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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

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,B,Y ,Q,U,9,B,U,S ,F,L,E,/,R,94 

,IT WAS A DULL NI<T4 ,EV5 ! ELECTRIC LI<TS BURN$ BLUE4  ,EV]YBODY KNEW 
OR HAD HE>D ( ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS1 YET ,I C\LDN'T F9D HIS RESID5CE - ,KELMSCOTT 
,H\SE4 ,I WAS DIRECT$ D[N ! ,MALL4 ,I W5T D[N4 ,I F\ND A N>R[ MURKY 
PASSAGE1 AS DIRECT$4 ,I TURN$ TO ! LEFT OV] ! ,CREEK BRIDGE AS P] 
9/RUCTIONS2 !N TURN$ TO ! RI<T1 &1 AFT] WALK+ BRISKLY = HALF AN 
H\R1 F\ND MYSELF 9 ! ,HAMM]SMI? MA9 ?OR\<F>E1 CLOSELY ADJAC5T TO MY 
/>T+-PLACE4 ,?IS WAS NOT 5C\RAG+1 BUT ,I TOOK HE>T ( GRACE1 PLUNG$ 
9TO ! ,MALL ONCE MORE1 BUT ?IS TIME TURN$ TO ! RI<T1 & 9 ! FULLNESS 
( TIME BR\<T UP ON ,HAMM]SMI?-BRIDGE4 ,!N ,I TOOK A SEAT & MOV$ ! 
PREVI\S QUE/ION4  

,I REMEMB]$ ME ?AT SOMEONE HAD M5TION$ ! RIV] BANK1 SO ,I TRI$ ! 
BANK1 & 9 DUE C\RSE F\ND MYSELF ON ! ,CREEK BRIDGE AGA91 UPON :I* ,I 
C\NT$ FIFTY1 RECIT$ ! DOXOLOGY BACKW>DS1 & PU%$ ONW>DS1 EV] 
ONW>DS4 ,AT LA/ ,I F\ND IT1 A F9E OLD SOLID SUB/ANTIAL BRICK3 MANSE1 
ABUTT+ ON :AT WAS ONCE 1! T[+ PA?1 ITS W9D[S OV]LOOK+ ! 
FR[N+ FLOOD4 ,! SULL5 RIV] & ! OPPOSITE %ORE W]E CLO!D 9 ! 
DRABNESS ( DESOLATION1 MADE FA9TLY VISIBLE BY A DYSPEPTIC GAS JET4 ,IT WAS NOT 
AS ,MORRIS HAS SUNG1  

,A NAMELESS CITY 9 A DI/ANT SEA1 

,:ITE AS ! *ANG+ WALLS ( FA]IE4 

,BUT ONE C\LD NOT D5Y ?AT  

,ALL AB\T W]E DOTT$ LEAFY TREES -- 
  
,! ELM = %ADE1 ! L9D5 = ! BEES2 
  
,! NOBLE OAK LONG READY = ! /EEL4 
  

,BUT = ALL ?AT ! SC5E WAS UNSPEAKABLY MELAN*OLY4 ,NEI!R DID ! ,MANSE 
APPE> TO ME ! RESID5CE ( A ,POET4 ,RA!R IT SEEM$ 9 ITS SOLID SUB/ANTIAL 
,BRITI% WAY4 TO BE ! RESID5CE ( SOME RESPECTABLE & OPUL5T ,BRITI% 
M]*ANT1 :O KEEPS A CELL> ( R>E OLD PORT1 & DOES HIMSELF & HIS GUE/S 
ON ,*RI/MAS & O!R HOLIDAYS4 ,?US COM=T$1 ,I RANG ! BELL & 5T]$ 
HOPEFULLY4  

,I WAS IMM$IATELY TRANSPORT$ TO ! FIFTE5? C5TURY4 ,EV]Y?+ WAS 
M$IEVAL1 & ( S5SIBLE SOLIDITY4 ,NO MOD]N GEWGAWS OR GIMCRACKS H]E2 NO 
V5E] OR UNPR(ITABLE ORNAM5TS2 EVORY?+ WR\<T TO ! HI<E/ PO9T ( 
! USEFULLY->TI/IC4 ,NO PRET5TI\S %AMS1 NO MORBID DECAD5T FANCY -- 
EV]Y?+ :OLESOME1 PLEAS+1 & S]VICEABLE4 ,! ROOM WAS DIMLY HT BY 
C&LES1 BUT ,I C\LD SEE ?AT A LONG TABLE BY ?O WALL BORE A R[ ( 
OLD-FA%ION$ PLATES1 & ?AT A BROAD PIECE ( H&SOME TAPE/RY1 RUNN+ UP 
! WALL & PROJECT+ HALF-WAY OV] ! CEIL+1 HAD ! APPE>ANCE ( A 
?RONE CANOPY4 ,& :5 ,MR4  ,MORRIS APPE>$ HE SEEM$ TO ME1 ) HIS 
SQU>E-SET =M & W9D-BL[N BE>D1 TO /RIK+LY RESEMBLE ,K+ ,OLAF1  

