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　of　together；

created　together；　they　had　their　heavy　beauty　and　their　delight。

Shame；　what　was　it？　It　was　part　of　extreme　delight。　It　was　that

part　of　delight　of　which　man　is　usually　afraid。　Why　afraid？　The

secret；　shameful　things　are　most　terribly　beautiful。

They　accepted　shame；　and　were　one　with　it　in　their　most

unlicensed　pleasures。　It　was　incorporated。　It　was　a　bud　that

blossomed　into　beauty　and　heavy；　fundamental　gratification。

Their　outward　life　went　on　much　the　same；　but　the　inward　life

was　revolutionized。　The　children　became　less　important；　the

parents　were　absorbed　in　their　own　living。

And　gradually；　Brangwen　began　to　find　himself　free　to　attend

to　the　outside　life　as　well。　His　intimate　life　was　so　violently

active；　that　it　set　another　man　in　him　free。　And　this　new　man

turned　with　interest　to　public　life；　to　see　what　part　he　could

take　in　it。　This　would　give　him　scope　for　new　activity；　activity

of　a　kind　for　which　he　was　now　created　and　released。　He　wanted

to　be　unanimous　with　the　whole　of　purposive　mankind。

At　this　time　Education　was　in　the　forefront　as　a　subject　of

interest。　There　was　the　talk　of　new　Swedish　methods；　of　handwork

instruction；　and　so　on。　Brangwen　embraced　sincerely　the　idea　of

handwork　in　schools。　For　the　first　time；　he　began　to　take　real

interest　in　a　public　affair。　He　had　at　length；　from　his　profo