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ng　to　his　chosen　lot　whatever　it　should　cost。　And　he　came

back　into　life　set　and　rigid；　a　rare…spoken；　almost　surly

man。

He　married　the　daughter　of　a　chemist；　who　affected　some

social　superiority；　and　he　became　something　of　a　snob；　in　his

dogged　fashion；　with　a　passion　for　outward　refinement　in　the

household；　mad　when　anything　clumsy　or　gross　occurred。　Later；

when　his　three　children　were　growing　up；　and　he　seemed　a　staid；

almost　middle…aged　man；　he　turned　after　strange　women；　and

became　a　silent；　inscrutable　follower　of　forbidden　pleasure；

neglecting　his　indignant　bourgeois　。

Frank；　the　third　son；　refused　from　the　first　to　have　anything

to　do　with　learning。　From　the　first　he　hung　round　the

slaughter…house　which　stood　away　in　the　third　yard　at　the　back

of　the　farm。　The　Brangwens　had　always　killed　their　own　meat；　and

supplied　the　neighbourhood。　Out　of　this　grew　a　regular　butcher's

business　in　connection　with　the　farm。

As　a　child　Frank　had　been　drawn　by　the　trickle　of　dark　blood

that　ran　across　the　pavement　from　the　slaughter…house　to　the

crew…yard；　by　the　sight　of　the　man　carrying　across　to　the

meat…shed　a　huge　side　of　beef；　with　the　kidneys　showing；

embedded　in　their　heavy　laps　of　fat。

He　was　a　handsome　lad　with　soft　brown　hair　and　regular

features　something　like　a　later　Roman　youth。　He　was　more　easily

excitable；　more　readily　carried　away　than　the　rest；　weaker　in

character。　At　eighteen　he　married　a　little　factory　girl；　a　pale；

plump；　quiet　thing　with　sly　eyes　and　a　wheedling　voice；　who

insinuated　herself　into　him　and　bore　him　a　child　every　year　and

made　a　fool　of　him。　When　he　ha