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第73部分（第3页）

〃I　wouldnt　advise　you　to　call　out；〃　said　Mr。　Harby。　He　would

have　a　pleasant　voice；　full　and　musical；　but　for　the　detestable

menace　that　always　tailed　in　it。　He　stood　unmoved；　his　eyes

twinkling　under　his　bushy　black　eyebrows；　watching　the　class。

There　was　something　fascinating　in　him；　as　he　stood；　and　again

she　wanted　to　scream。　She　was　all　jarred；　she　did　not　know　what

she　felt。

〃Well；　Alice？〃　he　said。

〃The　rabbit；〃　piped　a　girls　voice。

〃A　very　easy　subject　for　Standard　Five。〃

Ursula　felt　a　slight　shame　of　inpetence。　She　was　exposed

before　the　class。　And　she　was　tormented　by　the　contradictoriness

of　everything。　Mr。　Harby　stood　so　strong；　and　so　male；　with　his

black　brows　and　clear　forehead；　the　heavy　jaw；　the　big；

overhanging　moustache：　such　a　man；　with　strength　and　male　power；

and　a　certain　blind；　native　beauty。　She　might　have　liked　him　as

a　man。　And　here　he　stood　in　some　other　capacity；　bullying　over

such　a　trifle　as　a　boys　speaking　out　without　permission。　Yet　he

was　not　a　little；　fussy　man。　He　seemed　to　have　some　cruel；

stubborn；　evil　spirit；　he　was　imprisoned　in　a　task　too　small　and

petty　for　him；　which　yet；　in　a　servile　acquiescence；　he　would

fulfil；　because　he　had　to　earn　his　living。　He　had　no　finer

control　over　himself；　only　this　blind；　dogged；　wholesale　will。

He　would　keep　the　job　going；　since　he　must。　And　this　job　was　to

make　the　children　spell　the　word　〃caution〃　correctly；　and　put　a

capital　letter　after　a　full…stop。　So　at　this　he　hammered　with

his　suppressed　hatred；　always　suppressing　himself；　till　he　was

beside　himself。　Ursula　suffered；　bitterly　as　he　stood；　short　and

handsome　and　powerful；　teaching　her　class。　It　seemed　such　a

miserable　thing　for　him　to　be　doing。　He　had　a　decent；　powerful；

rude　soul。　What　did　he　care　about　the　position　on　〃The

Rabbit〃？　Yet　his　will　kept　him　there　before　the　class；　threshing

the　trivial　subject。　It　was　habit　with　him　now；　to　be　so　little

and　vulgar；　out　of　place。　She　saw　the　shamefulness　of　his