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right　to　what　we　want。〃

Ursula　was　frightened；　hearing　these　things。　Her　heart　sank；

she　felt　she　had　no　ground　under　her　feet。　She　clung　to　her

grandmother。　Here　was　peace　and　security。　Here；　from　her

grandmother's　peaceful　room；　the　door　opened　on　to　the　greater

space；　the　past；　which　was　so　big；　that　all　it　contained　seemed

tiny；　loves　and　births　and　deaths；　tiny　units　and　features

within　a　vast　horizon。　That　was　a　great　relief；　to　know　the　tiny

importance　of　the　individual；　within　the　great　past。

CHAPTER　X

THE　WIDENING　CIRCLE

It　was　very　burdensome　to　Ursula；　that　she　was　the　eldest　of

the　family。　By　the　time　she　was　eleven；　she　had　to　take　to

school　Gudrun　and　Theresa　and　Catherine。　The　boy；　William；

always　called　Billy；　so　that　he　should　not　be　confused　with　his

father；　was　a　lovable；　rather　delicate　child　of　three；　so　he

stayed　at　home　as　yet。　There　was　another　baby　girl；　called

Cassandra。

The　children　went　for　a　time　to　the　little　church　school　just

near　the　Marsh。　It　was　the　only　place　within　reach；　and　being　so

small；　Mrs。　Brangwen　felt　safe　in　sending　her　children　there；

though　the　village　boys　did　nickname　Ursula　〃Urtler〃；　and　Gudrun

〃Good…runner〃；　and　Theresa　〃Tea…pot〃。

Gudrun　and　Ursula　were　co…mates。　The　second　child；　with　her

long；　sleepy　body　and　her　endless　chain　of　fancies；　would　have

nothing　to　do　with　realities。　She　was　not　for　them；　she　was　for

her　own　fancies。　Ursula　was　the　one　for　realities。　So　Gudrun

left　all　such　to　her　elder　sister；　and　trusted　in　her

implicitly；　indifferently。　Ursula　had　a　great　tenderness　for　her

co…mate　sister。

It