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,FOLK-,MI<T ,SPEAKE? ,) ,! ,BRIDE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,IT MU/ BE TOLD ?AT ?OSE FOOTPR9TS :I* ,FACE-(-GOD & ! ,SUN- BEAM HAD BLESS$ BETWIXT JE/ & E>NE/ HAD MORE TO DO ) !M ?AN !Y WOTT$ (4  ,= ,FOLK-MI<T1 :O HAD HAD MANY ?\<TS & LONG+S S9CE HE HAD SE5 ! ,BRIDE AGA91 ROSE UP E>LY AB\T SUNRISE1 & W5T \T-A-DOORS1 & W&]$ AB\T ! ,BURG1 LETT+ HIS EYES /RAY OV] ! GOODLY /ONE H\SES & !IR TRIM G>D5S1 YET NOT+ !M LITTLE1 S9CE ! ,BRIDE WAS NOT !RE4  

,AT LA/ HE CAME TO :]E !RE WAS AN OP5 PLACE1 /RAI<T-SID$1 LONG] ?AN IT WAS WIDE1 ) A WALL ON EA* SIDE ( IT1 OV] :I* %[$ ! BLOSSOM$ B\<S ( PE> & *]RY & PLUM-TREES3  ON EI!R H& BE=E ! WALL WAS A R[ ( GREAT L9D5S1 N[ %[+ !IR FIR/ T5D] GRE51 ESPECIALLY ON !IR L[] TWIGS1 :]E !Y W]E %ELT]$ BY ! WALL4  ,AT ! NE!R 5D ( ?IS PLACE ,FOLK- MI<T SAW A GRAY /ONE H\SE1 & HE W5T T[>DS IT BETWIXT ! L9D5S1 = IT SEEM$ RI<T GREAT1 & PRES5TLY WAS BUT A SCORE ( PACES FROM ITS DOOR1 & AS YET !RE WAS NO MAN1 C>LE OR QUE51 /IRR+ AB\T IT4  

,IT WAS A LONG L[ H\SE ) A V]Y /EEP RO(2 BUT BELIKE ! HALL WAS BUILT OV] SOME UND]CR(T1 = MANY /EPS W5T UP TO ! DOOR ON EI!R H&2 & ! DOORWAY WAS L[1 ) A /RAI<T L9TEL UND] ITS >*4  ,?IS H\SE1 LIKE ! ,H\SE ( ! ,FACE1 SEEM$ ANCI5T & SOME:AT /RANGE1 & ,FOLK-MI<T C\LD NOT *OOSE BUT TAKE NOTE ( IT4  ,! FRONT WAS ALL ( GOOD A%L> WORK1 BUT IT WAS C>V5 ALL OV]1 )\T HE$ BE+ PAID TO ! JO9TS ( ! /ONES1 9TO ONE PICTURE ( A FL[]Y MEAD[1 ) TALL TREES & BU%ES 9 IT1 & F[L P]*$ 9 ! TREES & RUNN+ ?R\< ! GRASS1 & %EEP & K9E & OX5 & HORSES FE$+ D[N ! MEAD[2 & OV] ! DOOR AT ! TOP ( ! /AIR WAS WR\<T A GREAT /E] BIGG] ?AN ALL ! O!R NEAT1 :OSE HEAD WAS TURN$ T[>D ! SUN-RIS+ & UPLIFT$ ) OP5 M\?1 AS ?\< HE W]E L[+ AL\D4  ,EXCE$+ FAIR SEEM$ ?AT H\SE TO ,FOLK-MI<T1 & AS ?\< IT W]E ! DWELL+ ( SOME GREAT K9DR$4  

