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,TALK ,9 ,! ,HALL ,( ,! ,H\SE ,( ,! ,FACE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,9 SOO? !Y W]E COME TO ! V]Y ,GATE ( ,BURG/EAD1 & ! GREAT GATES W]E %UT1 & ONLY A WICKET WAS OP51 & A HALF SCORE ( /\T M5 9 ALL !IR W>-GE> W]E HOLD+ W>D !REBY4  ,!Y GAVE PLACE TO ,HALL-FACE & HIS COMPANY1 ALBEIT SOME ( ! W>D]S FOLL[$ !M ?R\< ! WICKET ?AT !Y MI<T HE> ! /ORY TOLD4  

,! /REET WAS FULL ( FOLK1 BO? M5 & WOM51 TALK+ TOGE!R EAG]LY CONC]N+ ALL !SE TID+S1 & :5 !Y SAW ! M5 ( ! ,HUE-&-CRY !Y CAME ?RONG+ AB\T !M1 SO ?AT !Y MI<T SC>CE GET TO ! DOOR ( ! ,H\SE ( ! ,FACE BECAUSE ( ! PRESS2 SO ,HALL-FACE 7:O WAS A V]Y TALL MAN7 CRI$ \T3  

',GOOD PEOPLE1 ALL IS WELL6 ! RUNAWAYS >E SLA91 & ,FACE-(-GOD IS COME BACK ) US2 GIVE PLACE A LITTLE1 ?AT WE MAY COME 9TO \R H\SE4'  

,!N ! ?RONG SET UP A %\T1 & MADE WAY A LITTLE1 SO ?AT ,HALL- FACE & ,GOLD-MANE & ! O!RS C\LD GET TO ! DOOR4  ,& !Y 5T]$ 9TO ! ,HALL1 & SAW MU* FOLK !RE92 & M5 W]E SITT+ AT TABLE1 = SUPP] WAS NOT YET OV]4  ,BUT :5 !Y SAW ! NEW-COM]S !Y MO/LY ROSE UP FROM ! BO>D & /OOD SIL5T TO HE> ! TALE1 = !Y HAD BE5 TALK+ MANY TOGE!R EA* TO EA*1 SO ?AT ! ,HALL WAS FULL ( CONFUS$ NOISE4  

,SO ,HALL-FACE AGA9 CRI$ \T3  ',M5 9 ?IS HALL1 GOOD IS ! TID+S4  ,! RUNAWAYS >E SLA92 & IT WAS ,FACE-(-GOD :O SLEW !M AS HE CAME BACK SAFE FROM ! WA/E4'  

,!N !Y %\T$ = JOY1 & ! BRE?R5 & ,/ONE-FACE ) !M 7= HE HAD 5T]$ ) !M FROM ! /REET7 W5T UP ON TO ! DAIS1 :ILE ! O!RS ( ! ,HUE-&-CRY GAT !M SEATS :]E !Y MI<T AT ! 5DLONG TABLES4  

,BUT :5 ,FACE-(-GOD CAME UP ON TO ! DAIS1 !RE SAT ,IRON-FACE LOOK+ D[N ON ! ?RONG$ ,HALL ) A RUDDY *E]FUL C\NT5ANCE1 & BESIDE HIM SAT ! ,BRIDE2 = HE HAD CAUS$ H] TO BE BR\<T ?I!R :5 HE HAD HE>D ( ! TID+S ( BATTLE4  ,%E WAS DA9TILY CLAD 9 A FLAME-COLOR$ KIRTLE EMBROID]$ ) GOLD AB\T ! BOSOM & SLEEVES1 & !RE WAS A FILLET ( GOLD5 ROSES ON H] RUDDY HAIR4  ,H] EYES %ONE BRI<T & EAG]1 & ! POMMELS ( H] *EEKS W]E FLU%$ & R$ CONTR>Y TO !IR WONT4  ,NE$S MU/ ,GOLD-MANE SIT BY H]1 & :5 HE CAME CLOSE TO H] HE KNEW NOT :AT TO DO1 BUT HE PUT =? HIS H& TO H]1 YET ) A TR\BL$ C\NT5ANCE2 = HE FE>$ H] GRIEF M+L$ ) H] BEAUTY3  AS = H]1 %E WAV]$ 9 H] M9D :E!R %E %\LD =BE> TO T\* HIM OR NOT2 BUT %E SAW ?AT M5 AB\T W]E LOOK+ AT !M1 & ESPECIALLY WAS ,IRON-FACE LOOK+ ON H]3  !RE=E %E /OOD UP & TOOK ,GOLD-MANE'S H& & KISS$ HIS FACE AS %E HAD BE5 WONT TO DO1 & BY !N WAS H] FACE AS :ITE AS PAP]2 & H] ANGUI% PI]C$ HIS HE>T1 SO ?AT HE WELL-NI< GROAN$ = GRIEF ( H]4  ,BUT ,IRON-FACE LOOK$ ON H] & SAID K9DLY3  

',K9SWOMAN1 ?\ >T PALE2 ?\ HA/ FE>$ = ?Y MATE AMID ALL !SE TID+S ( W>1 & /ILL FE>E/ = HIM4  ,BUT PLUCK UP A HE>T2 = ! MAN IS A DEFT W>RIOR = ALL HIS FAIR FACE1 :I* ?\ LOVE/ AS A WOMAN %\LD1 & HIS H&S MAY YET SAVE HIS HEAD4 ,& IF HE BE SLA91 YET >E !RE O!R M5 ( ! K9DR$1 & ! E>? WILL NOT BE A DES]T TO !E EV5 !N4'  

