‘You mean with Ursula?’ she said, in challenge.

‘Yes. That is so, isn’t it?’

‘I don’t think there’s any engagement,’ said Gudrun, coldly.

‘That so? Still no developments, Rupert?’ he called.

‘Where? Matrimonial? No.’

‘How’s that?’ called Gudrun.

Birkin glanced quickly round. There was irritation in his eyes also.

‘Why?’ he replied. ‘What do you think of it, Gudrun?’

‘Oh,’ she cried, determined to fling her stone also into the pool, since they had begun,