Ursula and Gudrun Brungawan sat on the 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 a knee . They were mostly silent, as they talking as their thought straiyed through their minds. Ursula said Gudrun don't you really want to get married. Ursula laid her embroidery in her lap looked up. Her face was calmed and condlsidarate . I don't know she replied it's depends how you mean. Gudrun was slightly taken back she watched her sister for some moments. Well she said ironically it usually means one thing but don't you think any how she darkened slightly in a better position than your in now. A shadow came over Ursula s face. I might she said but iam not sure. Again Gudrun paused, slightly irritated . She want to be quite definite . You don't think it need the experience of having been married she asked . Do you think be experienced of having been married replied Ursula. Bound to be an some way of sayed Gudrun coolly possibly undesirable but bound to be an experienced of some sort. No really Ursula said. More likely to be end of the experience. Gudrun sat very still to attend this. Of course she said there is that to consider. This brought the conversation to close. Gudrun almost angrily took up her rubber and began rub to out part of drawing. Ursula stitched absorbadly.

You won't consider a good offer asked Gudrun. I think I have rejected several Ursula said. Really Gudrun flashed dark but anything really worth while. Have you really. A thousand a year and an awfully nice man. I liked him awfully Ursula said. Really but weren't you fearfully tempted. In the abstractly but not in the concrete Ursula said.

When it come to point one isn't even tempted. Oh if were tempted I did marry like a short. I am only tempted not to . The faces of both sisters sundenly lit up with amusement. Isn't it is an amazing thing cried Gudrun how strong the temptation is not to. They both laughed looking at each other . In their hearts they frightened.

There was a long pause whilst Ursula stitched and Gudrun went on with her sketch. The sister were women. Ursula twenty six and Gudrun twenty five. But both had the remote virgin look of modern girls sisters of Artemis rather than of Hebe. Gudrun was beautiful , passive and soft skinned. She wore a dress of dark blue silky stuff.