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f　a　farm；　behind　Belcote　Hall。

The　hall　was　too　damp　to　live　in；　so　the　Schofields　were

caretakers；　gamekeepers；　farmers；　all　in　one。　The　father　was

gamekeeper　and　stock…breeder；　the　eldest　son　was

market…gardener；　using　the　big　hall　gardens；　the　second　son　was

farmer　and　gardener。　There　was　a　large　family；　as　at

Cossethay。

Ursula　loved　to　stay　at　Belcote；　to　be　treated　as　a　grand

lady　by　Maggie's　brothers。　They　were　good…looking　men。　The

eldest　was　twenty…six　years　old。　He　was　the　gardener；　a　man　not

very　tall；　but　strong　and　well　made；　with　brown；　sunny；　easy

eyes　and　a　face　handsomely　hewn；　brown；　with　a　long　fair

moustache　which　he　pulled　as　he　talked　to　Ursula。

The　girl　was　excited　because　these　men　attended　to　her　when

she　came　near。　She　could　make　their　eyes　light　up　and　quiver；

she　could　make　Anthony；　the　eldest；　twist　and　twist　his

moustache。　She　knew　she　could　move　them　almost　at　will　with　her

light　laughter　and　chatter。　They　loved　her　ideas；　watched　her　as

she　talked　vehemently　about　politics　or　economics。　And　she；

while　she　talked；　saw　the　golden…brown　eyes　of　Anthony　gleam

like　the　eyes　of　a　satyr　as　they　watched　her。　He　did　not　listen

to　her　words；　he　listened　to　her。　It　excited　her。

He　was　like　a　faun　pleased　when　she　would　go　with　him　over

his　hothouses；　to　look　at　the　green　and　pretty　plants；　at　the