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第49部分（第5页）

Up　marched　Tea…pot；　and　immediately　Billy　Pillins　lugged　her

black；　snaky　locks。　In　a　rage　she　flew　at　him。　Immediately　in

rushed　Ursula　and　Gudrun；　and　little　Katie；　in　clashed　the　other

Phillipses；　Clem　and　Walter；　and　Eddie　Anthony。　Then　there　was　a

fray。　The　Brangwen　girls　were　well…grown　and　stronger　than　many

boys。　But　for　pinafores　and　long　hair；　they　would　have　carried

easy　victories。　They　went　home；　however；　with　hair　lugged　and

pinafores　torn。　It　was　a　joy　to　the　Phillips　boys　to　rip　the

pinafores　of　the　Brangwen　girls。

Then　there　was　an　outcry。　Mrs。　Brangwen　would　not　have

it；　no；　she　would　not。　All　her　innate　dignity　and

standoffishness　rose　up。　Then　there　was　the　vicar　lecturing　the

school。　〃It　was　a　sad　thing　that　the　boys　of　Cossethay　could　not

behave　more　like　gentlemen　to　the　girls　of　Cossethay。　Indeed；

what　kind　of　boy　was　it　that　should　set　upon　a　girl；　and　kick

her；　and　beat　her；　and　tear　her　pinafore？　That　boy　deserved

severe　castigation；　and　the　name　of　coward；　for　no　boy

who　was　not　a　coward……etc。；　etc。〃

Meanwhile　much　hang…dog　fury　in　the　Pillinses　hearts；　much

virtue　in　the　Brangwen　girls；　particularly　in　Theresas。　And

the　feud　continued；　with　periods　of　extraordinary　amity；　when

Ursula　was　Clem　Phillipss　sweetheart；　and　Gudrun　was　Walters；

and　Theresa　was　Billys；　and　even　the　tiny　Katie　had　to　be　Eddie

Antnys　sweetheart。　There　was　the　closest　union。　At　every

possible　moment　the　little　gang　of　Brangwens　and　Phillipses　flew

together。　Yet　neither　Ursula　nor　Gudrun　would　have　any　real

intimacy　with　the　Phillips　boys。　It　was　a　sort　of　fiction　to

them；　this　alliance　and　this　dubbing　of　sweethearts。

Again　Mrs。　Brangwen　rose　up。

〃Ursula；　I　will　not　have　you　raking　the　roads　with

lads；　so　I　tell　you。　Now　stop　it；　and　the　rest　will　stop

it。〃

How　Ursula　hated　always　to　represent　the　little

Brangwen　club。　She　could　never　be　herself；　no；　she　was　always

Ursula…Gudrun…Theresa…Catherine……and　later　even　Billy　was