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jealous…spirited visitations from the butcher Frank; who had a

grievance against the world; which he felt was always giving him

less than his dues。 Frank was particularly against the young

Tom; whom he called a mardy baby; and Tom returned the hatred

violently; his face growing red and his blue eyes staring。 Effie

sided with Tom against Frank。 But when Alfred came; from

Nottingham; heavy jowled and lowering; speaking very little; but

treating those at home with some contempt; Effie and the mother

sided with him and put Tom into the shade。 It irritated the

youth that his elder brother should be made something of a hero

by the women; just because he didnt live at home and was a

lace…designer and almost a gentleman。 But Alfred was something

of a Prometheus Bound; so the women loved him。 Tom came later to

understand his brother better。

As youngest son; Tom felt some importance when the care of

the farm devolved on to him。 He was only eighteen; but he was

quite capable of doing everything his father had done。 And of

course; his mother remained as centre to the house。

The young man grew up very fresh and alert; with zest for

every moment of life。 He worked and rode and drove to market; he

went out with panions and got tipsy occasionally and played

skittles and went to the little travelling theatres。 Once; when

he was drunk at a public house; he went upstairs with a

prostitute who seduced him。 He was then nineteen。

The thing was something of a shock to him。 In the close

intimacy of the farm kitchen; the woman occupied the supreme

position。 The men deferred to her in the house; on all household

points; on all points of morality and behaviour。 The woman was

the symbol for that further life which prised religion and

love and morality。 The men placed in her hands their own

conscience; they said to her 〃Be my conscience…keeper; be the

angel at the doorway guarding my outgoing and my ining。〃 And

the woman fulfilled her trust; the men rested implicitly in her;

receiving her praise or her blame with pleasure or with anger;

rebelling and storming; but never for a moment really escaping

in their own souls from her prerogative。 They depended on her

for their stability。 Without her; they would have felt like

straws in the wind; to be blown hither and thither at random。

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