,BUT HE HAD SC>CE GONE OV] IT ) HIS EYES1 & WAS JU/ AB\T TO DRAW NI<] YET TO IT1 :5 ! DOOR AT ! TOP ( ?OSE /EPS OP5$1 & A WOMAN CAME \T ( ! H\SE CLAD 9 A GRE5 KIRTLE & A G[N ( BRAZIL1 ) A GOLD5-HILT$ SWORD GIRT TO H] SIDE4  ,FOLK- MI<T SAW AT ONCE ?AT IT WAS ! ,BRIDE1 & DREW ABACK BEH9D ONE ( ! TREES SO ?AT %E MI<T NOT SEE HIM1 IF %E HAD NOT ALREADY SE5 HIM1 AS IT SEEM$ NOT ?AT %E HAD1 = %E /AY$ BUT = A MOM5T ON ! TOP ( ! /AIR1 LOOK+ \T D[N ! TREE-R[S1 & !N CAME D[N ! /AIR & W5T SOB]LY ALONG ! ROAD1 PASS+ SO CLOSE TO ,FOLK-MI<T ?AT HE C\LD SEE ! FA%ION ( H] BEAUTY CLOSELY1 AS ONE LOOKS 9TO ! WORK ( SOME DEFTE/ >TIFIC]4  ,!N IT CAME SUDD5LY 9TO HIS HEAD ?AT HE W\LD FOLL[ H] & SEE :I!R %E WAS W5D+4  ',AT LEA/1' SAID HE TO HIMSELF1 'IF ,I COME NOT TO SPEE* ) H]1 ,I %ALL BE NI< UNTO H]1 & %ALL SEE SOME:AT ( H] BEAUTY4'  

,SO HE CAME \T QUIETLY FROM BEH9D ! TREE1 & FOLL[$ H] S(TLY2 & HE WAS CLAD 9 NO G>M5T SAVE HIS KIRTLE1 & B>E NO WEAPONS TO CLA% & J+LE1 ?\< HE HAD HIS HELM ON HIS HEAD = LACK ( A S(T] HAT4  ,HE KEPT H] WELL 9 SI<T1 & %E W5T /RAI<T ONW>D & LOOK$ NOT BACK4  ,%E W5T BY ! WAY :]EAS HE HAD COME1 TILL !Y W]E 9 ! MA9 /REET1 :]E9 AS YET WAS NO ONE AFOOT2 %E MADE H] WAY TO ! ,BRIDGE1 & PASS$ OV] IT 9TO ! MEAD[S2 BUT :5 %E HAD GONE BUT A FEW /EPS1 %E /AY$ A LITTLE & LOOK$ ON ! GR\ND1 & AS %E DID SO TURN$ A LITTLE T[>D ,FOLK-MI<T1 :O HAD DRAWN BACK 9TO ! LA/ ( ! REFUGES OV] ! UP-/REAM BUTTRESSES4  ,HE SAW ?AT !RE WAS A HALF-SMILE ON H] FACE1 BUT HE C\LD NOT TELL :E!R %E W]E GLAD OR SORRY4  ,A LI<T W9D WAS BEG9N+ TO BL[1 ?AT /IRR$ H] RAIM5T & RAIS$ A LOCK ( HAIR ?AT HAD /RAY$ FROM ! GOLD5 FILLET R\ND AB\T H] HEAD1 & %E LOOK$ MO/ M>VEL\S FAIR4  

,N[ %E LOOK$ ALONG ! GRASS ?AT GLITT]$ UND] ! BEAMS ( ! NEWLY-RIS5 SUN1 & NOT$ BELIKE H[ HEAVY ! DEW LAY ON IT2 & ! GRASS WAS HI< ALREADY1 = ! SPR+ HAD BE5 HOT1 & HAYSEL W\LD BE E>LY 9 ! ,DALE4  ,SO %E PUT (F H] %OES1 ?AT W]E ( DE]SK9 & BROID]$ ) GOLD5 ?READS1 & TURN$ SOME:AT FROM ! WAY1 & HUNG !M UP AMID ! NEW GRE5 LEAVES ( A HAW?ORN BU% ?AT /OOD NE>BY1 & SO W5T ?W>T ! MEAD[ SOME:AT EA/W>D /RAI<T FROM ?AT BU%1 & H] FEET %ONE \T LIKE PE>LS AMID ! DEEP GRE5 GRASS4  

