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,A ,RE/+-,PLACE ON ! ,UPP] ,?AMES 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

      ,X,X,I,X4 ,A ,RE/+-,PLACE ON  
      ! ,UPP] ,?AMES 
     
     

      ,PRES5TLY AT A PLACE :]E ! RIV] FL[$ R\ND A HEADL& ( ! MEAD[S1 WE 
      /OPP$ A :ILE = RE/ & VICTUALS1 & SETTL$ \RSELVES ON A BEAUTIFUL BANK 
      :I* ALMO/ REA*$ ! DIGNITY ( A HILL-SIDE3 ! WIDE MEAD[S SPREAD BE=E US1 
      & ALREADY ! SCY! WAS BUSY AMID ! HAY4 ,ONE *ANGE ,I NOTIC$ AMID ! 
      QUIET BEAUTY ( ! FIELDS - TO WIT1 ?AT !Y W]E PLANT$ ) TREES H]E & 
      !RE1 (T5 FRUIT-TREES1 & ?AT !RE WAS NONE ( ! NIGG>DLY BEGRUDG+ ( 
      SPACE TO A H&SOME TREE :I* ,I REMEMB]$ TOO WELL2 & ?\< ! WILL[S W]E 
      (T5 POLL$ 7OR %R[D$1 AS !Y CALL IT 9 ! C\NTRYSIDE71 ?IS WAS DONE ) 
      SOME REG>D TO BEAUTY3 ,I MEAN ?AT !RE WAS NO POLL+ ( R[S ON R[S SO AS TO 
      DE/ROY ! PLEASANTNESS ( HALF A MILE ( C\NTRY1 BUT A ?\<TFUL SEQU5CE 9 
      ! CUTT+1 ?AT PREV5T$ A SUDD5 B>5ESS ANY:]E4 ,TO BE %ORT1 ! FIELDS 
      W]E EV]Y:]E TREAT$ AS A G>D5 MADE = ! PLEASURE AS WELL AS ! LIVELIHOOD 
      ( ALL1 AS OLD ,HAMMOND TOLD ME WAS ! CASE4 
     
     

      ,ON ?IS BANK OR B5T ( ! HILL1 !N1 WE HAD \R MIDDAY MEAL2 SOME:AT E>LY = 
      D9N]1 IF ?AT MATT]$1 BUT WE HAD BE5 /IRR+ E>LY3 ! SL5D] /REAM ( ! 
      ,?AMES W9D+ BEL[ US BETWE5 ! G>D5 ( A C\NTRY ,I HAVE BE5 TELL+ (2 A 
      FURLONG FROM US WAS A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE ISLET BEGR[N ) GRACEFUL TREES2 ON ! 
      SLOPES WE/W>D ( US WAS A WOOD ( V>I$ GR[? OV]HANG+ ! N>R[ MEAD[ ON 
      ! S\? SIDE ( ! RIV]2 :ILE TO ! NOR? WAS A WIDE /RET* ( MEAD RIS+ 
      V]Y GRADUALLY FROM ! RIV]'S $GE4 ,A DELICATE SPIRE ( AN ANCI5T BUILD+ ROSE 
      UP FROM \T ( ! TREES 9 ! MIDDLE DI/ANCE1 ) A FEW GRAY H\SES CLU/]$ 
      AB\T IT2 :ILE NE>] TO US1 9 FACT NOT HALF A FURLONG FROM ! WAT] WAS A QUITE 
      MOD]N /ONE H\SE - A WIDE QUADRANGLE ( ONE /ORY1 ! BUILD+S ?AT MADE IT 
      BE+ QUITE L[4 ,!RE WAS NO G>D5 BETWE5 IT & ! RIV]1 NO?+ BUT A R[ ( 
      PE>-TREES /ILL QUITE Y\NG & SL5D]2 & ?\< !RE DID NOT SEEM TO BE MU* 
      ORNAM5T AB\T IT1 IT HAD A SORT ( NATURAL ELEGANCE1 LIKE ?AT ( ! TREES 
      !MSELVES4 
     
     

