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on　equal　terms。　The　Brangwen　girls　presumed；　they　tossed

their　heads。

〃You're　not　ivrybody；　Urtler　Brangwin；　ugly…mug；〃　said

Clem　Phillips；　his　face　going　very　red。

〃I'm　better　than　you；　for　all　that；〃　retorted　Urtler。

〃You　think　you　are……wi'　a　face　like

that……Ugly　Mug；……Urtler　Brangwin；〃　he　began　to　jeer；

trying　to　set　all　the　others　in　cry　against　her。　Then　there　was

hostility　again。　How　she　hated　their　jeering。　She　became

cold　against　the　Phillipses。　Ursula　was　very　proud　in　her

family。　The　Brangwen　girls　had　all　a　curious　blind　dignity；　even

a　kind　of　nobility　in　their　bearing。　By　some　result　of　breed　and

upbringing；　they　seemed　to　rush　along　their　own　lives　without

caring　that　they　existed　to　other　people。　Never　from　the　start

did　it　occur　to　Ursula　that　other　people　might　hold　a　low

opinion　of　her。　She　thought　that　whosoever　knew　her；　knew　she

was　enough　and　accepted　her　as　such。　She　thought　it　was　a　world

of　people　like　herself。　She　suffered　bitterly　if　she　were　forced

to　have　a　low　opinion　of　any　person；　and　she　never　forgave　that

person。

This　was　maddening　to　many　little　people。　All　their　lives；

the　Brangwens　were　meeting　folk　who　tried　to　pull　them　down　to

make　them　seem　little。　Curiously；　the　mother　was　aware　of　what

would　happen；　and　was　always　ready　to　give　her　children　the

advantage　of　the　move。

When　Ursula　was　twelve；　and　the　mon　school　and　the

panionship　of　the　village　children；　niggardly　and　begrudging；

was　beginning　to　affect　her；　Anna　sent　her　with　Gudrun　to　the

Grammar