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position；　felt　the　fettered　wickedness　in　him　which　would　blaze

out　into　evil　rage　in　the　long　run；　so　that　he　was　like　a

persistent；　strong　creature　tethered。　It　was　really　intolerable。

The　jarring　was　torture　to　her。　She　looked　over　the　silent；

attentive　class　that　seemed　to　have　crystallized　into　order　and

rigid；　neutral　form。　This　he　had　it　in　his　power　to　do；　to

crystallize　the　children　into　hard；　mute　fragments；　fixed　under

his　will：　his　brute　will；　which　fixed　them　by　sheer　force。

She　too　must　learn　to　subdue　them　to　her　will：　she　must。　For

it　was　her　duty；　since　the　school　was　such。　He　had　crystallized

the　class　into　order。　But　to　see　him；　a　strong；　powerful　man；

using　all　his　power　for　such　a　purpose；　seemed　almost　horrible。

There　was　something　hideous　about　it。　The　strange；　genial　light

in　his　eye　was　really　vicious；　and　ugly；　his　smile　was　one　of

torture。　He　could　not　be　impersonal。　He　could　not　have　a　clear；

pure　purpose；　he　could　only　exercise　his　own　brute　will。　He　did

not　believe　in　the　least　in　the　education　he　kept　inflicting

year　after　year　upon　the　children。　So　he　must　bully；　only　bully；

even　while　it　tortured　his　strong；　wholesome　nature　with　shame

like　a　spur　always　galling。　He　was　so　blind　and　ugly　and　out　of

place。　Ursula　could　not　bear　it　as　he　stood　there。　The　whole

situation　was　wrong　and　ugly。

The　lesson　was　finished；　Mr。　Harby　went　away。　At　the　far　end

of　the　room　she　heard　the　whistle　and　the　thud　of　the　cane。　Her

heart　stood　still　within　her。　She　could　not　bear　it；　no；　she

could　not　bear　it　when　the　boy　was　beaten。　It　made　her　sick。　She

felt　that　she　must　go　out　of　this　school；　this　torture…place。

And　she　hated　the　schoolmaster；　thoroughly　and　finally。　The

brute；　had　he　no　shame？　He　should　never　be　allowed　to　continue

the　atrocity　of　this　bullying　cruelty。　Then　Hill　came　crawling

back；　blubbering　piteously。　There　was　something　desolate　about

this　blubbering　that　nearly　broke　her　heart。　For　after　all；　if

she　had　kept　her　class　in　proper　discipline；　this　would　never

have　happened；　Hill　would　never　have　called　out　and　been