      ,AS WE SAT LOOK+ D[N ON ALL ?IS 9 ! SWEET ,JUNE DAY1 RA!R HAPPY ?AN M]RY1 
      ,ELL51 :O SAT NEXT ME1 H] H& CLASP$ AB\T ONE KNEE1 LEAN$ SIDEWAYS TO ME1 & 
      SAID 9 A L[ VOICE :I* ,DICK & ,CL>A MI<T HAVE NOT$ IF !Y HAD NOT BE5 BUSY 
      9 HAPPY WORDLESS LOVE-MAK+3 0,FRI5D1 9 Y\R C\NTRY W]E ! H\SES ( Y\R 
      FIELD-LABOR]S ANY?+ LIKE ?AT80 
     
     

      ,I SAID3 0,WELL1 AT ANY RATE ! H\SES ( \R RI* M5 W]E NOT2 !Y W]E M]E 
      BLOTS UPON ! FACE ( ! L&40 
     
     

      0,I F9D ?AT H>D TO UND]/&10 %E SAID4 0,I CAN SEE :Y ! WORKM51 :O W]E SO 
      OPPRESS$1 %\LD NOT HAVE BE5 ABLE TO LIVE 9 BEAUTIFUL H\SES2 = IT TAKES TIME 
      & LEISURE1 & M9DS NOT OV]-BURD5$ ) C>E1 TO MAKE BEAUTIFUL DWELL+S2 
      & ,I QUITE UND]/& ?AT !SE POOR PEOPLE W]E NOT ALL[$ TO LIVE 9 SU* A 
      WAY AS TO HAVE !SE 7TO US7 NECESS>Y GOOD ?+S4 ,BUT :Y ! RI* M5 :O HAD 
      ! TIME & ! LEISURE & ! MAT]IALS = BUILD+1 AS IT W\LD BE 9 ?IS 
      CASE1 %\LD NOT HAVE H\S$ !MSELVES WELL1 ,I DO NOT UND]/& AS YET4 ,I KN[ 
      :AT Y\ >E SAY+ TO ME10 %E SAID1 LOOK+ ME FULL 9 ! EYES & BLU%+1 0TO 
      WIT ?AT !IR H\SES & ALL BELONG+ TO !M W]E G5]ALLY UGLY & BASE1 
      UNLESS !Y *ANC$ TO BE ANCI5T LIKE YOND] REMNANT ( \R =EFA!RS' WORK0 
      7PO9T+ TO ! SPIRE72 0?AT !Y W]E - LET ME SEE2 :AT IS ! WORD80 
     
     

      0,VULG>10 SAID ,I4 0,WE US$ TO SAY10 SAID ,I1 0?AT ! UGL9ESS & VULG>ITY ( ! 
      RI* M5'S DWELL+S WAS A NECESS>Y REFLECTION FROM ! SORDIDNESS & B>5ESS ( 
      LIFE :I* !Y =C$ UPON ! POOR PEOPLE40 
     
     

      ,%E KNIT H] BR[S AS 9 ?\<T2 !N TURN$ A BRI<T5$ FACE ON ME1 AS IF %E 
      HAD CAU<T ! IDEA1 & SAID3 0,YES1 FRI5D1 ,I SEE :AT Y\ MEAN4 ,WE HAVE SOMETIMES 
      - ?OSE ( US :O LOOK 9TO !SE ?+S - TALK$ ?IS V]Y MATT] OV]2 BECAUSE1 
      TO SAY ! TRU?1 WE HAVE PL5TY ( RECORD ( ! SO-CALL$ >TS ( ! TIME BE=E 
      ,EQUALITY ( ,LIFE2 & !RE >E NOT WANT+ PEOPLE :O SAY ?AT ! /ATE ( ?AT 
      SOCIETY WAS NOT ! CAUSE ( ALL ?AT UGL9ESS2 ?AT !Y W]E UGLY 9 !IR LIFE 
      BECAUSE !Y LIK$ TO BE1 & C\LD HAVE HAD BEAUTIFUL ?+S AB\T !M IF !Y 
      HAD *OS52 JU/ AS A MAN OR A BODY ( M5 N[ MAY1 IF !Y PLEASE1 MAKE ?+S 
      MORE OR LESS BEAUTIFUL - ,/OP6 ,I KN[ :AT Y\ >E GO+ TO SAY40 
     