,AS HE LEAN$ UPON ! RAIL+1 
  
,& HIS %IPS W5T SAIL+1 SAIL+ 
  
,NOR?W>D UNTO ,DRON!IM ,FJORD4 
  

,! ,POET WAS RA!R PRESS$ = TIME1 BUT HE TOOK ME 9TO HIS WORKROOM & 
WE SMOK$ ! PIPE ( PEACE4 

,IT IS H]E ?AT HE DESIGNS MO/ ( HIS ,>T FABRICS = HIS ,OX=D-/REET 
%OP4 ,TO QUOTE ,MR4 ,MORRIS'S WORDS3 0,I HAVE TRI$ TO PRODUCE GOODS :I* %\LD 
BE G5U9E SO F> AS !IR M]E SUB/ANCES >E CONC]N$1 & %\LD HAVE ON 
?AT ACC\NT ! PRIM>Y BEAUTY 9 !M :I* BELONGS TO NATURALLY-TREAT$ 
NATURAL SUB/ANCES2 ,I HAVE TRI$1 = 9/ANCE1 TO MAKE WOOL5 SUB/ANCES AS 
WOOL5 AS POSSIBLE1 COTTON AS COTTON AS POSSIBLE1 & SO ON2 HAVE US$ ONLY 
! DYES :I* >E NATURAL & SIMPLE1 BECAUSE !Y PRODUCE BEAUTY ALMO/ 
)\T ! 9T]V5TION ( >T2 ALL ?IS QUITE AP>T FROM ! DESIGN 9 ! 
/UFFS OR :AT NOT4 ,EXCEPT ) A SMALL P>T ( ! MORE >TI/IC SIDE ( ! 
WORK1 ,I C\LD NOT DO ANY?+ 7OR AT LEA/ BUT LITTLE7 TO GIVE ?IS PLEASURE TO 
! WORKM51 BECAUSE ,I %\LD HAVE HAD TO *ANGE !IR ME?OD ( WORK SO 
UTT]LY ?AT ,I %\LD HAVE DISQUALIFI$ !M FROM E>N+ !IR LIV+ 
ELSE:]E4 ,Y\ SEE ,I HAVE GOT TO UND]/& ?OR\<LY ! MANN] ( WORK UND] 
:I* ! ,>T ( ! ,MIDDLE ,AGES WAS DONE1 & ?AT ?AT IS ! ONLY MANN] 
( WORK :I* CAN TURN \T POPUL> >T1 ONLY TO DISCOV] ?AT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE 
TO WORK 9 ?AT MANN] 9 ?IS PR(IT-GR9D+ ,SOCIETY40 

 ,FUR!RMORE ! ,POET1 9 HIS ANTI-%ODDY CAMPAIGN1 HAS BE5 SEV]ELY 
9JUR$ BY ! UNSCRUPUL\S %ODDYITES1 :O HAVE ACTUALLY IMITAT$ HIS TRUE 
>TI/IC DESIGNS & :OLESOME FABRICS 9 ! BASE/ MAT]IALS1 0,IT IS A %ODDY 
AGE10 HE CRI$4  0,%ODDY IS K+4 ,FROM ! /ATESMAN TO ! %OEMAK]1 ALL IS 
%ODDY60 

,I CONCEAL$ MY BOOTS UND] ! TABLE1 = ,I WAS S5SIBLE ?AT MY LA/ 
HALF-CR[N'S WOR? 0:ILE Y\ WAIT0 HAD NOT BE5 AN UNQUALIFI$ SUCCESS4 

0,!N Y\ DO NOT ADMIRE ! COMMONS5SE ,JOHN ,BULL1 ,MR4 ,MORRIS80 

0,JOHN ,BULL IS A ,/,U,P,I,D ,U,N,P,R,A,C,T,I,C,A,L ,O,A,F10 REPLI$ ! ,POET4 0,DO YON NOT ?9K SO80 

,& ,I HAD TO REPLY ?AT TO ! BE/ ( MY BELIEF SU* A DESCRIPTION WAS1 IF ANY?+1 
FAVORABLE TO ! G5TLEMAN 9 QUE/ION4 

,MR4 ,MORRIS'S ,POETRY & 0,CONVICTIONS0 >O TOO WELL KN[N TO NE$ 
RECAPITULATION4 ,/ILL1 ,I CAME DET]M9$ TO ASK HIM ONE QUE/ION1 & ,I ASK$ 
IT4  

0,:AT DO Y\ ?9K ( ,MAN*E/]1 ,MR4 ,MORRIS80 

,! ,POET />T$ AS IF HE HAD BE5 /UNG1 DREW HIS PIPE FROM HIS MON?1 BLEW 
A G>GANTUAN CL\D1 & AFT] A PAUSE1 AS IF HE W]E SEEK+ A FITT+ 
EXPRESSION1 EXCLAIM$1 0,MAN*E/] IS A BIG --0 

