Любовник леди Чаттерлей

           Bothsisterslivedintheirfather’s,reallytheirmother’s,Kensingtonhouse,andmixedwiththeyoungCambridgegroup,thegroupthatstoodfor’freedom’andflanneltrousers,andflannelshirtsopenattheneck,andawell-bredsortofemotionalanarchy,andawhispering,murmuringsortofvoice,andanultra-sensitivesortofmanner.Hilda,however,suddenlymarriedamantenyearsolderthanherself,aneldermemberofthesameCambridgegroup,amanwithafairamountofmoney,andacomfortablefamilyjobinthegovernment:healsowrotephilosophicalessays.ShelivedwithhiminasmallishhouseinWestminster,andmovedinthatgoodsortofsocietyofpeopleinthegovernmentwhoarenottip-toppers,butwhoare,orwouldbe,therealintelligentpowerinthenation:peoplewhoknowwhatthey’retalkingabout,ortalkasiftheydid.

           Conniedidamildformofwar-work,andconsortedwiththeflannel-trousersCambridgeintransigents,whogentlymockedateverything,sofar.Her’friend’wasaCliffordChatterley,ayoungmanoftwenty-two,whohadhurriedhomefromBonn,wherehewasstudyingthetechnicalitiesofcoal-mining.HehadpreviouslyspenttwoyearsatCambridge.Nowhehadbecomeafirstlieutenantinasmartregiment,sohecouldmockateverythingmorebecominglyinuniform.

           CliffordChatterleywasmoreupper-classthanConnie.Conniewaswell-to-dointelligentsia,buthewasaristocracy.Notthebigsort,butstillit.Hisfatherwasabaronet,andhismotherhadbeenaviscount’sdaughter.