　standing　over

against　her。

A　shiver；　a　sickness　of　new　birth　passed　over　her；　the　flame

leaped　up　him；　under　his　skin。　She　wanted　it；　this　new　life　from

him；　with　him；　yet　she　must　defend　herself　against　it；　for　it

was　a　destruction。

As　he　worked　alone　on　the　land；　or　sat　up　with　his　ewes　at

lambing　time；　the　facts　and　material　of　his　daily　life　fell

away