,I V5TUR$ TO OBS]VE ?AT1 B>R+ ! SLUMS1 ,MAN*E/] & 5VIRONS 
COMP>$ FAVORABLY ) ,LONDON1 BUT HE W\LD NOT HAVE IT4 ,I PO9T$ \T ?AT 
! POPULATION ( ,MAN*E/] & ITS T5 MILE RADIUS WAS NOT MORE ?AN 
ONE-&-A-QU>T] MILLIONS1 :]EAS ,LONDON & ITS T5 MILE RADIUS NUMB]$ SIX 
MILLIONS4 BUT ,MR4 ,MORRIS W\LD NOT BE CONV9C$4 0,HAVE Y\ EV] WALK$ FROM 
,MAN*E/] TO ,OLDHAM80 SAID HE4 ,& :5 ,I REPLI$ ?AT ,I HADN'T1 HE DISABL$ 
MY JUDGM5T1 & BADE ME NEV] DO SO4 ,I PROMIS$ HIM ?AT ,I W\LD NOT4 

,AT ?IS JUNCTURE ,MR4 ,HALLIDAY ,SP>L+ 5T]$ & 9=M$ ,MR4 ,MORRIS ?AT SEV]AL 
,ISRAELITES WORE WAIT+ = HIM 9 ! ,DISCUSSION ,HALL1 ?AT !Y HAD BR\<T 
AU ,ISRAELITI% ,POET ) !M1 & ?AT !Y HOP$ ,MR4 ,MORRIS W\LD AID !M 9 
GETT+ ! \TCOME ( ! ,ISRAELITI% MUSE PUBLI%$4 

0,BY ! WAY10 SAID ,I1 RIS+ TO TAKE MY LEAVE1 0,I SEE IT WAS SAID 9 ! 
,DAILY ,*RONICLE ?AT Y\ HAD BE5 (F]$ ! ,LAUREATE%IP40 

0,! V]Y IDEA60 HE REPLI$4 0,AS IF ,I C\LD POSSIBLY ACCEPT IT4 ,A ,P,R,E,T,T,Y 
,P,I,C,T,U,R,E ,I %\LD CUT3 A ,SOCIALI/ ,C\RT ,POET60 ,& HIS LAU< WAS 
GOOD--EXCE$+LY GOOD TO HE>4 

,HE ACCOMPANI$ ME TO ! G>D5 GATE1 & !RE -- EASY RETREAT BE+ 
SECUR$1 ,I SPAKE ?AT :I* ,I HAD TO SPEAK1 UABUR!N$ MYSELF ( ?AT :I* -- 
TO BE P]FECTLY FRANK -- WAS ! OBJECT ( MY VISIT40 

,Y\ SEE1 ,MR4 ,MORRIS10 SAID ,I1 AS MY EYE CASUALLY RANG$ OV] ! DIM1 %AD[Y VI/A 
( ! MORBID FLOOD1 0Y\ SEE ! O!R ,CL>ION M5 >O V]Y ABLE & EXCELL5T 
P]SONS1 BUT !Y >E V]Y DIFFID5T2 !Y EAT NO?+1 DR9K LESS1 & CANNOT 
SAY BO TO A ,GOSL+40 

,! ,POET />$ 9 WOND]4 ,( :AT MI<T ?IS BE ! PRELUDE80 

,YES1 0,I CONT9U$ CASUALLY1 0,I HAVE TO BE> ! BRUNT ( ! EAT+ & ! 
DR9K+1 & ! SPOKESMAN%IP2 & IT /RUCK ME ?IS EV5+ QUITE CASUALLY1 
AS ,I WAS WALK+ D[N ! ,TOTT5HAM ,C\RT ROAD1 ?AT IF Y\ HAD ANY 
UNCONSID]$ ,POETIC TRIFLE BY Y\1 LIKE ! ',E>?LY ,P>ADISE1' = 9/ANCE - 
WELL1 WE >E WRIT+ A ,*RI/MAS NUMB]4 ,N[4 Y\R DESCRIPTION ( ,MAN*E/] 
W\LD L5D ITSELF TO ,POETIC TREATM5T --0 

0,YES1 YES10 9T]RUPT$ ! ,POET ) A TW9KLE1 0BUT DO Y\ ?9K Y\R  
,>TI/ C\LD DO FULL JU/ICE TO ! SUBJECT80 

0,I HAVE MY D\BTS10 ,I REPLI$1 0&1 AFT] ALL1 :AT W\LD ONE 
BE AMONG SO MANY8 ,AT ALL EV5TS1 IF NOT = \R ,*RI/MAS1 P]HAPS = \R 
,SUMM] ,NUMB]80  

0,P]HAPS10 REPLI$ ! ,POET ) A SMILE4 0,WE %ALL SEE40 

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