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and　every　living　creature　of　all　flesh；　and　the　waters　shall　no

more　bee　a　flood　to　destroy　all　flesh。〃

〃Destroy　all　flesh；〃　why　〃flesh〃　in　particular？　Who　was　this

lord　of　flesh？　After　all；　how　big　was　the　Flood？　Perhaps　a　few

dryads　and　fauns　had　just　run　into　the　hills　and　the　farther

valleys　and　woods；　frightened；　but　most　had　gone　on　blithely

unaware　of　any　flood　at　all；　unless　the　nymphs　should　tell　them。

It　pleased　Ursula　to　think　of　the　naiads　in　Asia　Minor　meeting

the　nereids　at　the　mouth　of　the　streams；　where　the　sea　washed

against　the　fresh；　sweet　tide；　and　calling　to　their　sisters　the

news　of　Noahs　Flood。　They　would　tell　amusing　accounts　of　Noah

in　his　ark。　Some　nymphs　would　relate　how　they　had　hung　on　the

side　of　the　ark；　peeped　in；　and　heard　Noah　and　Shem　and　Ham　and

Japeth；　sitting　in　their　place　under　the　rain；　saying；　how　they

four　were　the　only　men　on　earth　now；　because　the　Lord　had

drowned　all　the　rest；　so　that　they　four　would　have　everything　to

themselves；　and　be　masters　of　every　thing；　sub…tenants　under　the

great　Proprietor。

Ursula　wished　she　had　been　a　nymph。　She　would　have　laughed

through　the　window　of　the　ark；　and　flicked　drops　of　the　flood　at

Noah；　before　she　drifted　away　to　people　who　were　less　important

in　their　Proprietor　and　their　Flood。

What　was　God；　after　all？　If　maggots　in　a　dead　dog　be　but　God

kissing　carrion；　what　then　is　not　God？　She　was　surfeited　of　this

God。　She　was　weary　of　the　Ursula　Brangwen　who　felt　troubled

about　God。　What　ever　God　was；　He　was；　and　there　was　no　need　for

her　to　trouble　about　Him。　She　felt　she　had　now　all　licence。

Skrebensky　sat　beside　her；　listening　to　the　sermon；　to　the

voice　of　law　and　order。　〃The　very　hairs　of　your　head　are　all

numbered。〃　He　did　not　believe　it。　He　believed　his　own　things

were　quite　at　his　own　disposal。　You　could　do　as　you　liked　with

your　own　things；　so　long　as　you　left　other　peoples　alone。

Ursula　caressed　him　and　made　love　to　him。　Nevertheless　he

knew　she　wanted　to　react　upon　him　and　to　destroy　his　being。　She

was　not　with　him；　she　was　against　him。　But　her　making　love　to

him；　her　plete　admiration　of　him；　in　open　life；　gratified

him。

She　caught　him　out　of　himself；　and　they　were　lovers；　in　a

young；　romantic；　almost　fantastic　way。　He　gave　her　a　little

ring。　They　put　it　in　Rhine　wine；　in　their　glass；　and　she　drank；