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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

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      ,DICK BR\<T ME AT ONCE 9TO ! LITTLE FIELD :I*1 AS ,I HAD SE5 FROM ! G>D51 
      WAS COV]$ ) GAILY-COLOR$ T5TS >RANG$ 9 ORD]LY LANES1 AB\T :I* W]E 
      SITT+ & LY+ 9 ! GRASS SOME FIFTY OR SIXTY M51 WOM51 & *ILDR51 ALL ( 
      !M 9 ! HEI<T ( GOOD TEMP] & 5JOYM5T - ) !IR HOLIDAY MOOD ON1 SO TO 
      SAY4 
     
     

      0,Y\ >E ?9K+ ?AT WE DON'T MAKE A GREAT %[ AS TO NUMB]S10 SAID ,DICK2 0BUT 
      Y\ MU/ REMEMB] ?AT WE %ALL HAVE MORE TO-MORR[2 BECAUSE 9 ?IS HAYMAK+ WORK 
      !RE IS ROOM = A GREAT MANY PEOPLE :O >E NOT OV]-SKILL$ 9 C\NTRY MATT]S3 
      & !RE >E MANY :O LEAD S$5T>Y LIVES1 :OM IT W\LD BE UNK9D TO DEPRIVE ( 
      !IR PLEASURE 9 ! HAY-FIELD - SCI5TIFIC M5 & CLOSE /UD5TS G5]ALLY3 SO 
      ?AT ! SKILL$ WORKM51 \TSIDE ?OSE :O >E WANT$ AS M[]S1 & =EM5 ( 
      ! HAYMAK+1 /& ASIDE1 & TAKE A LITTLE D[NRI<T RE/1 :I* Y\ KN[ IS 
      GOOD = !M1 :E!R !Y LIKE IT OR NOT3 OR ELSE !Y GO TO O!R C\NTRYSIDES1 
      AS ,I AM DO+ H]E4 ,Y\ SEE1 ! SCI5TIFIC M5 & HI/ORIANS1 & /UD5TS 
      G5]ALLY1 WILL NOT BE WANT$ TILL WE >E FAIRLY 9 ! MID/ ( T$D+1 :I* ( 
      C\RSE WILL NOT BE TILL ! DAY AFT] TO-MORR[40 ,) ?AT HE BR\<T ME \T ( 
      ! LITTLE FIELD ON TO A K9D ( CAUSEWAY ABOVE ! RIV]SIDE MEAD[1 & !NCE 
      TURN+ TO ! LEFT ON TO A PA? ?R\< ! M[+ GRASS1 :I* WAS ?ICK & V]Y 
      TALL1 L$ ON TILL WE CAME TO ! RIV] ABOVE ! WEIR & ITS MILL4 ,!RE WE HAD A 
      DELI<TFUL SWIM 9 ! BROAD PIECE ( WAT] ABOVE ! LOCK1 :]E ! RIV] LOOK$ 
      MU* BIGG] ?AN ITS NATURAL SIZE FROM ITS BE+ DAMM$ UP BY ! WEIR4 
     
     

      0,N[ WE >E 9 A FIT MOOD = D9N]10 SAID ,DICK1 :5 WE HAD DRESS$ & W]E 
      GO+ ?R\< ! GRASS AGA92 0& C]TA9LY ( ALL ! *E]FUL MEALS 9 ! 
      YE>1 ?IS ONE ( HAYSEL IS ! *E]FULLE/2 NOT EV5 EXCEPT+ ! CORN-H>VE/ 
      FEA/2 = !N ! YE> IS BEG9N+ TO FAIL1 & ONE CANNOT HELP HAV+ A FEEL+ 
      BEH9D ALL ! GAIETY1 ( ! COM+ ( ! D>K DAYS1 & ! %ORN FIELDS & 
      EMPTY G>D5S2 & ! SPR+ IS ALMO/ TOO F> (F TO LOOK =W>D TO4 ,IT IS1 
      !N1 9 ! AUTUMN1 :5 ONE ALMO/ BELIEVES 9 DEA?40 
     
     

      0,H[ /RANGELY Y\ TALK10 SAID ,I1 0( SU* A CON/ANTLY RECURR+ & CONSEQU5TLY 
      COMMONPLACE MATT] AS ! SEQU5CE ( ! SEASONS40 ,& 9DE$ !SE PEOPLE W]E 
      LIKE *ILDR5 AB\T SU* ?+S1 & HAD :AT SEEM$ TO ME A QUITE EXAGG]AT$ 
      9T]E/ 9 ! WEA!R1 A F9E DAY1 A D>K NI<T1 OR A BRILLIANT ONE1 & ! 
      LIKE4 
     
