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,( ,! ,K+ ,( ,MEADHAM ,& ,HIS ,DAU<T] 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,TELLS ! TALE ?AT 9 ! C\NTRY :I* LAY S\? ( ,OAK5REALM1 & WAS CALL$ ,MEADHAM1 !RE WAS 9 !SE DAYS A K+ :OSE WIFE WAS DEAD1 BUT HAD LEFT HIM A FAIR DAU<T]1 :O WAS BORN SOME F\R YE>S AFT] ,K+ ,*RI/OPH]4  ,A GOOD MAN WAS ?IS ,K+ ,ROL&1 MILD1 B\NTE\S1 & NO REG>D] ( P]SONS 9 HIS JU/ICE2 & WELL-BELOV$ HE WAS ( HIS FOLK3  YET C\LD NOT !IR LOVE KEEP HIM ALIVE2 =1 :5AS HIS DAU<T] WAS ( ! AGE ( TWELVE YE>S1 HE SICK5$ UNTO DEA?2 & SO1 :5 HE KNEW ?AT HIS 5D DREW NE>1 HE S5T = ! WISE/ ( HIS WISE M51 & !Y CAME UNTO HIM SORR[+ 9 ! ,HI< ,H\SE ( HIS *IEFE/ CITY1 :I* HI<T ,MEADHAM/EAD4  ,SO HE BADE !M SIT D[N NI< UNTO HIS B$1 & TOOK UP ! WORD & SPAKE3  

0,MA/]S1 & MY GOOD LORDS1 YE MAY SEE CLE>LY ?AT A SUND]+ IS AT H&1 & ?AT ,I MU/ NE$S MAKE A LONG J\RNEY1 :5CE ,I %ALL COME BACK NEV]2 N[ ,I W\LD1 & AM V]ILY ( DUTY B\ND !RETO1 ?AT ,I LEAVE BEH9D ME SOME GOOD ORD] 9 ! L&4 ,FUR!RMORE1 ,I W\LD ?AT MY DAU<T]1 :5 %E IS ( AGE !RETO1 %\LD BE ,QUE5 9 ,MEADHAM1 & RULE ! L&2 NEI!R WILL IT BE MANY YE>S BE=E %E %ALL BE ( RIPE AGE = RUL+1 IF EV] %E MAY BE2 & ,I DEEM NOT ?AT !RE %ALL BE ANY LACK 9 H]1 :]EAS H] MO!R C\LD ALL C\RTESY1 & WAS AS WISE AS A WOMAN MAY BE4  ,BUT H[ SAY YE1 MY MA/]S80  

,SO !Y ALL ) ONE CONS5T SAID ,YEA1 & !Y W\LD ASK = NO BETT] K+ ?AN !IR LADY HIS DAU<T]4  ,!N SAID ! ,K+3  

0,HE>K5 C>EFULLY1 = MY TIME IS %ORT3  ,YET IS %E Y\NG & A MAID51 ?\< %E BE WISE4  ,N[ !RE=E DO ,I NE$ SOME MAN WELL LOOK$ TO ( ! FOLK1 :O %ALL RULE ! L& 9 H] NAME TILL %E BE ( EI<TE5 W9T]S1 & :O %ALL BE H] GOOD FRI5D & C\NSELOR 9TO ALL WISDOM !REAFT]4  ,:I* ( Y\1 MY MA/]S1 IS MEET = ?IS MATT]80  

,!N !Y ALL LOOK$ ONE ON ! O!R1 & SPAKE NOT4  ,& ! ,K+ SAID3  0,SPEAK1 SOME ONE ( Y\1 )\T FE>2 ?IS IS NO TIME = T>RY+40  

,!REON SPAKE AN ELD]1 ! OLDE/ ( !M1 & SAID3 0,LORD1 ?IS IS ! V]Y TRU?1 ?AT NONE ( US H]E PRES5T >E MEET = ?IS (FICE3  :]EAS1 AMONG O!R MATT]S1 WE BE ALL UNMEET = BATTLE2 SOME ( US HAVE NEV] BE5 W>RIORS1 & O!R SOME >E PA/ ! AGE = LEAD+ AN HO/4  ,TO SAY ! SOO?1 ,K+1 !RE IS BUT ONE MAN 9 ,MEADHAM :O MAY DO :AT ?\ WILT1 & NOT FAIL2 BO? = HIS WISDOM1 & HIS MI<T AFIELD1 & ! ACC\NT :I* IS HAD ( HIM AMONG ! PEOPLE2 & ?AT MAN IS ,E>L ,GE(FREY1 ( ! ,S\!RN ,M>*ES40  

