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,FOLK-,MI<T ,SEE? ,! ,BRIDE ,& ,SPEAKE? ,) ,H] 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,N[ TELLS ! TALE ( ,FOLK-MI<T1 ?AT HE W5T HIS WAYS FROM ! ,HALL TO ! H\SE :]E ! ,BRIDE LAY2 & ! SWA9 :O HAD BR\<T ! MESSAGE W5T ALONG ) HIM1 & HE WAS PR\D ( WALK+ BESIDE SO MI<TY A W>RIOR1 & HE TALK$ TO ,FOLK-MI<T AS !Y W5T2 & ! S\ND ( HIS VOICE WAS IRKSOME TO ! *IEFTA91 BUT HE MADE AS ?\< HE HE>K5$4  ,YET :5 !Y CAME TO ! DOOR ( ! H\SE1 :I* WAS JU/ \T ( ! ,PLACE ON ! ,S\!RN ROAD 7= !REBY HAD ! ,BRIDE FALL5 TO E>?71 HE C\LD )HOLD HIS GRIEF NO LONG]1 BUT TURN$ ON ! ?RE%OLD & LAID HIS HEAD ON ! DOOR-JAMB1 & SOBB$ & WEPT TILL ! TE>S FELL D[N LIKE RA94  ,& ! BOY /OOD BY WOND]+1 & WI%+ ?AT ,FOLK-MI<T W\LD =BE> WEEP+1 BUT DUR/ NOT SPEAK TO HIM4  

,9 A :ILE ,FOLK-MI<T LEFT WEEP+ & W5T 91 & F\ND A FAIR HALL SORE BEF\L$ BY ! FELONS1 & 9 ! CORN] ON A B$ COV]$ ) FURS ! W\ND$ WOMAN2 & AT FIR/ SI<T HE DEEM$ H] NOT SO PALE AS HE LOOK$ TO SEE H]1 AS %E LAY ) H] LONG D>K-R$ HAIR /REW$ OV] ! PILL[1 H] HEAD MOV+ AB\T WE>ILY4  ,A L95 CLO? WAS ?R[N OV] H] BODY1 BUT H] >MS LAY \T ( IT BE=E H]4  ,BESIDE H] SAT ! ,ALD]MAN1 HIS FACE SOB] 5\<1 BUT NOT AS ONE 9 HEAVY SORR[2 & ANI< HIM WAS ANO!R *AIR AS IF SOMEONE HAD BUT JU/ GOT UP FROM IT4  ,!RE WAS NO ONE ELSE 9 ! HALL SAVE TWO WOM5 ( ! ,WOODL&]S1 ONE ( :OM WAS COOK+ SOME POTION ON ! HE>?1 & ANO!R WAS SWEEP+ ! FLOOR ANI< ( BRAN OR SOME SU* /UFF1 :I* HAD BE5 ?R[N D[N TO SOP UP ! BLOOD4  

,SO ,FOLK-MI<T W5T UP TO ! ,BRIDE1 SORELY DREAD+ ! IMAGE ( DEA? :I* %E HAD GR[N TO BE1 & SORELY LOV+ ! WOMAN %E WAS & W\LD BE4  

,HE KNELT D[N BY ! B$SIDE1 HE$+ ,IRON-FACE LITTLE1 ?\< HE NODD$ FRI5DLY TO HIM1 & HE HELD HIS FACE CLOSE TO H]S2 BUT %E HAD H] EYES %UT & DID NOT OP5 !M TILL HE HAD BE5 !RE A LITTLE :ILE2 & !N !Y OP5$ & FIX$ !MSELVES ON HIS )\T SURPRISE OR *ANGE4  ,!N %E LIFT$ H] RI<T H& 7= IT WAS 9 H] LEFT %\LD] & SIDE ?AT %E HAD BE5 HURT7 & SL[LY LAID IT ON HIS HEAD1 & DREW HIS FACE TO H]S & KISS$ IT FONDLY1 AS %E BO? SMIL$ & LET ! TE>S RUN OV] FROM H] EYES4  ,!N %E SPAKE 9 A WEAK VOICE3  