     

      0,/RANGELY80 SAID HE4 0,IS IT /RANGE TO SYMPA?IZE ) ! YE> & ITS GA9S & 
      LOSSES80 
     
     

      0,AT ANY RATE10 SAID ,I1 0IF Y\ LOOK UPON ! C\RSE ( ! YE> AS A BEAUTIFUL & 
      9T]E/+ DRAMA1 :I* IS :AT ,I ?9K Y\ DO1 Y\ %\LD BE AS MU* PLEAS$ & 
      9T]E/$ ) ! W9T] & ITS TR\BLE & PA9 AS ) ?IS WOND]FUL SUMM] 
      LUXURY40 
     
     

      0,& AM ,I NOT80 SAID ,DICK1 RA!R W>MLY2 0ONLY ,I CAN'T LOOK UPON IT AS IF ,I W]E 
      SITT+ 9 A !AT] SEE+ ! PLAY GO+ ON BE=E ME1 MYSELF TAK+ NO P>T ( 
      IT4 ,IT IS DIFFICULT10 SAID HE1 SMIL+ GOODHUMOR$LY1 0= A NONLIT]>Y MAN 
      LIKE ME TO EXPLA9 MYSELF PROP]LY1 LIKE ?AT DE> GIRL ,ELL5 W\LD2 BUT ,I MEAN 
      ?AT ,I AM P>T ( IT ALL1 & FEEL ! PA9 WAS WELL AS ! PLEASURE 9 MY [N 
      P]SON4 ,IT IS NOT DONE = ME BY SOMEBODY ELSE1 M]ELY ?AT ,I MAY EAT & DR9K & 
      SLEEP2 BUT ,I MYSELF DO MY %>E ( IT40 
     
     

      ,9 HIS WAY ALSO1 AS ,ELL5 9 H]S1 ,I C\LD SEE ?AT ,DICK HAD ?AT PASSIONATE LOVE 
      ( ! E>? :I* WAS COMMON TO BUT FEW PEOPLE AT LEA/1 9 ! DAYS ,I KNEW2 9 
      :I* ! PREVAIL+ FEEL+ AMONG 9TELLECTUAL P]SONS WAS A K9D ( S\R 
      DI/A/E = ! *ANG+ DRAMA ( ! YE>1 = ! LIFE ( E>? & ITS DEAL+S 
      ) M54 ,9DE$1 9 ?OSE DAYS IT WAS ?\<T POETIC & IMAG9ATIVE TO LOOK UPON 
      LIFE AS A ?+ TO BE BORNE1 RA!R ?AN 5JOY$4 
     
     

      ,SO ,I MUS$ TILL ,DICK'S LAU< BR\<T ME BACK 9TO ! ,OX=D%IRE HAY-FIELDS4 0,ONE 
      ?+ SEEMS /RANGE TO ME10 SAID HE - 0?AT ,I MU/ NE$S TR\BLE MYSELF AB\T ! 
      W9T] & ITS SCANT9ESS1 9 ! MID/ ( ! SUMM] ABUNDANCE4 ,IF IT HADN'T 
      HAPP5$ TO ME BE=E1 ,I %\LD HAVE ?\<T IT WAS Y\R DO+1 GUE/2 ?AT Y\ HAD 
      ?R[N A K9D ( EVIL *>M OV] ME4 ,N[1 Y\ KN[10 SAID HE1 SUDD5LY1 0?AT'S 
      ONLY A JOKE1 SO Y\ MU/N'T TAKE IT TO HE>T40 
     
     

      0,ALL RI<T10 SAID ,I2 0,I DON'T40 ,YET ,I DID FEEL SOME:AT UNEASY AT HIS WORDS1 AFT] 
      ALL4 
     
     

      ,WE CROSS$ ! CAUSEWAY ?IS TIME1 & DID NOT TURN BACK TO ! H\SE1 BUT W5T 
      ALONG A PA? BESIDE A FIELD ( :EAT N[ ALMO/ READY TO BLOSSOM4 ,I SAID3 0,WE DO 
      NOT D9E 9 ! H\SE OR G>D51 !N8 = ,I CAN SEE ?AT ! H\SES >E MO/LY 
      V]Y SMALL40 
     
     

