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grandfather；　and　have　your　Uncle　Tom；　and　your　Uncle　Fred。　We

cannot　take　so　much　upon　ourselves。〃

The　childs　heart　beat　fast　as　she　listened　to　these　things。

She　could　not　understand；　but　she　seemed　to　feel　far…off　things。

It　gave　her　a　deep；　joyous　thrill；　to　know　she　hailed　from　far

off；　from　Poland；　and　that　dark…bearded　impressive　man。　Strange；

her　antecedents　were；　and　she　felt　fate　on　either　side　of　her

terrible。

Almost　every　day；　Ursula　saw　her　grandmother；　and　every　time；

they　talked　together。　Till　the　grandmothers　sayings　and

stories；　told　in　the　plete　hush　of　the　Marsh　bedroom；

accumulated　with　mystic　significance；　and　became　a　sort　of　Bible

to　the　child。

And　Ursula　asked　her　deepest　childish　questions　of　her

grandmother。

〃Will　somebody　love　me；　grandmother？〃

〃Many　people　love　you；　child。　We　all　love　you。〃

〃But　when　I　am　grown　up；　will　somebody　love　me？〃

〃Yes；　some　man　will　love　you；　child；　because　its　your

nature。　And　I　hope　it　will　be　somebody　who　will　love　you　for

what　you　are；　and　not　for　what　he　wants　of　you。　But　we　have　a

right　to　what　we　want。〃

Ursula　was　frightened；　hearing　these　things。　Her　heart　sank；

she　felt　she　had　no　ground　under　her　feet。　She　clung　to　her

grandmother。　Here　was　peace　and　security。　Here；　from　her

grandmothers　peaceful　room；　the　door　opened　on　to　the　greater

space；　the　past；　which　was　so　big；　that　all　it　contained　seemed

tiny；　loves　and　births　and　deaths；　tiny　units　and　features

within　a　vast　horizon。　That　was　a　great　relief；　to　know　the　tiny

importance　of　the　individual；　within　the　great　past。

CHAPTER　X

THE　WIDENING　CIRCLE

It　was　very　burdensome　to　Ursula；　that　she　was　the　eldest　of

the　family。　By　the　time　she　was　eleven；　she　had　to　take　to

school　Gudrun　and　Theresa　and　Catherine。　The　boy；　William；