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       D. H. Lawrence

      Women in Love

      (Romance Classic)

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      2019 OK Publishing

      EAN 4064066051914

      Table of Contents

       Chapter 1. Sisters

       Chapter 2. Shortlands

       Chapter 3. Class-room

       Chapter 4. Diver

       Chapter 5. In the Train

       Chapter 6. Creme De Menthe

       Chapter 7. Fetish

       Chapter 8. Breadalby

       Chapter 9. Coal-dust

       Chapter 10. Sketch-book

       Chapter 11. An Island

       Chapter 12. Carpeting

       Chapter 13. Mino

       Chapter 14. Water-party

       Chapter 15. Sunday Evening

       Chapter 16. Man to Man

       Chapter 17. The Industrial Magnate

       Chapter 18. Rabbit

       Chapter 19. Moony

       Chapter 20. Gladiatorial

       Chapter 21. Threshold

       Chapter 22. Woman to Woman

       Chapter 23. Excurse

       Chapter 24. Death and Love

       Chapter 25. Marriage or Not

       Chapter 26. A Chair

       Chapter 27. Flitting

       Chapter 28. Gudrun in the Pompadour

       Chapter 29. Continental

       Chapter 30. Snowed up

       Chapter 31. Exeunt

      Chapter 1

       Sisters

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      Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen sat one morning in the window-bay of their father’s house in Beldover, working and talking. Ursula was stitching a piece of brightly-coloured embroidery, and Gudrun was drawing upon a board which she held on her knee. They were mostly silent, talking as their thoughts strayed through their minds.

      ‘Ursula,’ said Gudrun, ‘don’t you REALLY WANT to get married?’ Ursula laid her embroidery in her lap and looked up. Her face was calm and considerate.

      ‘I don’t know,’ she replied. ‘It depends how you mean.’

      Gudrun was slightly taken aback. She watched her sister for some moments.

      ‘Well,’ she said, ironically, ‘it usually means one thing! But don’t you think anyhow, you’d be —’ she darkened slightly —‘in a better position than you are in now.’

      A shadow came over Ursula’s face.

      ‘I might,’ she said. ‘But I’m not sure.’

      Again Gudrun paused, slightly irritated. She wanted to be quite definite.

      ‘You don’t think one needs the EXPERIENCE of having been married?’ she asked.

      ‘Do you think it need BE an experience?’ replied Ursula.

      ‘Bound to be, in some way or other,’ said Gudrun, coolly. ‘Possibly undesirable, but bound to be an experience of some sort.’

      ‘Not really,’ said Ursula. ‘More likely to be the end of experience.’

      Gudrun sat very still, to attend to this.

      ‘Of course,’ she said, ‘there’s THAT to consider.’ This brought the conversation to a close. Gudrun, almost angrily, took up her rubber and began to rub out part of her drawing. Ursula stitched absorbedly.

      ‘You wouldn’t consider a good offer?’ asked Gudrun.

      ‘I think I’ve rejected several,’ said Ursula.

      ‘REALLY!’ Gudrun flushed dark —‘But anything really worth while? Have you REALLY?’

      ‘A thousand a year, and an awfully nice man. I liked him awfully,’ said Ursula.

      ‘Really! But weren’t you fearfully tempted?’

      ‘In the abstract but not in the concrete,’ said Ursula. ‘When it comes to the point, one isn’t even tempted — oh, if I were tempted, I’d marry like a shot. I’m only tempted NOT to.’ The faces of both sisters suddenly lit up with amusement.

      ‘Isn’t it an amazing thing,’ cried Gudrun, ‘how strong the temptation is, not to!’ They both laughed, looking at each other. In their hearts they were frightened.

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