     

      0,DO Y\80 SAID ,I1 SMIL+1 YET ) A BEAT+ HE>T4 
     
     

      0,YES10 %E SAID2 0Y\ >E ANSW]+ ME1 TEA*+ ME1 9 SOME WAY OR ANO!R1 
      AL?\< Y\ HAVE NOT SPOK5 ! WORDS AL\D4 ,Y\ >E GO+ TO SAY ?AT 9 TIMES ( 
      9EQUALITY IT WAS AN ESS5TIAL CONDITION ( ! LIFE ( !SE RI* M5 ?AT !Y 
      %\LD NOT !MSELVES MAKE :AT !Y WANT$ = ! ADORNM5T ( !IR LIVES1 BUT 
      %\LD =CE ?OSE TO MAKE !M :OM !Y =C$ TO LIVE P9*$ & SORDID LIVES2 
      & ?AT AS A NECESS>Y CONSEQU5CE ! SORDIDNESS & P9*+1 ! UGLY 
      B>R5NESS ( ?OSE RU9$ LIVES1 W]E WORK$ UP 9TO ! ADORNM5T ( ! LIVES ( 
      ! RI*1 & >T DI$ \T AMONG M58 ,WAS ?AT :AT Y\ W\LD SAY1 MY FRI5D80 
     
     

      0,YES1 YES10 ,I SAID1 LOOK+ AT H] EAG]LY2 = %E HAD RIS5 & WAS /&+ ON 
      ! $GE ( ! B5T1 ! LI<T W9D /IRR+ H] DA9TY RAIM5T1 ONE H& LAID ON 
      H] BOSOM1 ! O!R >M /RET*$ D[NW>D & CL5*$ 9 H] E>NE/NESS4 
     
     

      0,IT IS TRUE10 %E SAID1 0IT IS TRUE6 ,WE HAVE PROV$ IT IS TRUE60 
     
     

      ,I ?9K AMID MY - SOME?+ MORE ?AN 9T]E/ 9 H]1 & ADMIRATION = H]1 ,I 
      WAS BEG9N+ TO WOND] H[ IT W\LD ALL 5D4 ,I HAD A GLIMM]+ ( FE> ( :AT 
      MI<T FOLL[2 ( ANXIETY AS TO ! REM$Y :I* ?IS NEW AGE MI<T (F] = ! 
      MISS+ ( SOME?+ ONE MI<T SET ONE'S HE>T ON4 ,BUT N[ ,DICK ROSE TO HIS FEET 
      & CRI$ \T 9 HIS HE>TY MANN]3 0,NEI<BOR ,ELL51 >E Y\ QU>REL+ ) ! 
      GUE/1 OR >E Y\ WORRY+ HIM TO TELL Y\ ?+S :I* HE CANNOT PROP]LY EXPLA9 
      TO Y\R IGNORANCE80 
     
     

      0,NEI!R1 DE> NEI<BOR10 %E SAID4 0,I WAS SO F> FROM QU>REL+ ) HIM ?AT ,I 
      ?9K ,I HAVE BE5 MAK+ HIM GOOD FRI5DS BO? ) HIMSELF & ME4 ,IS ?AT SO1 
      DE> GUE/80 %E SAID1 LOOK+ D[N AT ME ) A DELI<TFUL SMILE ( CONFID5CE 9 
      BE+ UND]/OOD4 
     
     

      0,9DE$ IT IS10 SAID ,I4 
     
     

      0,WELL1 MOREOV]10 %E SAID1 0,I MU/ SAY = HIM ?AT HE HAS EXPLA9$ HIMSELF TO ME 
      V]Y WELL 9DE$1 SO ?AT ,I QUITE UND]/& HIM40 
     
     

      0,ALL RI<T10 QUO? ,DICK4 0,:5 ,I FIR/ SET EYES ON Y\ AT ,RUNNYM$E ,I KNEW ?AT 
      !RE WAS SOME?+ WOND]FUL 9 Y\R KE5NESS ( WITS4 ,I DON'T SAY ?AT AS A M]E 
      PRETTY SPEE* TO PLEASE Y\10 SAID HE QUICKLY1 0BUT BECAUSE IT IS TRUE2 & IT MADE 
      ME WANT TO SEE MORE ( Y\4 ,BUT1 COME1 WE \<T TO BE GO+2 = WE >E NOT HALF 
      WAY1 & WE \<T TO BE 9 WELL BE=E SUNSET40 
     
