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mistress　was　a　restriction　from　living。　Why　could　she　not　go

to　her　to…day；　to…day？　Why　must　she　pace　about　revoked　at

Cossethay　whilst　her　mistress　was　elsewhere？　She　sat　down　and

wrote　a　burning；　passionate　love…letter：　she　could　not　help

it。

The　two　women　became　intimate。　Their　lives　seemed　suddenly　to

fuse　into　one；　inseparable。　Ursula　went　to　Winifred's　lodging；

she　spent　there　her　only　living　hours。　Winifred　was　very　fond　of

water；……of　swimming；　of　rowing。　She　belonged　to　various

athletic　clubs。　Many　delicious　afternoons　the　two　girls　spent　in

a　light　boat　on　the　river；　Winifred　always　rowing。　Indeed；

Winifred　seemed　to　delight　in　having　Ursula　in　her　charge；　in

giving　things　to　the　girl；　in　filling　and　enrichening　her

life。

So　that　Ursula　developed　rapidly　during　the　few　months　of　her

intimacy　with　her　mistress。　Winifred　had　had　a　scientific

education。　She　had　known　many　clever　people。　She　wanted　to　bring

Ursula　to　her　own　position　of　thought。

They　took　religion　and　rid　it　of　its　dogmas；　its　falsehoods。

Winifred　humanized　it　all。　Gradually　it　dawned　upon　Ursula　that

all　the　religion　she　knew　was　but　a　particular　clothing　to　a

human　aspiration。　The　aspiration　was　the　real　thing；……the

clothing　was　a　matter　almost　of　national　taste　or　need。　The

Greeks　had　a　naked　Apollo；　the　Christians　a　white…robed　Christ；

the　Buddhists　a　royal　prince；　the　Egyptians　their　Osiris。

Religions　were　local　and　religion　was　universal。　Christianity

was　a　local　branch。　There　was　as　yet　no　assimilation　of　local

religions　into　universal　religion。

In　religion　there　were　the　two　great　motives　of　fear　a