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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,9 ! GRAY ( ! MORN+ WAS ,OTT] AFOOT ) ! WAT*]S1 & PRES5TLY HE GOT ON HIS HORSE & PE]$ OV] ! PLA91 BUT ! MI/ YET HUNG L[ ON IT1 SO ?AT HE MI<T SEE NAU<T = A :ILE2 BUT AT LA/ HE SEEM$ TO NOTE SOME?+ COM+ T[>D ! HO/ FROM ! UPP] WAT] ABOVE ! =D1 SO HE RODE =W>D TO MEET IT1 & LO1 IT WAS A LAD ( FIFTE5 W9T]S1 NAK$ SAVE HIS BREE*ES1 & WET FROM ! RIV]2 & ,OTT] DREW RE91 & ! LAD SAID TO HIM3  0,>T ?\ ! ,W>DUKE80  0,YEA10 SAID ,OTT]4  

,SAID ! LAD1 0,I AM ,ALI1 ! SON ( ,GRAY1 & ! ,HALL-,SUN HA? S5T ME TO !E ) ?IS WORD3  ',>E YE COM+8  ,IS ,?IODOLF AT H&8 ,= ,I HAVE SE5 ! ,RO(-RIDGE R$ 9 ! SUNLI<T AS IF IT W]E PA9T$ ) C9NAB>4'0  

,SAID ,OTT]1 0,>T ?\ GO+ BACK TO ,WOLF/EAD1 SON80  

0,YEA1 AT ONCE1 MY FA!R10 SAID ,ALI4  

0,!N TELL H]10 SAID ,OTT]1 0?AT ,?IODOLF IS AT H&1 & :5 HE COME? WE %ALL BO? TOGE!R FALL UPON ! ,ROMANS EI!R 9 CROSS+ ! =D OR 9 ! ,WOLF+ MEAD[2 BUT TELL H] ALSO ?AT ,I AM NOT /RONG 5\< TO H9D] ! ,ROMANS FROM CROSS+40  

0,FA!R10 SAID ,ALI1 0! ,HALL-,SUN SAI?3  ,?\ >T WISE 9 W>2 N[ TELL US1 %ALL WE HOLD ! ,HALL AGA9/ ! ,ROMANS ?AT YE MAY F9D US !RE8  ,= WE HAVE DISCOMFIT$ !IR VANGU>D ALREADY1 & WE HAVE FOLK :O CAN FI<T2 BUT BELIKE ! MA9 BATTLE ( ! ,ROMANS %ALL GET ! UPP] H& ( US ]E YE COME TO \R HELP+3  BELIKE IT W]E BETT] TO LEAVE ! HALL1 & LET ! WOOD COV] US40  

0,N[ IS ?IS WELL ASK$10 SAID ,OTT]2 0GET !E BACK1 MY SON1 & BID ! ,HALL-,SUN TRU/ NOT TO W>D+ ( ! ,HALL1 = ! ,ROMANS >E A MI<TY HO/3  & ?IS DAY1 EV5 :5 ,?IODOLF COME? HI!R1 %ALL BE H>D = ! ,GO?FOLK3  LET H] HA/5 LE/ !SE ?IEVES COME UPON H] HA/ILY2 LET H] TAKE ! ,HALL-,SUN H] NAMESAKE1 & ! OLD M5 & *ILDR5 & ! WOM51 & LET ?OSE FI<T+ FOLK %E HA? BE A GU>D TO ALL ?IS 9 ! WOOD4  ,& HE>K5 MOREOV]2 IT WILL1 MAYBE1 BE SIX H\RS ]E ,?IODOLF COME?2 TELL H] ,I WILL CA/ ! DICE = LIFE OR DEA?1 & /IR UP !SE ,ROMANS N[ AT ONCE1 ?AT !Y MAY HAVE O!R ?+S TO ?9K ( ?AN BURN+ OLD M5 & WOM5 & *ILDR5 9 !IR DWELL+S2 ?US MAY %E REA* ! WOOD UNH9D]$4  ,HA/ ?\ ALL ?IS 9 ?9E HEAD8  ,!N GO ?Y WAYS40  

