The Rainbow-虹(英文版)

第70部分 (第4/7頁)

nafore　for　Miss　Brangwen；　because　she's　e

without　one。'〃

〃Yes；　miss；〃　muttered　the　boy；　head　ducked；　and　was　moving

off。　Miss　Harby　caught　him　back；　holding　him　by　the

shoulder。

〃What　are　you　going　to　say？〃

〃Please；　Mrs。　Harby；　Miss　Harby　wants　a　pinny　for　Miss

Brangwin；〃　muttered　the　boy　very　sheepishly。

〃Miss　Brangwen！〃　laughed　Miss　Harby；　pushing　him　away。　〃Here；

you'd　better　have　my　umbrella……wait　a　minute。〃

The　unwilling　boy　was　rigged　up　with　Miss　Harby's　umbrella；

and　set　off。

〃Don't　take　long　over　it；〃　called　Miss　Harby；　after　him。　Then

she　turned　to　Ursula；　and　said　brightly：

〃Oh；　he's　a　caution；　that　lad……but　not　bad；　you

know。〃

〃No；〃　Ursula　agreed；　weakly。

The　latch　of　the　door　clicked；　and　they　entered　the　big　room。

Ursula　glanced　down　the　place。　Its　rigid；　long　silence　was

official　and　chilling。　Half…way　down　was　a　glass　partition；　the

doors　of　which　were　open。　A　clock　ticked　re…echoing；　and　Miss

Harby's　voice　sounded　double　as　she　said：

〃This　is　the　big　room……Standard

Five…Six…and…Seven。……Here's　your

place……Five〃

She　stood　in　the　near　end　of　the　great　room。　There　was　a

small　high　teacher's　desk　facing　a　squadron　of　long　benches；　two

high　windows　in　the　wall　opposite。

It　was　fascinating　and　horrible　to　Ursula。　The　curious；

unliving　light　in　the　room　changed　her　character。　She　thought　it

was　the　rainy　morning。　Then　she　looked　up　again；　because　of　the

horrid　feeling　of　being　shut　in　a　rigid；　inflexible　air；　away

from　all　feeling　of　the　ordinary　day；　and　she　noticed　that　the

windows　were　of　ribbed；　suffused　glass。

The　prison　w