The Rainbow-虹(英文版)

第80部分 (第5/7頁)

n　in　the　headmaster's　neat；　scrupulous　handwriting。　She

could　see　the　careful　hand　holding　the　pen；　the　thick　fingers

with　tufts　of　black　hair　on　the　back　of　each　one。

He　had　signed；　all　the　teachers　had　signed。　She　liked　having

all　their　signatures。　She　felt　she　loved　them　all。　They　were　her

fellow…workers。　She　carried　away　from　the　school　a　pride　she

could　never　lose。　She　had　her　place　as　rade　and　sharer　in　the

work　of　the　school；　her　fellow　teachers　had　signed　to　her；　as

one　of　them。　And　she　was　one　of　all　workers；　she　had　put　in　her

tiny　brick　to　the　fabric　man　was　building；　she　had　qualified

herself　as　co…builder。

Then　the　day　for　the　home　removal　came。　Ursula　rose　early；　to

pack　up　the　remaining　goods。　The　carts　arrived；　lent　by　her

uncle　at　the　Marsh；　in　the　lull　between　hay　and　corn　harvest。

The　goods　roped　in　the　cart；　Ursula　mounted　her　bicycle　and　sped

away　to　Beldover。

The　house　was　hers。　She　entered　its　clean…scrubbed　silence。

The　dining…room　had　been　covered　with　a　thick　rush　matting；　hard

and　of　the　beautiful；　luminous；　clean　colour　of　sun…dried　reeds。

The　walls　were　pale　grey；　the　doors　were　darker　grey。　Ursula

admired　it　very　much；　as　the　sun　came　through　the　large　windows；

streaming　in。

She　flung　open　doors　and　windows　to　the　sunshine。　Flowers

were　bright　and　shining　round　the　small　lawn；　which　stood　above

the　road；　looking　over　the　raw　field　opposite；　which　would　later

be　built　upon。　No　one　came。　So　she　wandered　down　the　garden　at

the　back　of　the　wall。　The　eight　bells　of　the　church　rang　the

hour。　She　could　hear　the　many　sounds　of　the　town　about　her。

At　last；