      0,YES10 SAID ,DICK1 0Y\ >E RI<T1 !Y >E SMALL 9 ?IS C\NTRYSIDE3 !RE >E SO 
      MANY GOOD OLD H\SES LEFT1 ?AT PEOPLE DWELL A GOOD DEAL 9 SU* SMALL DETA*$ 
      H\SES4 ,AS TO \R D9N]1 WE >E GO+ TO HAVE \R FEA/ 9 ! *UR*4 ,I WI%1 = 
      Y\R SAKE1 IT W]E AS BIG & H&SOME AS ?AT ( ! OLD ,ROMAN T[N TO ! WE/1 
      OR ! =E/ T[N TO ! NOR?2"9 BUT1 H[EV]1 IT WILL HOLD US ALL2 & ?\< IT 
      IS A LITTLE ?+1 IT IS BEAUTIFUL 9 ITS WAY40 
     
     

      "9 ,CIR5CE/] & ,BUR=D HE MU/ HAVE MEANT4 
     
     

      ,?IS WAS SOME:AT NEW TO ME1 ?IS D9N] 9 A *UR*1 & ,I ?\<T ( ! 
      *UR*-ALES ( ! ,MIDDLE ,AGES2 BUT ,I SAID NO?+1 & PRES5TLY WE CAME \T 9TO 
      ! ROAD :I* RAN ?R\< ! VILLAGE4 ,DICK LOOK$ UP & D[N IT1 & SEE+ ONLY 
      TWO /RAGGL+ GR\PS BE=E US1 SAID3 0,IT SEEMS AS IF WE MU/ BE SOME:AT LATE2 
      !Y >E ALL GONE ON2 & !Y WILL BE SURE TO MAKE A PO9T ( WAIT+ = Y\1 AS 
      ! GUE/ ( GUE/S1 S9CE Y\ COME FROM SO F>40 
     
     

      ,HE HA/5$ AS HE SPOKE1 & ,I KEPT UP ) HIM1 & PRES5TLY WE CAME TO A LITTLE 
      AV5UE ( LIME-TREES :I* L$ US /RAI<T TO ! *UR* POR*1 FROM :OSE OP5 
      DOOR CAME ! S\ND ( *E]FUL VOICES & LAU<T]1 & V>I$ M]RIM5T4 
     
     

      0,YES10 SAID ,DICK1 0IT'S ! COOLE/ PLACE = ONE ?+1 ?IS HOT EV5+4 ,COME 
      ALONG2 !Y WILL BE GLAD TO SEE Y\40 
     
     

      ,9DE$1 9 SPITE ( MY BA?1 ,I FELT ! WEA!R MORE SULTRY & OPPRESSIVE ?AN ON 
      ANY DAY ( \R J\RNEY YET4 
     
     

      ,WE W5T 9TO ! *UR*1 :I* WAS A SIMPLE LITTLE BUILD+ ) ONE LITTLE AISLE 
      DIVID$ FROM ! NAVE BY ?REE R\ND$ >*ES1 A *ANCEL1 & A RA!R ROOMY 
      TRANSEPT = SO SMALL A BUILD+1 ! W9D[S MO/LY ( ! GRACEFUL ,OX=D%IRE 
      F\RTE5?-C5TURY TYPE4 ,!RE WAS NO MOD]N >*ITECTURAL DECORATION 9 IT2 IT 
      LOOK$1 9DE$1 AS IF NONE HAD BE5 ATTEMPT$ S9CE ! ,PURITANS :ITEWA%$ ! 
      M$IEVAL SA9TS & HI/ORIES ON ! WALL4 ,IT WAS1 H[EV]1 GAILY DRESS$ UP = 
      ?IS LATT]-DAY FE/IVAL1 ) FE/OONS ( FL[]S FROM >* TO >* & GREAT 
      PIT*]S ( FL[]S /&+ AB\T ON ! FLOOR2 :ILE UND] ! WE/ W9D[ HUNG 
      TWO CROSS SCY!S1 !IR BLADES POLI%$ :ITE1 & GLEAM+ FROM \T ( ! 
      FL[]S ?AT WREA!D !M4 ,BUT ITS BE/ ORNAM5T WAS ! CR[D ( H&SOME1 
      HAPPY-LOOK+ M5 & WOM5 ?AT W]E SET D[N TO TABLE1 & :O1 ) !IR BRI<T 
      FACES & RI* HAIR OV] !IR GAY HOLIDAY RAIM5T1 LOOK$1 AS ! ,P]SIAN POET 
      PUTS IT1 LIKE A B$ ( TULIPS 9 ! SUN4 ,?\< ! *UR* WAS A SMALL ONE1 !RE 
      WAS PL5TY ( ROOM2 = A SMALL *UR* MAKES A BIGGI% H\SE2 & ON ?IS EV5+ 
      !RE WAS NO NE$ TO SET CROSS TABLES ALONG ! TRANSEPTS2 ?\< D\BTLESS !SE 
      W\LD BE WANT$ NEXT DAY1 :5 ! LE>N$ M5 ( :OM ,DICK HAS BE5 SPEAK+ 
      %\LD BE COME TO TAKE !IR MORE HUMBLE P>T 9 ! HAYMAK+4 
     