,FOLK-MI<T FOLL[$ PRES5TLY1 & %E /AY$ NOT AGA91 NOR TURN$1 NOR BEHELD HIM2 HE RECK$ NOT IF %E HAD1 = !N W\LD HE HAVE COME UP ) H] & HAIL$ H]1 & HE KNEW ?AT %E WAS NO FOOLI% MAID5 TO />T AT ! SI<T ( A MAN :O WAS ! FRI5D ( H] ,FOLK4  

,SO !Y W5T !IR WAYS TILL %E CAME TO ! /R& ( ! WAT]- MEAD[ BROOK A=ESAID1 & %E W5T ?R\< ! LITTLE RIPPLES ( ! %ALL[ )\T /AY+1 & ON ?R\< ! TALL DEEP GRASS ( ! MEAD[ BEYOND1 TO :]E !Y MET ! BROOK AGA92 = IT SWEPT R\ND ! MEAD[ 9 A WIDE CURVE1 & TURN$ BACK T[>D ITSELF2 SO IT WAS SOME HALF FURLONG OV] FROM WAT] TO WAT]4  

,%E /OOD A :ILE ON ! BR9K ( ! BROOK H]E1 :I* WAS BRIM-FULL & NI< RUNN+ 9TO ! GRASS1 BECAUSE !RE WAS A DAM JU/ BEL[ ! PLACE2 & ,FOLK-MI<T DREW NI<] TO H] UND] COV] ( ! ?ORN-BU%ES1 & LOOK$ AT ! PLACE AB\T H] & BEYOND H]4  ,! MEAD[ BEYOND /REAM WAS V]Y FAIR & FL[]Y1 BUT NOT RI<T GREAT2 = IT WAS B\ND$ BY A GROVE ( ANCI5T *E/NUT TREES1 ?AT W5T ON & ON T[>D ! S\!RN CLIFFS ( ! ,DALE3  9 FRONT ( ! *E/NUT WOOD /OOD A BROK5 R[ ( BLACK-?ORN BU%ES1 N[ GR[+ GRE5 & LOS+ !IR BLOSSOM1 & HE C\LD SEE BETWIXT !M ?AT !RE WAS A GRASSY BANK RUNN+ ALONG1 AS IF !RE HAD ONCE BE5 A TURF-WALL & DIT* R\ND AB\T ! *E/NUT TREES4  ,= 9DE$ ?IS WAS ! OLD PLACE ( TRY/ BETWE5 ,GOLD-MANE & ! ,BRIDE1 :]E( ! TALE HA? TOLD BE=E4  

,! ,BRIDE /AY$ SC>CE LONG] ?AN GAVE HIM TIME TO NOTE ALL ?IS2 BUT HE DEEM$ ?AT %E WAS WEEP+1 ?\< HE C\LD NOT RI<TLY SEE H] FACE2 = H] %\LD]S HEAV$1 & %E HUNG H] FACE AD[N & PUT UP H] H&S TO IT4  ,BUT N[ %E W5T A LITTLE HI<] UP ! /REAM1 :]E ! WAT] WAS %ALL[]1 & WAD$ ! /REAM & W5T UP OV] ! MEAD[1 /ILL WEEP+1 AS HE DEEM$1 & W5T BETWE5 ! BLACK-?ORN BU%ES1 & SAT H] D[N ON ! GRASSY BANK ) H] BACK TO ! *E/NUT TREES4  

,FOLK-MI<T WAS A%AM$ TO HAVE SE5 H] WEEP+1 & WAS HALF-M9D$ TO TURN HIM BACK AGA9 AT ONCE2 BUT LOVE CON/RA9$ HIM1 & HE SAID TO HIMSELF1 ',:]E %ALL ,I SEE H] AGA9 PRIVILY IF ,I PASS BY ?IS TIME & PLACE8'  ,SO HE WAIT$ A LITTLE TILL HE DEEM$ %E MI<T HAVE MA/]$ ! PASSION ( TE>S1 & !N CAME =? FROM HIS BU%1 & W5T D[N TO ! WAT] & CROSS$ IT1 & W5T QUIETLY OV] ! MEAD[ /RAI<T T[>DS H]4  ,BUT HE WAS NOT HALF-WAY ACROSS1 :5 %E LIFT$ UP H] FACE FROM BETWE5 H] H&S & BEHELD ! MAN COM+4  ,%E NEI!R />T$ NOR ROSE UP2 BUT /RAI<T5$ H]SELF AS %E SAT1 & LOOK$ RI<T 9TO ,FOLK-MI<T'S EYES AS HE DREW NE>1 ?\< ! TE>S W]E NOT DRY ON H] *EEKS4  