,%E LOOK$ AT ,IRON-FACE1 & ! COLOR WAS COME BACK TO H] FACE SOME:AT1 & %E SAID3  

',IT IS TRUE2 ,I HAVE FE>$ = HIM2 = HE GOE? 9TO P]IL\S PLACES4  ,BUT = !E1 ?\ >T K9D1 & ,I ?ANK !E = IT4'  

,& !RE) %E KISS$ ,IRON-FACE & SAT D[N 9 H] PLACE1 & /ROVE TO OV]MA/] H] GRIEF1 ?AT H] FACE MI<T NOT BE *ANG$ BY IT2 = N[ W]E ?\<TS ( BATTLE1 & VALIANT HOPES >IS+ 9 M5'S HE>TS2 & IT SEEM$ TO H] TOO GRIEV\S IF %E %\LD M> ?AT FEA/ ON ! EVE ( BATTLE4  

,BUT ,IRON-FACE KISS$ & EMBRAC$ HIS SON & SAID3  ',>T ?\ LATE COME FROM ! WA/E8  ,HA/ ?\ SE5 NEW ?+S8  ,WE LOOK TO HAVE A NOTABLE TALE FROM !E2 ?\< H]E ALSO HAVE BE5 TID+S1 & IT IS NOT UNLIKE ?AT WE %ALL PRES5TLY HAVE NEW WORK ON \R H&S4'  

',FA!R1' QUO? ,FACE-(-GOD1 ',I DEEM ?AT :5 ?\ HA/ HE>D MY TALE ?\ WILT ?9K NO LESS ( IT ?AN ?AT !RE >E VALIANT FOLK TO BE HOLP51 POOR FOLK TO BE DELIV]$1 & EVIL FOLK TO BE SWEPT FROM (F ! FACE ( ! E>?4'  

',IT IS WELL1 SON1' SAID ,IRON-FACE4  ',I SEE ?AT ?Y TALE IS LONG2 LET IT ALONE = TO-NI<T4  ,TO-MORR[ %ALL WE HOLD A ,GATE-?+1 & !N %ALL WE HE> ALL ?AT ?\ HA/ TO TELL4  ,N[ EAT ?Y MEAT & DR9K A B[L ( W9E1 & COM=T ?Y TRO?-PLI<T MAID54'  

,SO ,GOLD-MANE SAT D[N BY ! ,BRIDE1 & ATE & DRANK AS HE NE$S MU/2 BUT HE WAS ILL AT EASE & HE DUR/ NOT SPEAK TO H]4  ,=1 ON ! ONE H&1 HE ?\<T CONC]N+ HIS LOVE = ! ,SUN-BEAM1 & H[ SWEET & GOOD A ?+ IT WAS ?AT %E %\LD TAKE HIM BY ! H& & LEAD HIM 9TO NOBLE DE$S & GREAT FAME1 C>ESS+ HIM SO S(TLY & SWEETLY ! :ILE2 &1 ON ! O!R H&1 !RE SAT ! ,BRIDE BESIDE HIM1 SORR[FUL & ANGRY1 BEGRUDG+ ALL ?AT SWEETNESS ( LOVE1 AS ?\< IT W]E SOME?+ F\L & UNSEEMLY2 & HEAVY ON HIM LAY ! WEI<T ( ?AT GRUDGE1 = HE WAS A MAN ( A FRI5DLY HE>T4  

,/ONE-FACE SAT \TW>D FROM HIM ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! ,BRIDE2 & HE LEAN$ ACROSS H] T[>DS ,GOLD-MANE & SAID3  

',FAIR %ALL BE ?Y TALE TO-MORR[1 IF ?\ TELLE/ US ALL ?9E ADV5TURE4  ,OR WILT ?\ TELL US LESS ?AN ALL8'  

,SAID ,FACE-(-GOD3  ',9 GOOD TIME %ALT ?\ KN[ IT ALL1 FO/]- FA!R2 BUT IT IS NOT UNLIKE ?AT BY ! TIME ?AT ?\ HA/ HE>D IT1 !RE %ALL BE SO MANY O!R ?+S TO TELL (1 ?AT MY TALE %ALL SEEM ( LITTLE ACC\NT TO !E--EV5 AS ! SAW SAI? ?AT ONE NAIL DRIVE? \T ! O!R4'  

',YEA1' SAID ,/ONE-FACE1 'BUT ONE TALE BELIKE %ALL BE KNIT UP ) ! O!RS1 AS IT F>E? ) ! FIGURES ?AT COME ONE AFT] O!R ON ! WEAV]'S CLO?2 ?\< ONE MAKE? NOT ! O!R1 YET ONE COME? ( ! O!R4'  

,SAID ,FACE-(-GOD3  ',WISE >T ?\ N[1 FO/]-FA!R1 BUT ?\ %ALT BE WIS] YET 9 ?IS MATT] BY !N A MON? HA? WORN3  & TO-MORR[ %ALT ?\ KN[ 5\< TO SET ?9E H&S A-WORK4'  

,SO ! TALK FELL BETWE5 !M2 & ! NI<T WORE1 & ! M5 ( ,BURGDALE FEA/$ 9 !IR ANCI5T HALL ) M]RY HE>TS1 LITTLE WEI<$ D[N BY ?\<T ( ! BATTLE ?AT MI<T BE & ! TR\BLE TO COME2 = !Y W]E VALOR\S & K9DLY FOLK4  

,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG4 

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