     

      ,I /OOD ON ! ?RE%OLD ) ! EXPECTANT SMILE ON MY FACE ( A MAN :O IS GO+ 
      TO TAKE P>T 9 A FE/IVITY :I* HE IS REALLY PREP>$ TO 5JOY4 ,DICK1 /&+ BY 
      ME1 WAS LOOK+ R\ND ! COMPANY ) AN AIR ( PROPRIETOR%IP 9 !M1 ,I ?\<T4 
      ,OPPOSITE ME SAT ,CL>A & ,ELL51 ) ,DICK'S PLACE OP5 BETWE5 !M3 !Y W]E 
      SMIL+1 BUT !IR BEAUTIFUL FACES W]E EA* TURN$ T[>DS ! NEI<BORS ON 
      EI!R SIDE1 :O W]E TALK+ TO !M1 & !Y DID NOT SEEM TO SEE ME4 ,I TURN$ TO 
      ,DICK1 EXPECT+ HIM TO LEAD ME =W>D1 & HE TURN$ HIS FACE TO ME2 BUT /RANGE 
      TO SAY1 ?\< IT WAS AS SMIL+ & *E]FUL AS EV]1 IT MADE NO RESPONSE TO MY 
      GLANCE - NAY1 HE SEEM$ TO TAKE NO HE$ AT ALL ( MY PRES5CE1 & ,I NOTIC$ ?AT 
      NONE ( ! COMPANY LOOK$ AT ME4 ,A PANG %OT ?R\< ME1 AS ( SOME DISA/] LONG 
      EXPECT$ & SUDD5LY REALIZ$4 ,DICK MOV$ ON A LITTLE )\T A WORD TO ME4 ,I WAS 
      NOT ?REE Y>DS FROM ! TWO WOM5 :O1 ?\< !Y HAD BE5 MY COMPANIONS = SU* 
      A %ORT TIME1 HAD REALLY1 AS ,I ?\<T1 BECOME MY FRI5DS4 ,CL>A'S FACE WAS TURN$ 
      FULL UPON ME N[1 BUT %E ALSO DID NOT SEEM TO SEE ME1 ?\< ,I KN[ ,I WAS TRY+ 
      TO CAT* H] EYE ) AN APPEAL+ LOOK4 ,I TURN$ TO ,ELL51 & %E DID 
      SEEM TO RECOGNIZE ME = AN 9/ANT2 BUT H] BRI<T FACE TURN$ SAD DIRECTLY1 & 
      %E %OOK H] HEAD ) A M\RNFUL LOOK1 & ! NEXT MOM5T ALL CONSCI\SNESS ( 
      MY PRES5CE HAD FAD$ FROM H] FACE4 
     
     

      ,I FELT LONELY & SICK AT HE>T PA/ ! P[] ( WORDS TO DESCRIBE4 ,I HUNG AB\T A 
      M9UTE LONG]1 & !N TURN$ & W5T \T ( ! POR* AGA9 & ?R\< ! 
      LIME-AV5UE 9TO ! ROAD :ILE BLACKBIRDS SANG !IR /RONGE/ FROM ! BU%ES 
      AB\T ME 9 ! HOT ,JUNE EV5+4 
     
     

      ,ONCE MORE )\T ANY CONSCI\S EF=T ( WILL ,I SET MY FACE T[>D ! OLD H\SE 
      BY ! =D1 BUT AS ,I TURN$ R\ND ! CORN] :I* L$ TO ! REMA9S ( ! 
      VILLAGE CROSS1 ,I CAME UPON A FIGURE /RANGELY CONTRA/+ ) ! JOY\S1 
      BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE ,I HAD LEFT BEH9D 9 ! *UR*4 ,IT WAS A MAN :O LOOK$ OLD1 BUT 
      :OM ,I KNEW FROM HABIT1 N[ HALF-=GOTT51 WAS REALLY NOT MU* MORE ?AN FIFTY4 
      ,HIS FACE WAS RUGG$1 & GRIM$ RA!R ?AN DIRTY2 HIS EYES DULL & BLE>$2 HIS 
      BODY B5T1 HIS CALVES ?9 & SP9DLY1 HIS FEET DRAGG+ & LIMP+4 ,HIS CLO?+ 
      WAS A MIXTURE ( DIRT & RAGS LONG OV]-FAMILI> TO ME4 ,AS ,I PASS$ HIM HE T\*$ 
      HIS HAT ) SOME REAL GOODWILL & C\RTESY1 & MU* S]VILITY4 
     