,BUT ! LAD L+]$1 & HE R$D5$ & LOOK$ ON ! GR\ND & !N HE SAID3  0,MY FA!R1 ,I SWAM ! DEEPS1 & :5 ,I REA*$ ?IS BANK1 ,I CREPT ALONG BY ! MI/ & ! RE$S T[>D :]E ! ,ROMANS >E1 & ,I CAME NE> TO !M1 & NOT$ :AT !Y W]E DO+2 & ,I TELL !E ?AT !Y >E ALREADY /IRR+ TO TAKE ! WAT] AT ! =D4  ,N[ !N DO :AT ?\ WILT40  

,!RE) HE TURN$ AB\T1 & W5T HIS WAY AT ONCE1 RUNN+ LIKE A COLT :I* HAS NEV] FELT HALT] OR BIT4  

,BUT ,OTT] RODE BACK HA/ILY & R\S$ C]TA9 M5 9 :OM HE TRU/$1 & BID !M R\SE ! CAPTA9S & ALL ! HO/ & BID M5 GET TO HORSE SPE$ILY & ) AS LITTLE NOISE AS MI<T BE4  ,SO DID !Y1 & !RE WAS LITTLE DELAY1 = M5 W]E SLEEP+ ) ONE EYE OP51 AS FOLK SAY1 & MANY W]E ALREADY A/IR4  ,SO 9 A LITTLE :ILE !Y W]E ALL 9 ! SADDLE1 & ! MI/ YET /RET*$ L[ OV] ! MEAD[2 = ! MORN+ WAS COOL & )\T W9D4  ,!N ,OTT] BADE ! WORD BE C>RI$ D[N ! RANKS ?AT !Y %\LD RIDE AS QUIETLY AS MAY BE & F>E ?R\< ! MI/ TO DO ! ,ROMANS SOME HURT1 BUT 9 N[ISE TO GET 5TANGL$ 9 !IR RANKS1 & ALL M5 TO HE$ WELL ! SIGNAL ( TURN+ & DRAW+ ABACK2 & !RE) !Y RODE (F D[N ! MEAD[ L$ BY M5 :O C\LD HAVE L$ !M ?R\< ! D>K NI<T4  

,BUT = ! ,ROMANS1 !Y W]E 9DE$ GETT+ READY TO CROSS ! =D :5 ! MI/ %\LD HAVE RIS52 & ON ! BANK IT WAS ?9N+ ALREADY & MELT+ AWAY2 = A LITTLE AIR ( W9D WAS BEG9N+ TO BREA! FROM ! NOR?-EA/ & ! SUNRISE1 :I* WAS JU/ AT H&2 & ! BANK1 MOREOV]1 WAS /ONI] & HI<] ?AN ! MEAD['S FACE1 :I* FELL AWAY FROM IT AS A %ALL[ DI% FROM ITS RIM3 !REON YET LAY ! MI/ LIKE A :ITE WALL4  

,SO ! ,ROMANS & !IR FRI5DS ! DA/>DS ( ! ,GO?S HAD WELL NI< GOT ALL READY1 & HAD DRIV5 /AKES 9TO ! WAT] FROM BANK TO BANK TO M>K \T ! SAFE =D1 & SOME ( !IR LI<T->M$ & MO/ ( !IR ,GO?S W]E BY N[ 9 ! WAT] OR UP ON ! ,WOLF+ MEAD[ ) ! MORE P>T ( !IR BAGGAGE & WA9S2 & ! RE/ ( ! HO/ WAS DRAWN UP 9 GOOD ORD]1 B& BY B&1 WAIT+ ! WORD TO TAKE ! WAT]1 & ! CAPTA9 WAS /&+ NI< TO ! RIV] BANK BESIDE !IR ,GOD ! *IEF BANN] ( ! ,HO/4  

