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THE　RAINBOW

BY　D。　H。　LAWRENCE

THE

MODERN　LIBRARY

NEW　YORK

COPYRIGHT；　1915；　BY　D。　H。　LAWRENCE

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THE　MODERN　LIBRARY

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TO　ELSE

CONTENTS

I How　Tom　Brangwen　Married　a　Polish　Lady

II They　Live　at　the　Marsh

III Childhood　of　Anna　Lensky

IV Girlhood　of　Anna　Brangwen

V Wedding　at　the　Marsh

VI Anna　Victrix

VII The　Cathedral

VIII　The　Child

IX The　Marsh　and　the　Flood

X The　Widening　Circle

XI First　Love

XXII　Shame

XIII　The　Man's　World

XIV The　Widening　Circle

XV The　Bitterness　of　Ecstasy

XVI The　Rainbow

THE　RAINBOW

CHAPTER　I

HOW　TOM　BRANGWEN　MARRIED　A　POLISH　LADY

I

The　Brangwens　had　lived　for　generations　on　the　Marsh　Farm；　in

the　meadows　where　the　Erewash　twisted　sluggishly　through　alder

trees；　separating　Derbyshire　from　Nottinghamshire。　Two　miles

away；　a　church…tower　stood　on　a　hill；　the　houses　of　the　little

country　town　climbing　assiduously　up　to　it。　Whenever　one　of　the

Brangwens　in　the　fields　lifted　his　head　from　his　work；　he　saw

the　church…tower　at　Ilkeston　in　the　empty　sky。　So　that　as　he

turned　again　to　the　horizontal　land；　he　was　aware　of　something

standing　above　him　and　beyond　him　in　the　distance。

There　was　a　look　in　the　eyes　of　the　Brangwens　as　if　they　were

expecting　somet