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ne。 And keeping her eyes there;
on the task; and not on the child; she was impersonal enough to
punish where she could otherwise only have sympathized;
understood; and condoned; to approve where she would have been
merely uninterested before。 But her interest had no place any
more。
It was agony to the impulsive; bright girl of seventeen to
bee distant and official; having no personal relationship
with the children。 For a few days; after the agony of the
Monday; she succeeded; and had some success with her class。 But
it was a state not natural to her; and she began to relax。
Then came another infliction。 There were not enough pens to
go round the class。 She sent to Mr。 Harby for more。 He came in
person。
〃Not enough pens; Miss Brangwen?〃 he said; with the smile and
calm of exceeding rage against her。
〃No; we are six short;〃 she said; quaking。
〃Oh; how is that?〃 he said; menacingly。 Then; looking over
the class; he asked:
〃How many are there here to…day?〃
〃Fifty…two;〃 said Ursula; but he did not take any notice;
counting for himself。
〃Fifty…two;〃 he said。 〃And how many pens are there;
Staples?〃
Ursula was now silent。 He would not heed her if she answered;
since he had addressed the monitor。
〃That's a very curious thing;〃 said Mr。 Harby; looking over
the silent class with a slight grin of fury。 All the childish
faces looked up at him blank and exposed。
〃A few days ago there were sixty pens for this
class……now there are forty…eight。 What is forty…eight from
sixty; Williams?〃 There was a sinister suspense in the question。
A thin; ferret…faced boy in a sail
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