,N[ HE /OOD BE=E H]1 & SAID3  ',HAIL TO ! ,DAU<T] ( A MI<TY ,H\SE6  ,MAY/ ?\ LIVE HAPPY6'  

,%E ANSW]$3  ',HAIL TO !E ALSO1 ,GUE/ ( \R ,FOLK6  ,HA/ ?\ BE5 W&]+ AB\T \R MEAD[S1 & HAPP5$ ON ME P]*ANCE8'  

',NAY1' HE SAID2 ',I SAW !E COME =? FROM ! ,H\SE ( ! ,/E]1 & ,I FOLL[$ !E HI!R4'  

,%E R$D5$ A LITTLE1 & KNIT H] BR[1 & SAID3  

',?\ WILT HAVE SOME?+ TO SAY TO ME8'  

',I HAVE MU* TO SAY TO !E1' HE SAID2 'YET IT WAS SWEET TO ME TO BEHOLD !E1 EV5 IF ,I MI<T NOT SPEAK ) !E4'  

,%E LOOK$ ON HIM ) H] DEEP SIMPLE EYES1 & NEI!R R$D5$ AGA91 NOR SEEM$ WRO?2 !N %E SAID3  

',SPEAK :AT ?\ HA/ 9 ?9E HE>T1 & ,I WILL HE>K5 )\T ANG] :ATSOEV] IT MAY BE2 EV5 IF ?\ HA/ BUT TO TELL ME ( ! PASS+ FOLLY ( A MI<TY MAN1 :I* 9 A MON? OR TWO HE WILL NOT REMEMB] = SORR[ OR = JOY4  ,SIT H]E BESIDE ME1 & TELL ME ?Y ?\<T4'  

,SO HE SAT HIM AD[N & SAID3  ',YEA1 ,I HAVE MU* TO SAY TO !E1 BUT IT IS H>D TO ME TO SAY IT4  ,BUT ?IS ,I WILL SAY3  TO-DAY & YE/]DAY MAKE ! ?IRD TIME ,I HAVE SE5 !E4  ,! FIR/ TIME ?\ W]T HAPPY & CALM1 & NO %AD[ ( TR\BLE WAS ON !E2 ! SECOND TIME ?9E HAPPY DAYS W]E WAN+1 ?\< ?\ SC>CE KNEWE/ IT2 BUT TO-DAY & YE/]DAY ?\ >T CON/RA9$ BY ! BONDS ( GRIEF1 & W\LDE/ LOOS5 !M IF ?\ MI<TE/4'  

,%E SAID3  ',:AT MEANE/ ?\8  ,H[ KN[E/ ?\ ?IS8  ,H[ MAY A /RANG] P>TAKE 9 MY JOY & MY SORR[8'  