',?\ SEE/1 *IEFTA9 & DE> FRI5D1 ?AT ,I MAY NOT /& BY ?Y VICTORI\S SIDE TO-DAY4  ,& N[1 ?\< ,I W]E FA9 IF ?\ W\LD/ NEV] LEAVE ME1 YET NE$S MU/ ?\ GO AB\T ?Y WORK1 S9CE ?\ >T BECOME ! ,ALD]MAN ( ! ,FOLK ( ,SILV]-DALE4  ,YEA1 & EV5 IF ?\ W]T NOT TO GO FROM ME1 YET 9 A MANN] %\LD ,I GO FROM !E4 ,= ,I AM GRIEV\SLY HURT1 & ,I KN[ BY MYSELF1 & ALSO ! LEE*ES HAVE TOLD ME1 ?AT ! FEV] IS A-COM+ ON ME2 SO ?AT PRES5TLY ,I %ALL NOT KN[ !E1 BUT MAY DEEM !E TO BE A WOMAN1 OR A H\ND1 OR ! V]Y ,WOLF ?AT IS ! IMAGE ( ! ,FA!R ( ?Y K9DR$2 OR EV51 IT MAY BE1 SOMEONE ELSE--?AT ,I HAVE PLAY$ ) TIME AGONE4'  

,H] VOICE FALT]$ & FAD$ \T H]E1 & %E WAS SIL5T A :ILE2 !N %E SAID3  

',SO DEP>T1 K9D FRI5D & DE> LOVE1 BE>+ ?IS WORD ) !E1 ?AT %\LD ,I DIE1 ,I CALL ON ,IRON-FACE MY K9SMAN TO BE> WITNESS ?AT ,I BID !E C>RY ME TO BALE 9 ,SILV]-DALE1 & LAY M9E A%ES ) ! A%ES ( ?Y ,FA!RS1 ) :OM ?9E [N %ALL M+LE AT ! LA/1 S9CE ,I HAVE BE5 ( ! W>RIORS :O HAVE HELP$ TO BR+ !E ABACK TO ! L& ( ?Y FOLK4'  

,!N %E SMIL$ & %UT H] EYES & SAID3  ',& IF ,I LIVE1 AS 9DE$ ,I HOPE1 & H[ GLAD & GLAD ,I %ALL BE TO LIVE1 !N %ALT ?\ BR+ ME TO ?Y H\SE & ?Y B$1 ?AT ,I MAY NOT DEP>T FROM !E :ILE BO? \R LIVES LA/4'  

,& %E OP5$ H] EYES & LOOK$ AT HIM2 & HE MI<T NOT SPEAK = A :ILE1 SO RAVI%$ AS HE WAS BETWIXT JOY & SORR[4  ,BUT ! ,ALD]MAN >OSE & TOOK A GOLD R+ FROM (F HIS >M1 & SPAKE3  

',?IS IS ! GOLD R+ ( ! ,GOD ( ! ,FACE1 & ,I BE> IT ON M9E >M BETWIXT ! ,FOLK & ! ,GOD 9 ALL MAN-MOTES1 & ,I BORE IT ?R\< ! BATTLE TO-DAY2 & IT IS AS HOLY A R+ AS MAY BE2 & S9CE YE >E PLI<T+ TRO?1 & ,I AM ! WITNESS !RE(1 IT W]E GOOD ?AT YE HELD ?IS R+ TOGE!R & CALL$ ! ,GOD TO WITNESS1 :O IS AK9 TO ! ,GOD ( ! ,E>?1 AS WE ALL BE4  ,TAKE ! R+1 ,FOLK-MI<T1 = ,I TRU/ !E2 & ( ALL WOM5 N[ ALIVE W\LD ,I HAVE ?IS WOMAN HAPPY4'  

,SO ,FOLK-MI<T TOOK ! R+ & ?RU/ HIS H& ?R\< IT1 & TOOK H] H&1 & SAID3  

',YE ,FA!RS1 ?\ ,GOD ( ! ,FACE1 ?\ ,E>?-GOD1 ?\ ,W>RIOR1 BE> WITNESS ?AT MY LIFE & MY BODY >E PLI<T$ TO ?IS WOMAN1 ! ,BRIDE ( ! ,H\SE ( ! ,/E]6'  

,HIS FACE WAS FLU%$ & BRI<T AS HE SPOKE1 BUT AS HIS WORDS CEAS$ HE NOT$ H[ FEEBLY H] H& LAY 9 HIS1 & HIS FACE FELL1 & HE GAZ$ ON H] TIMIDLY4  ,BUT %E LAY QUIET1 & SAID S(TLY & SL[LY3  

',O ,FA!RS ( MY K9DR$6  ,O ,W>RIOR & ,GOD ( ! ,E>?6 BE> WITNESS ?AT ,I PLI<T MY TRO? TO ?IS MAN1 TO LIE 9 HIS GRAVE IF ,I DIE1 & 9 HIS B$ IF ,I LIVE4'  