     

      ,& !RE) HE TOOK ,CL>A'S H&1 & L$ H] D[N ! B5T4 ,BUT ,ELL5 /OOD 
      ?\<TFULLY LOOK+ D[N = A LITTLE1 & AS ,I TOOK H] H& TO FOLL[ ,DICK1 %E 
      TURN$ R\ND TO ME & SAID3 
     
     

      0,Y\ MI<T TELL ME A GREAT DEAL & MAKE MANY ?+S CLE> TO ME1 IF Y\ W\LD40 
     
     

      0,YES10 SAID ,I1 0,I AM PRETTY WELL FIT = ?AT1 - & = NO?+ ELSE - AN OLD MAN 
      LIKE ME40 
     
     

      ,%E DID NOT NOTICE ! BITT]NESS :I*1 :E!R ,I LIK$ IT OR NOT1 WAS 9 MY VOICE 
      AS ,I SPOKE1 BUT W5T ON3 0,IT IS NOT SO MU* = MYSELF2 ,I %\LD BE QUITE CONT5T 
      TO DREAM AB\T PA/ TIMES1 & IF ,I C\LD NOT IDEALIZE !M1 YET AT LEA/ IDEALIZE 
      SOME ( ! PEOPLE :O LIV$ 9 !M4 ,BUT ,I ?9K SOMETIMES PEOPLE >E TOO C>ELESS 
      ( ! HI/ORY ( ! PA/ - TOO APT TO LEAVE IT 9 ! H&S ( OLD LE>N$ M5 
      LIKE ,HAMMOND4 ,:O KN[S8 HAPPY AS WE >E1 TIMES MAY ALT]2 WE MAY BE BITT5 ) 
      SOME IMPULSE T[>DS *ANGE1 & MANY ?+S MAY SEEM TOO WOND]FUL = US TO 
      RESI/1 TOO EXCIT+ NOT TO CAT* AT1 IF WE DO NOT KN[ ?AT !Y >E BUT PHASES ( 
      :AT HAS BE5 BE=E2 & )AL RU9\S DECEITFUL1 & SORDID40 
     
     

      ,AS WE W5T SL[LY D[N T[>D ! BOATS %E SAID AGA93 0,NOT = MYSELF ALONE1 DE> 
      FRI5D2 ,I %ALL HAVE *ILDR52 P]HAPS BE=E ! 5D A GOOD MANY2 - ,I HOPE SO4 ,& 
      ?\< ( C\RSE ,I CANNOT =CE ANY SPECIAL K9D ( KN[L$GE UPON !M1 YET1 MY 
      FRI5D1 ,I CANNOT HELP BUT ?9K+ ?AT JU/ AS !Y MI<T BE LIKE ME 9 BODY1 SO ,I 
      MI<T IMPRESS UPON !M SOME P>T ( MY WAYS ( ?9K+2 ?AT IS1 9DE$1 SOME ( 
      ! ESS5TIAL P>T ( MYSELF2 ?AT P>T :I* WAS NOT M]E MOODS1 CREAT$ BY 
      MATT]S & EV5TS R\ND AB\T ME4 ,:AT DO Y\ ?9K80 
     
     

      ,( ONE ?+ ,I WAS SURE1 ?AT H] BEAUTY & K9DNESS & EAG]NESS COMB9$1 
      =C$ ME TO ?9K AS %E DID1 :5 %E WAS NOT E>NE/LY LAY+ H]SELF OP5 TO 
      RECEIVE MY ?\<TS4 ,I SAID1 :AT AT ! TIME WAS TRUE1 ?AT ,I ?\<T IT MO/ 
      IMPORTANT2 & PRES5TLY /OOD 5TRANC$ BY ! WOND] ( H] GRACE AS %E /EPP$ 
      9TO ! LI<T BOAT & HELD \T H] H& TO ME4 ,& SO ON WE W5T UP ! ,?AMES 
      /ILL - OR :I!R8 
     

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