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family　that　needed　fettling　for？　Let　him　attend　to　the　immediate

concerns　of　his　life；　not　go　projecting　himself　towards　the

ultimate。

But　Ursula　was　all　for　the　ultimate。　She　was　always　in　revolt

against　babies　and　muddled　domesticity。　To　her　Jesus　was　another

world；　He　was　not　of　this　world。　He　did　not　thrust　His　hands

under　her　face　and；　pointing　to　His　wounds；　say：

〃Look；　Ursula　Brangwen；　I　got　these　for　your　sake。　Now　do　as

you're　told。〃

To　her；　Jesus　was　beautifully　remote；　shining　in　the

distance；　like　a　white　moon　at　sunset；　a　crescent　moon　beckoning

as　it　follows　the　sun；　out　of　our　ken。　Sometimes　dark　clouds

standing　very　far　off；　pricking　up　into　a　clear　yellow　band　of

sunset；　of　a　winter　evening；　reminded　her　of　Calvary；　sometimes

the　full　moon　rising　blood…red　upon　the　hill　terrified　her　with

the　knowledge　that　Christ　was　now　dead；　hanging　heavy　and　dead

upon　the　Cross。

On　Sundays；　this　visionary　world　came　to　pass。　She　heard　the

long　hush；　she　knew　the　marriage　of　dark　and　light　was　taking

place。　In　church；　the　Voice　sounded；　re…echoing　not　from　this

world；　as　if　the　Church　itself　were　a　shell　that　still　spoke　the

language　of　creation。

〃The　Sons　of　God　saw　the　daughters　of　men　that　they　were

fair：　and　they　took　them　wives　of　all　which　they　chose。

〃And　the　Lord　said；　My　spirit　shall　not　always　strive　with

Man；　for　that　he　also　is　flesh；　yet　his　days　shall　be　an　hundred

and　twenty　years。

〃There　were　giants　in　the　earth　in　those　days；　and　also　after

that；　when　the　Sons　of　God　came　in　unto　the　daughters　of　men；

and　they　bare　children　unto　them；　the　same