,! ,ROYAL ,TOMBS 9 ,WE/M9/] ,ABBEY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

      ,= SOME TIME PA/ !RE HAVE BE5 RUMORS AFLOAT ?AT IT WAS 9T5D$ TO ^*RE/ORE' 
      ! ,ROYAL TOMBS 9 ,WE/M9/] ,ABBEY4 ,!SE SEEM TRACEABLE TO ! FACT ?AT ! 
      ,PRESID5T ( ! ,SOCIETY ( ,ANTIQU>IES HAD HAD HIS ATT5TION CALL$ TO ! ALLEG$ 
      BAD CONDITION ( ! MONUM5TS4 ,! RESULT ( ?IS HAS BE5 ?AT ,MR ,J4 ,T4 
      ,MICKLE?WAITE1 :OSE KN[L$GE BO? ( ! PA/ & ! PRES5T ( ! ,ABBEY 
      PROBABLY SURPASSES ?AT ( ANY O!R P]SON N[ LIV+1 WAS COMMISSION$ TO REPORT 
      ON ! /ATE ( ! ,ROYAL MONUM5TS TO ! EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ( ! ,SOCIETY ( 
      ,ANTIQU>IES4 ,HIS REPORT DISPOSES ( ! AL>MI/ VIEW ?AT !RE IS ANY S]I\S 
      DET]IORATION GO+ ON 9 !SE MONUM5TS4 ,!Y HAVE 9DE$ SUFF]$ FROM ! 
      EFFECTS ( VIOL5CE ?AT TOOK PLACE DUR+ ! CIVIL & ECCLESIA/ICAL /RIFE ( 
      ! SIXTE5? & SEV5TE5? C5TURIES2 & !Y >E WORN BY TIME & ,LONDON 
      FIL?2 BUT ! ,DEAN & ,*APT] CANNOT JU/LY BE BLAM$ = ANY NEGLECT ( !M1 AS 
      !Y HAVE DONE :AT !Y C\LD TO KEEP !M 9 A CONDITION AT ONCE S\ND & 
      G5U9E4 
     
     

      ,IT IS POSSIBLE1 H[EV]1 ?AT ! RUMOR ABOVE M5TION$ MAY LEAD TO A CRY = 
      !IR ^*RE/ORATION1' 9 ! TE*NICAL S5SE ( ! WORD4 ,I ASK P]MISSION1 
      !RE=E1 TO ADDRESS A WORD OR TWO1 ?\< Y\R COLUMNS1 TO ?OSE :O >E NOT 
      CONT5T$ TO SEE !SE 9VALUABLE RECORDS ( SEV]ALC5TURIES ( \R HI/ORY1 !SE 
      BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLES ( A PA/ >T1 LEFT 9 A S\ND & G5U9E CONDITION4 
     
     

      ,I FE> !RE >E ?OSE :O WI% TO *ANGE ! PRES5T APPE>ANCE ( !SE 
      MONUM5TS1 :O BELIEVE ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE TO BR+ !M BACK TO !IR ORIG9AL 
      SPL5DOR4 ,!Y W\LD1 NO D\BT1 REPLACE ! VANI%$ MOSAIC 9 ! TWI/$ COLUMNS 
      ( ! ,CONFESSOR'S %R9E1 REPLACE ! P>TLY P]I%$ M>BLE BY BR&-NEW SLABS2 
      DO ! SAME BY ! ,PURBECK M>BLE ( ,QUE5 ,ELEANOR'S TOMB1 & POLI% ! NEW WORK 
      TILL IT %ONE LIKE GLASS 7= SU* ?+S HAVE BE5 DONE ELSE:]E72 MAKE NEW LIONS 
      = ,$W>D ,I,I,I'S FEET TO RE/ ON2 REGILD ,RI*>D ,I,I1 & RE-*ASE ! CR[N$ & 
      *A9$ H>T & ! SUNBUR/ :I* MAKES SU* A BEAUTIFUL PATT]N ON HIS ROBE1 & 
      7:Y NOT :5 ONCE />T$ ON SU* A ROAD87 COV] ! WOOD5 CORE ( ,H5RY ,V ) 
      NEW METAL1 & MAKE A NEW HEAD = HIM AT A GUESS4 ,IT IS A MATT] ( C\RSE ?AT 
      ALL ! >*ITECTURAL DETAILS ( CANOPIES & SUBSIDI>Y FIGURES W\LD BE DONE 
      AGA91 9 IMITATION OR GUESS-WORK ( :AT YET REMA9S4 ,ALL ?IS C\LD BE DONE BY 
      MEANS ( ! EXP5DITURE ( MONEY1 & IT WILL BE DONE IF ! ^*RE/OR]S' HAVE 
      !IR WAY2 = !Y WILL NOT /OP %ORT ( IT4 ,& :AT W\LD BE ! RESULT ( IT8 
      ,WE %\LD HAVE A SET ( MODELS MORE OR LESS +5I\SLY GOT TOGE!R1 P>TLY BY 
      S]VILE & 9>TI/IC IMITATION1 P>TLY BY GUESS-WORK FROM ! ORIG9ALS4 ,SU* 
      MODELS MI<T1 9DE$1 BE MADE = EXHIBITION 9 SOME POPUL> %[1 SOME ,OLD 
      ,WE/M9/] YET TO BE PRODUC$1 & MI<T AMUSE A GOOD MANY PEOPLE = A TIME1 & 
      !Y W\LD BE 9NOC5T 5\< IF ! ORIG9ALS W]E LEFT 9 !IR 9TEGRITY4 ,BUT 
      ?AT IS NOT ! POSSIBLE PROPOSITION2 ! ^*RE/OR]S' W\LD TRY !IR EXP]IM5TS 
      ON ! V]Y HI/ORICAL RECORDS & WORKS ( >T !MSELVES2 :I* MEANS1 9 PLA9 
      WORDS1 ?AT BE=E ^*RE/OR+' !M !Y W\LD HAVE TO DE/ROY !M4 ,! RECORD( 
      \R REMEMB]$ HI/ORY EMBODI$ 9 !M W\LD BE GONE2 ALMO/ MORE S]I\S /ILL1 
      ! UNREMEMB]$ HI/ORY1 WR\<T 9TO !M BY ! H&S ( ! CRAFTSM5 ( BYGONE 
      TIMES1 W\LD BE GONE ALSO4 ,& TO :AT PURPOSE8 ,TO FOI/ A PAT* ( BRI<T1 N[ 
      WORK1 A FUTILE ACADEMICAL /UDY AT BE/1 AMID ! LOVEL9ESS ( ! MO/ 
      BEAUTIFUL BUILD+ 9 ,EUROPE4 
     
     

      ,I CANNOT & DO NOT BELIEVE ?AT ! ,DEAN & ,*APT] W\LD CONS5T TO ! 
      P]PETUATION ( SU* A MON/ROSITY1 BUT ,I FEEL ?AT IT IS WELL TO BE 9 TIME 9 
      SU* MATT]S & TO PROTE/ BE=E ANY CONSID]ABLE NUMB] ( P]SONS %\LD GET 
      !MSELVES COMMITT$ TO A S*EME1 ! C>RY+ \T ( :I* W\LD BE NO?+ %ORT 
      ( A NATIONAL DISA/]4 
     
     

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