,( A SUDD5 ONE ( ! DA/>DS ( ! ,GO?S :O WAS CLOSE TO ! ,CAPTA9 CRI$ \T ?AT HE HE>D HORSE COM+2 BUT BECAUSE HE SPAKE 9 ! ,GO?IC TONGUE1 FEW HE$$2 BUT EV5 !RE) AN OLD LEAD] ( A HUNDR$ CRI$ \T ! SAME TID+S 9 ! ,ROMAN TONGUE1 & ALL M5 FELL TO H&L+ !IR WEAPONS2 BUT BE=E !Y C\LD FACE DULY T[>D ! MEAD[1 CAME RU%+ FROM \T ( ! MI/ A /ORM ( %AFTS ?AT SMOTE MANY M51 & !RE)AL BUR/ =? ! S\ND ( ! ,M>KM5'S W>-HORN1 LIKE ! RO>+ ( A HUNDR$ BULLS M+L$ ) ! ?UND] ( HORSES AT ! GALLOP2 & !N D>K OV] ! WALL ( MI/ %[$ ! CRE/S ( ! RID]S ( ! ,M>K1 ?\< SC>CE W]E !IR HORSES SE5 TILL !IR :OLE W>-RANK CAME D>K & GLITT]+ 9TO ! SPACE ( ! RIS+-GR\ND :]E ! MI/ WAS BUT A HAZE N[1 & N[ AT LA/ SMITT5 A?W>T BY ! L[ SUN JU/ >IS54  

,!RE) CAME ANO!R /ORM ( %AFTS1 :]E9 JAVEL9S & SPE>S CA/ BY ! H& W]E M+L$ ) ! >R[S3  BUT ! ,ROMAN RANKS HAD FAC$ ! MEAD[ & ! /ORM :I* IT YIELD$1 SWIFTLY & /EADILY1 & !Y /OOD FA/ & ?REW !IR SPE>S1 ALBEIT NOT ) SU* GOOD AIM AS MI<T HAVE BE51 BECAUSE ( !IR HA/E1 SO ?AT FEW W]E SLA9 BY !M4  ,& ! ,ROMAN ,CAPTA9 /ILL LOA! TO FI<T ) ! ,GO?S 9 E>NE/ = NO REW>D1 & /ILL MORE & MORE BELIEV+ ?AT ?IS WAS ! ONLY B& ( !M ?AT HE HAD TO LOOK TO1 BADE ?OSE :O W]E NI<E/ ! =D NOT TO T>RY = ! ONSET ( A FEW WILD RID]S1 BUT TO GO !IR WAYS 9TO ! WAT]2 ELSE BY A SUDD5 ONRU% MI<T ! ,ROMANS HAVE 5TANGL$ ,OTT]'S B& 9 !IR RANKS1 & SO DE/ROY$ ALL4  ,AS IT WAS ! HORSEM5 FELL NOT ON ! ,ROMAN RANKS FULL 9 FACE1 BUT PASS+ LIKE A /ORM A?W>T ! RANKS TO ! RI<T1 FELL ON !RE :]E !Y W]E 9 ?9NE/ >RAY 7= !Y W]E GA!R$ TO ! =D AS A=ESAID71 & SLEW SOME & DRAVE SOME 9TO ! DEEPS & TR\BL$ ! :OLE ,ROMAN HO/4  

,SO N[ ! ,ROMAN ,CAPTA9 WAS =C$ TO TAKE NEW ORD]1 & GA!R ALL HIS M5 TOGE!R1 & >RAY HIS M5 = A H>D FI<T2 & BY N[ ! MI/ WAS ROLL+ (F FROM ! FACE ( ! :OLE MEAD[ & ! SUN WAS BRI<T & HOT4  ,HIS M5 S]RI$ !IR RANKS1 & ! FRONT RANK CA/ !IR SPE>S1 & SLEW BO? M5 & HORSES ( ! ,GO?S AS ?OSE RODE ALONG !IR FRONT CA/+ !IR JAVEL9S1 & %OOT+ H]E & !RE FROM BEH9D !IR HORSES IF OCCASION S]V$1 OR MAK+ A %IFT TO S5D AN >R[ EV5 AS !Y SAT A-HORSEBACK2 !N ! SECOND RANK ( ! ,ROMANS W\LD TAKE ! PLACE ( ! FIR/1 & CA/ 9 !IR TURN1 & !Y :O HAD TAK5 ! WAT] TURN$ BACK & TOOK !IR PLACE BEH9D ! O!RS1 & MANY ( ! LI<T->M$ CAME ) !M1 & ALL ! MASS ( !M FL[$ =W>D TOGE!R1 LOOK+ AS IF IT MI<T NEV] BE BROK54  ,BUT ,OTT] W\LD NOT ABIDE ! %OCK1 S9CE HE HAD LO/ M5 & HORSES1 & HAD NO M9D TO BE CAU<T 9 ! SWEEP ( !IR NET2 SO HE MADE ! SIGN1 & HIS ,COMPANY DREW (F TO RI<T & LEFT1 YET KEEP+ )9 B[-%OT1 SO ?AT ! B[M5 /ILL LOOS$ AT ! ,ROMANS4  

