“ Things would work very much better, Miss Art-Teacher Brangwen,” said Gerald.
“ What things, Mr Colliery-Manager Crich? The relation between you and me, par exemple? ”
“ Yes, for example,” cried the Italian. “That which is between men and women—!”
“ That is non-social,” said Birkin, sarcastically.
“ Exactly,” said Gerald. “Between me and a woman, the social question does not enter. It is my own affair.”
“ A ten-pound note on it,” said Birkin.
“ You don’t admit that a woman is a social being?” asked Ursula of Gerald.
“ She is both,” said Gerald. “She is a social being, as far as society is concerned. But for her own private self, she is a free agent, it is her own affair, what she does.”
“ But won’t it be rather difficult to arrange the two halves?” asked
