第49部分(第5/7 頁)

　was　no　good　trying　to　make　Gudrun　responsible。　She　floated

along　like　a　fish　in　the　sea；　perfect　within　the　medium　of　her

own　difference　and　being。　Other　existence　did　not　trouble　her。

Only　she　believed　in　Ursula；　and　trusted　to　Ursula。

The　eldest　child　was　very　much　fretted　by　her　responsibility

for　the　other　young　ones。　Especially　Theresa；　a　sturdy；

bold…eyed　thing；　had　a　faculty　for　warfare。

〃Our　Ursula；　Billy　Pillins　has　lugged　my　hair。〃

〃What　did　you　say　to　him？〃

〃I　said　nothing。〃

Then　the　Brangwen　girls　were　in　for　a　feud　with　the

Pillinses；　or　Phillipses。

〃You　won't　pull　my　hair　again；　Billy　Pillins；〃　said　Theresa；

walking　with　her　sisters；　and　looking　superbly　at　the　freckled；

red…haired　boy。

〃Why　shan't　I？〃　retorted　Billy　Pillins。

〃You　won't　because　you　dursn't；〃　said　the　tiresome

Theresa。

〃You　e　here；　then；　Tea…pot；　an'　see　if　I　dursna。〃

Up　marched　Tea…pot；　and　immediately　Billy　Pillins　lugged　her

black；　snaky　locks。　In　a　rage　she　flew　at　him。　Immediately　in

rushed　Ursula　and　Gudrun；　and　little　Katie；　in　clashed　the　other

Phillipses；　Clem　and　Walter；　and　Eddie　Anthony。　Then　there　was　a

fray。　The　Brangwen　girls　were　well…grown　and　stronger　than　many

boys。　But　for　pinafores　and　long　hair；　they　would　have　carried

easy　victories。　They　went　home；　however；　with　hair　lugged　and

pinafores　torn。　It　was　a　joy　to　the　Phillips　boys　to　rip　the

pinafores　of　the　Brangwen　girls。

Then　there　was　an　outcry。　Mrs。　Brangwen　would　not　have

it；　no；　she　would　not。　All　her　innate　dignity　and

standoffishness　rose　up。　Then　there　was　the　vicar　lecturing　the

school。　〃It　was　a