0,YE SAY SOO?10 QUO? ! ,K+2 0BUT IS HE D[N 9 ! ,S\?1 OR NI<] TO H&80  

,SAID ! ELD]3  0,HE IS AS N[ 9 ,MEADHAM/EAD1 & MAY BE 9 ?IS *AMB] 9 SCANT HALF AN H\R40  ,SO ! ,K+ BADE S5D = HIM1 & !RE WAS SIL5CE 9 ! *AMB] TILL HE CAME 91 CLAD 9 A SC>LET KIRTLE & A :ITE CLOAK1 & ) HIS SWORD BY HIS SIDE4  ,HE WAS A TALL MAN1 BIGLY MADE2 SOME:AT PALE ( FACE1 BLACK & CURLY ( HAIR2 BLUE-EY$1 ?9-LIPP$1 & HOOK-NOS$ AS AN EAGLE2 A MAN W>RIOR-LIKE1 & SOME:AT FI]CE ( ASPECT4  ,HE KNELT D[N BY ! ,K+'S B$SIDE1 & ASK$ HIM 9 A SORR[FUL VOICE :AT HE W\LD1 & ! ,K+ SAID3  0,I ASK A GREAT MATT] ( !E1 & ALL !SE MY WISE M51 & ,I MYSELF1 )AL1 DEEM ?AT ?\ CAN/ DO IT1 & ?\ ALONE--NAY1 HE>K53  ,I AM DEP>T+1 & ,I W\LD HAVE !E HOLD MY PLACE1 & DO UNTO MY PEOPLE EV5 :AT ,I W\LD DO IF ,I MYSELF W]E LIV+2 & TO MY DAU<T] AS NI< TO ?AT AS MAY BE4  ,I SAY ALL ?IS ?\ MAY/ DO1 IF ?\ WILT BE AS TRU/Y & LEAL TO ME AFT] ,I AM DEAD1 AS ?\ HA/ SEEM$ TO ALL M5'S EYES TO HAVE BE5 :ILE ,I WAS LIV+4  ,:AT SAYE/ ?\80  

,! ,E>L HAD HIDD5 HIS FACE 9 ! COV]LET ( ! B$ :ILE ! ,K+ WAS SPEAK+2 BUT N[ HE LIFT$ UP HIS FACE1 WEEP+1 & SAID3  0,K9SMAN & FRI5D & ,K+2 ?IS IS NAU<T H>D TO DO2 BUT IF IT W]E1 YET W\LD ,I DO IT40  

0,IT IS WELL10 SAID ! ,K+3  0MY HE>T FAILS ME & MY VOICE2 SO GIVE HE$1 & SET ?9E E> CLOSE TO MY M\?3 HE>K51 BELIKE MY DAU<T] ,GOLDIL9D %ALL BE ONE ( ! FAIRE/ ( WOM52 ,I BID !E W$ H] TO ! FAIRE/ ( M5 & ! /RONGE/1 & TO NONE O!R40  

,!REAT HIS VOICE FAIL$ HIM 9DE$1 & HE LAY /ILL2 BUT HE DI$ NOT1 TILL PRES5TLY ! PRIE/ CAME TO HIM1 &1 AS HE MI<T1 H\SEL$ HIM3  !N HE DEP>T$4  

,AS = ,E>L ,GE(FREY1 :5 ! ,K+ WAS BURI$1 & ! HOMAGES DONE TO ! MAID5 ,GOLDIL9D1 HE DID NO WORSE ?AN ?OSE WISE M5 DEEM$ ( HIM1 BUT BE/IRR$ HIM1 & LOOK$ FULL SAGELY 9TO ALL ! MATT]S ( ! K+DOM1 & DID SO WELL !RE9 ?AT ALL M5 PRAIS$ HIS RULE P]=CE1 :E!R !Y LOV$ HIM OR NOT2 & SOO? TO SAY HE WAS NOT MU* BELOV$4  

,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG4 

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