tom their hearts； in the window…bay was a broad； sunny seat；
the table was so solid one could not jostle it； and the chairs
so strong one could knock them over without hurting them。 The
familiar organ that Brangwen had made stood on one side； looking
peculiarly small； the sideboard was fortably reduced to
normal proportions。 This was the family living…room。
Ursula had a bedroom to herself。 It was really a servants'
bedroom； small and plain。 Its window looked over the back garden
at other back gardens； some of them old and very nice； some of
them littered with packing…cases； then at the backs of the
houses whose fronts were the shops in High Street； or the
genteel homes of the under…manager or the chief cashier； facing
the chapel。
She had six weeks still before going to college。 In this time
she nervously read over some Latin and some botany； and fitfully
worked at some mathematics。 She was going into college as a
teacher； for her training。 But； having already taken her
matriculation examination； she was entered for a university
course。 At the end of a year she would sit for the Intermediate
Arts； then two years after for her B。A。 So her case was not that
of the ordinary school…teacher。 She would be working among the
private students who came only for pure education； not for mere
professional training。 She would be of the ele