,HE SAID3  ',AS = YE/]DAY1 ALL ! PEOPLE MI<T SEE ?Y GRIEF & KN[ IT4  ,BUT :5 ,I BEHELD !E ! FIR/ TIME1 ,I SAW !E ?AT ?\ W]T MORE FAIR & LOVELY ?AN ALL O!R WOM52 & :5 ,I WAS AWAY FROM !E1 ! ?\<T ( !E & ?9E IMAGE W]E ) ME1 & ,I MI<T NOT PUT !M AWAY2 & (T AT SU* & SU* A TIME ,I WOND]$ & SAID TO MYSELF1 :AT IS %E DO+ N[8 ?\< GOD WOT ,I WAS DEAL+ ) TANGLES & TR\BLES & R\< DE$S 5\<4  ,BUT ! SECOND TIME ,I BEHELD !E1 :5 ,I HAD LOOK$ TO HAVE GREAT JOY 9 ! SI<T ( !E1 MY HE>T WAS SMITT5 ) A PANG ( GRIEF2 = ,I SAW !E HANG+ ON ! WORDS & ! LOOKS ( ANO!R MAN1 :O WAS LI<T-M9D$ T[>D !E1 & ?AT ?\ W]T TR\BL$ ) ! ANGUI% ( D\BT & FE>4  ,& HE KNEW IT NOT1 NOR SAW IT1 ?\< ,I SAW IT4'  

,H] FACE GREW TR\BL$1 & ! TE>FUL PASSION /IRR$ )9 H]4 ,BUT %E HELD IT ABACK1 & SAID1 AS ANYONE MI<T HAVE SAID IT3  

',H[ W]T ?\ 9 ! ,DALE1 MI<TY MAN8  ,WE SAW !E NOT4'  

,HE SAID3  ',I CAME HI!R HIDD5 9 O!R SEMBLANCE ?AN M9E [N4 ,BUT M$DLE NOT !RE)2 IT AVAILE? NAU<T4  ,LET ME SAY ?IS1 & DO ?\ HE>K5 TO IT4  ,I SAW !E YE/]DAY 9 ! /REET1 & ?\ W]T AS ! <O/ ( ?9E OLD GLADNESS2 AL?\< BELIKE ?\ HA/ /RIV5 ) SORR[2 = ,I SEE !E ) A SWORD BY ?Y SIDE1 & WE HAVE BE5 TOLD ?AT ?\1 ,O FAIRE/ ( WOM51 HA/ GIV5 ?YSELF TO ! ,W>RIOR TO BE HIS DAMSEL4'  

',YEA1' %E SAID1 '?AT IS SOO?4'  

,HE W5T ON3  ',BUT ! FACE :I* ?\ BE>$/ YE/]DAY AGA9/ ?Y WILL1 AMID ALL ! PEOPLE1 ?AT WAS BECAUSE ?\ HAD/ SE5 MY SI/] ! ,SUN-BEAM = ! FIR/ TIME1 & ,FACE-(-GOD ) H]1 H& CL++ TO H&1 LIP LONG+ = LIP1 DESIRE UNSATISFI$1 BUT GLAD ) ALL HOPE4'  

,%E LAID H& UPON H& 9 ! LAP ( H] G[N1 & LOOK$ D[N1 & H] VOICE TREMBL$ AS %E SAID3  

',DO? IT AVAIL TO TALK ( ?IS8'  

,HE SAID3  ',I KN[ NOT3  IT MAY AVAIL2 = ,I AM GRIEV$1 & %ALL BE :IL/ ?\ >T GRIEV$2 & IT IS MY WONT TO /RIVE ) MY GRIEFS TILL ,I AM5D !M4'  

,%E TURN$ TO HIM ) K9D EYES & SAID3  

',O MI<TY MAN1 CAN/ ?\ CLE> AWAY ! TANGLE :I* BESETTE? ! S\L ( H] :OSE HOPE HA? BEWRAY$ H]8  ,CAN/ ?\ MAKE HOPE GR[ UP 9 H] HE>T8  ,FRI5D1 ,I WILL TELL !E ?AT :5 ,I W$1 ,I %ALL W$ = ! SAKE ( ! K9DR$1 HOP+ = NO JOY !RE94  ,YEA1 OR IF BY SOME *ANCE ! DESIRE ( MAN CAME AGA9 9TO MY HE>T1 ,I %\LD /RIVE ) IT TO RID MYSELF ( IT1 = ,I %\LD KN[ ( IT ?AT IT WAS BUT A WA/+ FOLLY1 ?AT %\LD BUT BEGUILE ME1 & W\ND ME1 & DEP>T1 LEAV+ ME EMPTY ( JOY & HE$LESS ( LIFE4'  

