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,!Y ,MEET AT ! ,CROSS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,! /REET WAS PRETTY FULL ( M5 BY !N WE W]E \T 9 IT1 & ALL FACES TURN$ T[>D ! CROSS4  ,! SONG /ILL GREW NE>] & L\D]1 & EV5 AS WE LOOK$ WE SAW IT TURN+ ! CORN] ?R\< ! H$GES ( ! OR*>DS & CLOSES1 A GOOD CLUMP ( M51 MORE >M$1 AS IT W\LD SEEM1 ?AN \R VILLAG]S1 AS ! L[ SUN FLA%$ BACK FROM MANY PO9TS ( BRI<T IRON & /EEL4  ,! WORDS ( ! SONG C\LD N[ BE HE>D1 & AMID !M ,I C\LD PICK \T ,WILL ,GRE5'S LATE *ALL5GE TO ME & MY ANSW]2 BUT AS ,I WAS B5D+ ALL MY M9D TO DIS5TANGLE MORE WORDS FROM ! MUSIC1 SUDD5LY FROM ! NEW :ITE T[] BEH9D US CLA%$ \T ! *UR* BELLS1 H>% & HURRI$ AT FIR/1 BUT PRES5TLY FALL+ 9TO MEASUR$ *IME2 & AT ! FIR/ S\ND ( !M A GREAT %\T W5T UP FROM US & WAS E*O$ BY ! NEW- COM]S1 0,JOHN ,BALL HA? RUNG \R BELL60  ,!N WE PRESS$ ON1 & PRES5TLY WE W]E ALL M+L$ TOGE!R AT ! CROSS4  

,WILL ,GRE5 HAD GOOD-NATUR$LY ?RU/ & PULL$ ME =W>D1 SO ?AT ,I F\ND MYSELF /&+ ON ! L[E/ /EP ( ! CROSS1 HIS SEV5TY-TWO 9*ES ( MAN ON ONE SIDE ( ME4  ,HE *UCKL$ :ILE ,I PANT$1 & SAID3  

0,!RE'S = !E A GOOD HE>+ & SEE+ /EAD1 OLD LAD4  ,?\ >T TALL ACROSS ?Y BELLY & NOT O!RWISE1 & ?Y W9D1 BELIKE1 IS NONE ( ! BE/1 & BUT = ME ?\ W\LD/ HAVE BE5 AMID ! ?ICKE/ ( ! ?RONG1 & HAVE HE>D WORDS MUFFL$ BY ,K5TI% BELLIES & SE5 LITTLE BUT SW9KY WOOL5 ELB[S & GREASY PLATES & JACKS4  ,LOOK NO MORE ON ! GR\ND1 AS ?\< ?\ SAWE/ A H>E1 BUT LET ?9E EYES & ?9E E>S BE BUSY TO GA!R TID+S TO BE> BACK TO ,ESSEX--OR HEAV560  

,I GR9N$ GOOD-FELL[%IP AT HIM BUT SAID NO?+1 = 9 TRU? MY EYES & E>S W]E AS BUSY AS HE W\LD HAVE !M TO BE4  ,A BUZZ ( G5]AL TALK W5T UP FROM ! ?RONG AMID ! REGUL> CAD5CE ( ! BELLS1 :I* N[ SEEM$ F> AWAY & AS IT W]E ?AT !Y W]E NOT SWAY$ BY H&S1 BUT W]E LIV+ CREATURES MAK+ ?AT NOISE ( !IR [N WILLS4  

,I LOOK$ >\ND & SAW ?AT ! NEWCOM]S M+L$ ) US MU/ HAVE BE5 A REGUL> >M$ B&2 ALL HAD BUCKL]S SLUNG AT !IR BACKS1 FEW LACK$ A SWORD AT ! SIDE4  ,SOME HAD B[S1 SOME 0/AVES0--?AT IS1 BILLS1 POLE-AXES1 OR PIKES4  ,MOREOV]1 UNLIKE \R VILLAG]S1 !Y HAD DEF5SIVE >MS4  ,MO/ HAD /EEL-CAPS ON !IR HEADS1 & SOME HAD BODY >MOR1 G5]ALLY A 0JACK10 OR COAT 9TO :I* PIECES ( IRON OR HORN W]E QUILT$2 SOME HAD ALSO /EEL OR /EEL-&-LEA!R >M OR ?I< PIECES4  ,!RE W]E A FEW M\NT$ M5 AMONG !M1 !IR HORSES BE+ BIG-BON$ HAMM]-HEAD$ BEA/S1 ?AT LOOK$ AS IF !Y HAD BE5 TAK5 FROM PL[ OR WAGON1 BUT !IR RID]S W]E WELL >M$ ) /EEL >MOR ON !IR HEADS1 LEGS1 & >MS4  ,AMONG ! HORSEM5 ,I NOT$ ! MAN ?AT HAD RIDD5 PA/ ME :5 ,I FIR/ AWOKE2 BUT HE SEEM$ TO BE A PRISON]1 AS HE HAD A WOOL5 HOOD ON HIS HEAD 9/EAD ( HIS HELMET1 & C>RI$ NEI!R BILL1 SWORD1 NOR DAGG]4  ,HE SEEM$ BY NO MEANS ILL-AT-EASE1 H[EV]1 BUT WAS LAU<+ & TALK+ ) ! M5 :O /OOD NE> HIM4  

