Text B LadandGirl Love（第1页）

TextBLad-and-GirlLove

—fromSonsaer7）

D。H。Lawrence

OhesummerMiriamahefieldsbyHerod’sFarmontheirwayfromthelibraryhome。SoitwasooWilleyFarm。Therewasayellowglowoverthemowing-grass，andthesorrel-headsburned。Gradually，astheywalkedalongthehighland，thegoldisankdowheredto，ahechillbluecreptupagainsttheglow。

TheycameoutuponthehighroadtoAlfreton，whiwhitebetweenthedarkeherePaulhesitated。Itwastwomileshomeforhim，onemileforwardforMiriam。Theybothlookeduptheroadthatraninshadhtuheglowofthesky。Ohehill，Selby，withitsstarkhousesandtheup-prickedheadstocksofthepit，stoodinblaallagainstthesky。

Helookedathis>

“Nineo’clock!”hesaid。

&ood，lingtheirbooks。

“Thewoodissolovelynow，”shesaid。“Iwaoseeit。”

Hefollowedherslowlyacrosstheroadtothe>

“TheygrumblesoifI’mlate，”hesaid。

“Butyou’renotdoinganythingwrong，”sheaiently。

Hefollowedheracrosstheureiherewasaessinthewood，astofleaves，ofhowilight。Thetwowalkediderfullythere，amohrongofdarktree-trunks。Helookedrou。

&oshowhimawild-rosebushshehaddiscovered。Shekwaswonderful。Aillhehadseehadohersoul。Onlyheakeitherown，immortal。Shewasdissatisfied。

Dewwasalreadyohs。Intheoldoak-woodamistwasrisied，wwhetheroerandoffogoronly-flowerspallidinacloud。

BythetimetheycametothepireesMiriamwasgettingveryeageraense。Herbushmightbegoofindit;aeditsomuch。Almostpassioobewithhimwheoodbeforetheflowers。Theyweregoingtohaveauher—somethingthatthrilledher，somethingholy。Hewaswalkingbesideheriheywereveryher。Shetrembled，aened，vaguelyanxious。

ingtotheedgeofthewood，theysawtheskyinfroher-of-pearl，ahgrowingdark。Somewhereobrahepihehoreami。

“Where?”heasked。

“Downthemiddlepath，”shemurmured，quivering。

&urheerofthepathshestoodstill。Iweenthepines，gaziened，shecoulddistinguishnothingforsomemoments;thegreyinglightrobbedthingsoftheircolour。

Thenshesawherbush。

“Ah!”shecried，hasteningfor>

Itwasverystill。Thetreewastallandstraggling。Ithadthrownitsbriersoverahawthorn-bush，anditslorailedthick，rightdowntothegrass，splashingthedarknesseverywhereiltstars，purewhite。Inbossesofivoryandinlargesplashedstarstherosesgleamedonthedarknessoffoliageandstemsandgrass。PaulandMiriamstoodclosetogether，silent，aafterpoieadyrosesshohem，seemingtokihingintheirsouls。Theduskcamelikesmokearound，andstilldidnotputouttheroses。

PaullookedintoMiriam’seyes。Sheetwithwonder，herlipswereparted，andherdarkeyeslayopentohim。Hislookseemedtotraveldownintoher。Hersoulquivered。Itwastheued。

&urnedaside，asifpaiothebush。

“Theyseemasiftheywalklikebutterflies，ahemselves，”hesaid。

Shelookedatherroses。Theywerewhite，someindholy，othersexpandedihetreewasdarkasashadow。Sheliftedherhandimpulsivelytotheflowers;shewentforwardaheminworship。

&usgo，”hesaid。

Therewasatofivoryroses—awhite，virgihingmadehimfeelanxiousandimprisoned。

&wowalkedinsilence。

“TillSunday，”hesaidquietly，aher;andshewalkedhomeslowly，feelinghersoulsatisfiedwiththeholiheumbleddowh。Andassooofthewood，inthefreeopenmeadow，wherehecouldbreathe，hestartedtorunasfastashecould。Itwaslikeadeliciousdeliriuminhisveins。

AlentwithMiriam，aherlate，hekherwasfrettiingangryabouthim—why，heotuaothehouse，flingingdo，hismotherlookedupattheclock。Shehadbeensittingthinking，becauseachilltohereyespreventedherreading。ShecouldfeelPaulbeingdrawnawaybythisgirl。A。“Sheisohoseanttosu’ssoulouttillhehasnoneofhisow，”shesaidtoherself;“asuchagabyastolethimselfbeabsorbed。Shewillhimbean;sheneverwill。”So，ithMiriam，Mrs。Mrewmoreandmoreworkedup。

Sheglahedsaid，drathertired:“Youhavebeeo-night。”

Hissoul，osedfromtactwiththegirl，shrank。

“Youmusthavebeenrighthomewithher，”hismotherued。

Hewouldnotanswer。Mrs。Morel，lookingathimquickly，sawhishairohhaste，sawhimfrowninginhisheavyfashiofully。

&bewonderfullyfasg，thatyou’tgetawayfromher，butmustgeightmilesatthistimeofnight。”

&betweeglamourwithMiriamandthekhismotherfretted。Hehadmeantnottosayanythioaheothardeoigher。