,BUT !Y = !IR P>T MI<T NOT FOLL[ AFOOT M5 ON UNTIR$ HORSES1 & !IR [N HORSE WAS ON ! WE/ SIDE ) ! BAGGAGE1 & HAD IT BE5 !RE W\LD HAVE BE5 BUT ( LITTLE AVAIL1 AS ! ,ROMAN ,CAPTA9 KNEW4  ,SO !Y /OOD A:ILE MAK+ GRIM C\NT5ANCE1 & !N SL[LY DREW BACK TO ! =D UND] COV] ( !IR LI<T->M$ :O %OT AT ! ,GO?S AS !Y RODE =W>D1 BUT ABODE NOT !IR %OCK4  

,BUT ,OTT] & HIS FOLK FOLL[$ AFT] ! ,ROMANS AGA91 & AGA9 DID !M SOME HURT1 & AT LA/ DREW SO NI<1 ?AT ONCE MORE ! ,ROMANS /ORM$ =?1 & ONCE MORE SMOTE A /ROKE 9 ! AIR2 NOR EV5 SO W\LD ! ,M>KM5 CEASE TO M$DLE ) !M1 ?\< NEV] W\LD ,OTT] SUFF] HIS M5 TO BE M+L$ ) !M4  ,AT ! LA/ ! ,ROMANS1 SEE+ ?AT ,OTT] W\LD NOT WALK 9TO ! OP5 TRAP1 & GR[+ WE>Y ( ?IS BICK]+1 BEGAN TO TAKE ! WAT] LITTLE BY LITTLE1 :ILE A /RONG ,COMPANY KEPT FACE TO ! ,M>KM52 & N[ ,OTT] SAW ?AT !Y W\LD NOT BE H9D]$ ANY LONG]1 & HE HAD LO/ MANY M51 & EV5 N[ FE>$ LE/ HE %\LD BE CAU<T 9 ! TRAP1 & SO LOSE ALL4  ,& ON ! O!R H& IT WAS HI< NOON BY N[1 SO ?AT HE HAD GIV5 RESPITE TO ! /AY-AT-HOMES ( ! ,WOLF+S1 SO ?AT !Y MI<T GET !M 9TO ! WOOD4  ,SO HE DREW \T ( B[%OT & BADE HIS M5 BREA! !IR HORSES & RE/ !MSELVES & EAT SOME?+2 & !Y DID SO GLADLY1 S9CE !Y SAW ?AT !Y MI<T NOT FALL UPON ! ,ROMANS TO LIVE & DIE = IT UNTIL ,?IODOLF WAS COME1 OR UNTIL !Y KNEW ?AT HE WAS NOT COM+4  ,BUT ! ,ROMANS CROSS$ ! =D 9 GOOD E>NE/ & W]E SOON ALL GA!R$ TOGE!R ON ! WE/]N BANK MAK+ !M READY = ! M>* TO ,WOLF/EAD4  ,& IT MU/ BE TOLD ?AT ! ,ROMAN ,CAPTA9 WAS ! MORE DELIB]ATE AB\T ?IS BECAUSE AFT] ! OV]?R[ ( HIS LI<T->M$ !RE ! MORN+ BE=E1 HE ?\<T ?AT ! ,RO( WAS HELD BY W>RIORS ( ! K9DR$S1 & NOT BY A FEW OLD M51 & WOM51 & LADS4  ,!RE=E HE HAD NO FE> ( !IR ESCAP+ HIM4  ,MOREOV] IT WAS ?IS IMAG9ATION ( HIS1 TO WIT ?AT A /RONG B& ( W>RIORS WAS HOLD+ ,WOLF-/EAD1 ?AT MADE HIM DEEM !RE W]E NO MORE WOR? ?9K+ AB\T ( ! W>RIORS ( ! ,M>K SAVE ,OTT]'S ,COMPANY & ! M5 9 ! ,HALL ( ! ,WOLF+S4  

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