     

      ,9EXPRESSIBLY %OCK$1 ,I HURRI$ PA/ HIM & HA/5$ ALONG ! ROAD ?AT L$ TO 
      ! RIV] & ! L[] 5D ( ! VILLAGE2 BUT SUDD5LY ,I SAW AS IT W]E A BLACK 
      CL\D ROLL+ ALONG TO MEET ME1 LIKE A NI<TM>E ( MY *ILDI% DAYS2 & = A 
      :ILE ,I WAS CONSCI\S ( NO?+ ELSE ?AN BE+ 9 ! D>K1 & :E!R ,I WAS 
      WALK+1 OR SITT+1 OR LY+ D[N1 ,I C\LD NOT TELL4 
     
     

      ,I LAY 9 MY B$ 9 MY H\SE AT D+Y ,HAMM]SMI? ?9K+ AB\T IT ALL2 & TRY+ 
      TO CONSID] IF ,I WAS OV]:ELM$ ) DESPAIR AT F9D+ ,I HAD BE5 DREAM+ A 
      DREAM2 & /RANGE TO SAY1 ,I F\ND ?AT ,I WAS NOT SO DESPAIR+4 
     
     

      ,OR 9DE$ WAS IT A DREAM8 ,IF SO1 :Y WAS ,I SO CONSCI\S ALL ALONG ?AT ,I 
      WAS REALLY SEE+ ALL ?AT NEW LIFE FROM ! \TSIDE1 /ILL WRAPP$ UP 9 ! 
      PREJUDICES1 ! ANXIETIES ! DI/RU/ ( ?IS TIME ( D\BT & /RUGGLE8 
     
     

      ,ALL ALONG1 ?\< ?OSE FRI5DS W]E SO REAL TO ME1 ,I HAD BE5 FEEL+ AS IF ,I HAD 
      NO BUS9ESS AMONG !M3 AS ?\< ! TIME W\LD COME :5 !Y W\LD REJECT ME1 
      & SAY1 AS ,ELL5'S LA/ M\RNFUL LOOK SEEM$ TO SAY1 0,NO1 IT WILL NOT DO2 Y\ 
      CANNOT BE ( US2 Y\ BELONG SO 5TIRELY TO ! UNHAPP9ESS ( ! PA/ ?AT \R 
      HAPP9ESS EV5 W\LD WE>Y Y\4 ,GO BACK AGA91 N[ Y\ HAVE SE5 US1 & Y\R 
      \TW>D EYES HAVE LE>N$ ?AT 9 SPITE ( ALL ! 9FALLIBLE MAXIMS ( Y\R DAY 
      !RE IS YET A TIME ( RE/ 9 /ORE = ! WORLD1 :5 MA/]Y HAS *ANG$ 9TO 
      FELL[%IP - BUT NOT BE=E4 ,GO BACK AGA91 !N1 & :ILE Y\ LIVE Y\ WILL SEE 
      ALL R\ND Y\ PEOPLE 5GAG$ 9 MAK+ O!RS LIVE LIVES :I* >E NOT !IR [N1 
      :ILE !Y !MSELVES C>E NO?+ = !IR [N REAL LIVES - M5 :O HATE LIFE 
      ?\< !Y FE> DEA?4 ,GO BACK & BE ! HAPPI] = HAV+ SE5 US1 = HAV+ 
      ADD$ A LITTLE HOPE TO Y\R /RUGGLE4 ,GO ON LIV+ :ILE Y\ MAY1 /RIV+1 ) 
      :ATSOEV] PA9 & LABOR NE$S MU/ BE1 TO BUILD UP LITTLE BY LITTLE ! NEW DAY 
      ( FELL[%IP1 & RE/1 & HAPP9ESS40 
     
     

      ,YES1 SURELY6 & IF O!RS CAN SEE IT AS ,I HAVE SE5 IT1 !N IT MAY BE CALL$ A 
      VISION RA!R ?AN A DREAM4 
     
     

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