,& %E SMIL$ ON HIM AGA91 & !N CLOS$ H] EYES2 BUT OP5$ !M PRES5TLY ONCE MORE1 & SAID3  

',DE> FRI5D1 H[ F>$ IT ) ,GOLD-MANE TO-DAY8'  

,SAID ,FOLK-MI<T3  ',SO WELL HE DID1 ?AT NONE MI<T HAVE DONE BETT]4 ,HE F>$ 9 ! FI<T AS IF HE HAD BE5 \R ,FA!R ! ,W>RIOR3  HE IS A GREAT *IEFTA94'  

,%E SAID3  ',WILT ?\ GIVE HIM ?IS MESSAGE FROM ME1 ?AT 9 NO WISE HE =GET ! OA? :I* HE SWORE UPON ! F+]-R+ AS IT LAY ON ! SUNDIAL ( ! ,G>D5 ( ! ,FACE8  ,& SAY1 MOREOV]1 ?AT ,I AM SORRY ?AT WE %ALL P>T1 & HAVE BETWE5 US SU* BREAD? ( WILD- WOOD & M\NTA9-NECK4'  

',YEA1 SURELY WILL ,I GIVE ?Y MESSAGE1' SAID ,FOLK-MI<T2 & 9 HIS HE>T HE REJOIC$1 BECAUSE HE HE>D H] SPEAK AS IF %E W]E SURE ( LIFE4  ,!N %E SAID FA9TLY3  

',IT IS N[ ?Y WORK TO DEP>T FROM ME1 & TO DO AS IT BEHOVE? A *IEFTA9 ( ! PEOPLE & ! ,ALD]MAN ( ,SILV]-DALE4  ,DEP>T1 LE/ ! LEE*ES *IDE ME3  F>EWELL1 MY DE>6'  

,SO HE LAID HIS FACE TO H]S & KISS$ H]1 & ROSE UP & EMBRAC$ ,IRON-FACE1 & W5T HIS WAYS )\T LOOK+ BACK4  

,BUT JU/ OV] ! ?RE%OLD HE MET OLD ,HALL-W>D ( ! ,H\SE ( ! ,/E]1 :O WAS AT PO9T TO 5T]1 & HE GREET$ HIM K9DLY4  ,! OLD MAN LOOK$ ON HIM /EADILY1 & SAID3  ',TO-MORR[ OR ! DAY AFT] ,I WILL UTT] A WORD TO !E1 ,O ,*IEF ( ! ,WOLF4'  

',9 A GOOD H\R1' SAID ,FOLK-MI<T1 '= ALL ?Y WORDS >E TRUE4' ,!RE) HE GAT HIM AWAY FROM ! H\SE1 & CAME TO ,FACE-(-GOD1 :]E HE SAT BE=E ! ALT> ( ! ,CROOK$ ,SWORD2 & N[ W]E ! *IEFS COME BACK FROM !IR MEAT1 & W]E SITT+ ) HIM2 !RE ALSO W]E ,WOOD-FA!R & ,WOOD-WONT2 BUT ,B[-MAY WAS ) ! ,SUN- BEAM1 :O WAS RE/+ S(TLY 9 ! FAIR MEAD[ AFT] ALL ! TURMOIL4  

,SO M5 MADE PLACE = ,FOLK-MI<T BESIDE ! ,W>-LEAD]1 :O LOOK$ UPON HIS FACE1 & SAW ?AT IT WAS SOB] & UNSMIL+1 BUT NOT HEAVY OR MOODY ) GRIEF4  ,SO HE DEEM$ ?AT ALL WAS AS WELL AS IT MI<T BE ) ! ,BRIDE1 & ) A GOOD HE>T FELL TO TAK+ C\NSEL ) ! O!RS2 & K9DLY & FRI5DLY W]E ! R$ES :I* !Y HELD !RE1 ) NO GA9SAY+ ( MAN BY MAN1 = ! :OLE FOLK WAS GLAD AT HE>T4  

,SO !RE !Y ORD]$ ALL MATT]S DULY = ?AT PRES5T TIME1 & BY !N !Y HAD MADE AN 5D1 IT WAS PA/ SUNSET1 & M5 W]E LODG$ 9 ! *IEF H\SES AB\T ! ,M>KET-/EAD4  

,ALBEIT1 ?\< !Y ATE !IR MEAT ) ALL JOY ( HE>T1 & W]E M]RY 9 CONV]SE ONE ) ! O!R1 ! M5 ( ! ,WOLF W\LD BY NO MEANS FEA/ 9 !IR ,HALL AGA9 TILL IT HAD BE5 CLEANS$ & HALL[$ ANEW4  

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