The Rainbow-虹(英文版)

第40部分 (第4/7頁)

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people。　At　evening；　towards　six　o'clock；　Anna　very　often　went

across　the　lane　to　the　stile；　lifted　Ursula　over　into　the　field；

with　a：　〃Go　and　meet　Daddy。〃　Then　Brangwen；　ing　up　the　steep

round　of　the　hill；　would　see　before　him　on　the　brow　of　the　path

a　tiny；　tottering；　windblown　little　mite　with　a　dark　head；　who；

as　soon　as　she　saw　him；　would　e　running　in　tiny；　wild；

windmill　fashion；　lifting　her　arms　up　and　down　to　him；　down　the

steep　hill。　His　heart　leapt　up；　he　ran　his　fastest　to　her；　to

catch　her；　because　he　knew　she　would　fall。　She　came　fluttering

on；　wildly；　with　her　little　limbs　flying。　And　he　was　glad　when

he　caught　her　up　in　his　arms。　Once　she　fell　as　she　came　flying

to　him；　he　saw　her　pitch　forward　suddenly　as　she　was　running

with　her　hands　lifted　to　him；　and　when　he　picked　her　up；　her

mouth　was　bleeding。　He　could　never　bear　to　think　of　it；　he

always　wanted　to　cry；　even　when　he　was　an　old　man　and　she　had

bee　a　stranger　to　him。　How　he　loved　that　little

Ursula！……his　heart　had　been　sharply　seared　for　her；　when　he

was　a　youth；　first　married。

When　she　was　a　little　older；　he　would　see　her　recklessly

climbing　over　the　bars　of　the　stile；　in　her　red　pinafore；

swinging　in　peril　and　tumbling　over；　picking　herself　up　and

flitting　towards　him。　Sometimes　she　liked　to　ride　on　his

shoulder；　sometimes　she　preferred　to　walk　with　his　hand；

sometimes　she　would　fling　her　arms　round　his　legs　for　a　moment；

then　race　free　again；　whilst　he　went　shouting　and　calling　to

her；　a　child　along　with　her。　He　was　still　only　a　tall；　thin；

unsettled　lad　of　twenty…two。

It　was　he　who　had　made　her　her