The Rainbow-虹(英文版)

第53部分 (第6/7頁)

gion　which　had　been　another　world　for　her；　a　glorious

sort　of　play…world；　where　she　lived；　climbing　the　tree　with　the

short…statured　man；　walking　shakily　on　the　sea　like　the

disciple；　breaking　the　bread　into　five　thousand　portions；　like

the　Lord；　giving　a　great　picnic　to　five　thousand　people；　now

fell　away　from　reality；　and　became　a　tale；　a　myth；　an　illusion；

which；　however　much　one　might　assert　it　to　be　true　an　historical

fact；　one　knew　was　not　true……at　least；　for　this

present……day　life　of　ours。　There　could；　within　the　limits

of　this　life　we　know；　be　no　Feeding　of　the　Five　Thousand。　And

the　girl　had　e　to　the　point　where　she　held　that　that　which

one　cannot　experience　in　daily　life　is　not　true　for　oneself。

So；　the　old　duality　of　life；　wherein　there　had　been　a　weekday

world　of　people　and　trains　and　duties　and　reports；　and　besides

that　a　Sunday　world　of　absolute　truth　and　living　mystery；　of

walking　upon　the　waters　and　being　blinded　by　the　face　of　the

Lord；　of　following　the　pillar　of　cloud　across　the　desert　and

watching　the　bush　that　crackled　yet　did　not　burn　away；　this　old；

unquestioned　duality　suddenly　was　found　to　be　broken　apart。　The

weekday　world　had　triumphed　over　the　Sunday　world。　The　Sunday

world　was　not　real；　or　at　least；　not　actual。　And　one　lived　by

action。

Only　the　weekday　world　mattered。　She　herself；　Ursula

Brangwen；　must　know　how　to　take　the　weekday　life。　Her　body　must

be　a　weekday　body；　held　in　the　world's　estimate。　Her　soul　must

have　a　weekday　value；　known　according　to　the　world's

knowledge。

Well；　then；　there　was　a　weekday　life　to　live；　of　action　and

deeds。　And　so　th