,ABOVE ! HEADS ( ! CR[D1 & N[ SL[LY WORK+ T[>DS ! CROSS1 WAS A BANN] ON A HI<-RAIS$ CROSS-POLE1 A PICTURE ( A MAN & WOMAN HALF-CLAD 9 SK9S ( BEA/S SE5 AGA9/ A BACKGR\ND ( GRE5 TREES1 ! MAN HOLD+ A SPADE & ! WOMAN A DI/AFF & SP9DLE RUDELY DONE 5\<1 BUT YET ) A C]TA9 SPIRIT & MU* MEAN+2 & UND]NEA? ?IS SYMBOL ( ! E>LY WORLD & MAN'S FIR/ CONTE/ ) NATURE W]E ! WRITT5 WORDS3  

  

            ,:5 ,ADAM DELV$ & ,EVE SPAN   

            ,:O WAS !N ! G5TLEMAN8   

  

,! BANN] CAME ON & ?R\< ! CR[D1 :I* AT LA/ OP5$ :]E WE /OOD = ITS PASSAGE1 & ! BANN]-BE>] TURN$ & FAC$ ! ?RONG & /OOD ON ! FIR/ /EP ( ! CROSS BESIDE ME4  

,A MAN FOLL[$ HIM1 CLAD 9 A LONG D>K-BR[N G[N ( CO>SE WOOL51 GIRT ) A CORD1 TO :I* HUNG A 0PAIR ( BEADS0 7OR ROS>Y1 AS WE %\LD CALL IT TO-DAY7 & A BOOK 9 A BAG4  ,! MAN WAS TALL & BIG-BON$1 A R+ ( D>K HAIR SURR\ND$ HIS PRIE/'S TONSURE2 HIS NOSE WAS BIG BUT CLE> CUT & ) WIDE NO/RILS2 HIS %AV5 FACE %[$ A LONGI% UPP] LIP & A BIG BUT BLUNT *92 HIS M\? WAS BIG & ! LIPS CLOS$ FIRMLY2 A FACE NOT V]Y NOTEWOR?Y BUT = HIS GRAY EYES WELL OP5$ & WIDE AP>T1 AT :ILES LI<T+ UP HIS :OLE FACE ) A K9DLY SMILE1 AT :ILES SET & /]N1 AT :ILES RE/+ 9 ?AT LOOK AS IF !Y W]E GAZ+ AT SOME?+ A LONG WAY (F1 :I* IS ! WONT ( ! EYES ( ! POET OR 5?USIA/4  

,HE W5T SL[LY UP ! /EPS ( ! CROSS & /OOD AT ! TOP ) ONE H& LAID ON ! %AFT1 & %\T UPON %\T BROKE =? FROM ! ?RONG4  ,:5 ! %\T+ DI$ AWAY 9TO A SIL5CE ( ! HUMAN VOICES1 ! BELLS W]E /ILL QUIETLY *IM+ ) ?AT F>-AWAY VOICE ( !IRS1 & ! LONG-W+$ DUSKY SWIFTS1 BY NO MEANS SC>$ BY ! CONC\RSE1 SWUNG R\ND AB\T ! CROSS ) !IR WILD SQUEALS2 & ! MAN /OOD /ILL = A LITTLE1 EYE+ ! ?RONG1 OR RA!R LOOK+ FIR/ AT ONE & !N ANO!R MAN 9 IT1 AS ?\< HE W]E TRY+ TO ?9K :AT SU* AN ONE WAS ?9K+ (1 OR :AT HE W]E FIT =4  ,SOMETIMES HE CAU<T ! EYE ( ONE OR O!R1 & !N ?AT K9DLY SMILE SPREAD OV] HIS FACE1 BUT FAD$ (F IT 9TO ! /]NNESS & SADNESS ( A MAN :O HAS HEAVY & GREAT ?\<TS HANG+ AB\T HIM4 ,BUT :5 ,JOHN ,BALL FIR/ M\NT$ ! /EPS ( ! CROSS A LAD AT SOME ONE'S BIDD+ HAD RUN (F TO /OP ! R+]S1 & SO PRES5TLY ! VOICE ( ! BELLS FELL DEAD1 LEAV+ ON M5'S M9DS ?AT S5SE ( BLANKNESS OR EV5 DISAPPO9TM5T :I* IS ALWAYS CAUS$ BY ! SUDD5 /OPP+ ( A S\ND ONE HAS GOT US$ TO & F\ND PLEASANT4  ,BUT A GREAT EXPECTATION HAD FALL5 BY N[ ON ALL ?AT ?RONG1 & NO WORD WAS SPOK5 EV5 9 A :ISP]1 & ALL M5'S HE>TS & EYES W]E FIX$ UPON ! D>K FIGURE /&+ /RAI<T UP N[ BY ! TALL :ITE %AFT ( ! CROSS1 HIS H&S /RET*$ \T BE=E HIM1 ONE PALM LAID UPON ! O!R4  

,& = ME1 AS ,I MADE READY TO HE>K51 ,I FELT A JOY 9 MY S\L ?AT ,I HAD NEV] YET FELT4  

,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG4 

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