,HE %OOK HIS HEAD & SAID3  ',EV5 SO ?\ DEEME/ N[2 BUT ONE DAY IT %ALL BE O!RWISE4  ,OR DO/ ?\ LOVE ?Y SORR[8  ,I TELL !E1 AS IT WE>S !E & WE>S !E1 ?\ %ALT HATE IT1 & /RIVE TO %AKE IT (F4'  

',NAY1 NAY1' %E SAID2 ',I LOVE IT NOT2 = NOT ONLY IT GRIEVE? ME1 BUT ALSO IT BEATE? ME D[N & BELITTLE? ME4'  

',GOOD IS ?AT1' SAID HE4  ',I KN[ H[ /RONG ?9E HE>T IS4  ,N[1 WILT ?\ TAKE M9E H&1 :I* IS V]ILY ! H& ( ?Y FRI5D1 & REMEMB] :AT ,I HAVE TOLD !E ( MY GRIEF :I* CANNOT BE SUND]$ FROM ?9E8  ,%ALL WE NOT TALK MORE CONC]N+ ?IS8  ,= SURELY ,I %ALL SOON SEE !E AGA91 & (T52 S9CE ! ,W>RIOR1 :O LOVE? ME BELIKE1 LEADE? !E 9TO FELL[%IP ) ME4  ,YEA1 ,I TELL !E1 ,O FRI5D1 ?AT 9 ?AT FELL[%IP %ALT ?\ F9D BO? ! SE$ ( HOPE1 & ! SUN ( DESIRE ?AT %ALL QUICK5 IT4'  

,!RE) HE >OSE & /OOD BE=E H]1 & HELD \T TO H] HIS H& ALL H>D5$ ) ! SWORD-HILT1 & %E TOOK IT1 & /OOD UP FAC+ HIM1 & SAID3  

',?IS MU* WILL ,I TELL !E1 ,O FRI5D2 ?AT :AT ,I HAVE SAID TO !E ?IS H\R1 ,I ?\<T NOT TO HAVE SAID TO ANY MAN2 OR TO TALK ) A MAN ( ! GRIEF ?AT WE>E? ME1 OR TO SUFF] HIM TO SEE MY TE>S2 & M>VEL\S ,I DEEM IT ( !E1 = ALL ?Y MI<T1 ?AT ?\ HA/ DRAWN ?IS SPEE* FROM \T ( ME1 & LEFT ME NEI!R ANGRY NOR A%AM$1 9 SPITE ( !SE TE>S2 & ?\ :OM ,I HAVE KN[N NOT1 ?\< ?\ KNEWE/ ME6  

',BUT N[ IT W]E BE/ ?AT ?\ DEP>T1 & GET !E HOME TO ! ,H\SE ( ! ,FACE1 :]E ,I WAS ONCE SO FREQU5T2 = ,I WOT ?AT ?\ HA/ MU* TO DO2 & AS ?\ SAYE/1 IT WILL BE 9 W>F>E ?AT ,I %ALL SEE !E4  ,N[ ,I ?ANK !E = ?Y WORDS & ! ?\<T ?\ HA/ HAD ( ME1 & ! PA9 :I* ?\ HA/ TAK5 TO HEAL MY HURT3 ,I ?ANK !E1 ,I ?ANK !E1 = AS GRIEV\S AS IT IS TO %[ ONE'S HURTS EV5 TO A FRI5D4'  

,HE SAID3  ',O ,BRIDE1 ,I ?ANK !E = HE>K5+ TO MY TALE2 & ONE DAY %ALL ,I ?ANK !E MU* MORE4  ,MAYE/ ?\ F>E WELL 9 ! ,FIELD & AMID ! ,FOLK6'  

,!RE) HE KISS$ H] H&1 & TURN$ AWAY1 & W5T ACROSS ! MEAD[ & ! /REAM1 GLAD AT HE>T & BLI! ) EV]YONE2 = K9DNESS GREW 9 HIM AS GLADNESS GREW4  

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