第56部分(第2/9 頁)

They　left　the　fair；　to　return　for　the　dog…cart。　Passing　the

large　church；　Ursula　must　look　in。　But　the　whole　interior　was

filled　with　scaffolding；　fallen　stone　and　rubbish　were　heaped　on

the　floor；　bits　of　plaster　crunched　underfoot；　and　the　place

re…echoed　to　the　calling　of　secular　voices　and　to　blows　of　the

hammer。

She　had　e　to　plunge　in　the　utter　gloom　and　peace　for　a

moment；　bringing　all　her　yearning；　that　had　returned　on　her

uncontrolled　after　the　reckless　riding　over　the　face　of　the

crowd；　in　the　fair。　After　pride；　she　wanted　fort；　solace；　for

pride　and　scorn　seemed　to　hurt　her　most　of　all。

And　she　found　the　immemorial　gloom　full　of　bits　of　falling

plaster；　and　dust　of　floating　plaster；　smelling　of　old　lime；

having　scaffolding　and　rubbish　heaped　about；　dust　cloths　over

the　altar。

〃Let　us　sit　down　a　minute；〃　she　said。

They　sat　unnoticed　in　the　back　pew；　in　the　gloom；　and　she

watched　the　dirty；　disorderly　work　of　bricklayers　and

plasterers。　Workmen　in　heavy　boots　walking　grinding　down　the

aisles；　calling　out　in　a　vulgar　accent：

〃Hi；　mate；　has　them　corner　mouldin's　e？〃

There　were　shouts　of　coarse　answer　from　the　roof　of　the

church。　The　place　echoed　desolate。

Skrebensky　sat　close　to　her。　Everything　seemed　wonderful；　if

dreadful　to　her；　the　world　tumbling　into　ruins；　and　she　and　he

clambering　unhurt；