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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,N[ ! R[]S LIFT$ ! A%-BLADES1 & FELL TO R[+ T[>DS %ORE3  & ALMO/ ) ! FIR/ ( !IR /ROKES1 ! ,SEA-EAGLE MOAN$ \T3  

0,W\LD WE W]E !RE1 OH1 W\LD WE W]E !RE6  ,COLD GR[E? ELD AB\T MY HE>T4  ,RAV5'S ,SON1 ?\ >T /&+ UP2 TELL ME IF ?\ CAN/ SEE :AT !SE FOLK ( ! L& >E DO+1 & IF ANY O!RS HAVE COME ?I!R80  

,SAID ,HALLBLI!3  0,!RE >E NONE O!RS COME1 BUT K9E & HORSES >E FE$+ D[N ! MEAD[S4  ,AS TO :AT ?OSE F\R >E DO+1 ! WOM5 >E PUTT+ (F !IR %OON1 & GIRD+ UP !IR RAIM5T1 AS IF !Y W\LD WADE ! WAT] T[>D US2 & ! C>LE1 :O WAS B>EFOOT BE=E1 W5DE? /RAI<T T[>DS ! SEA1 & !RE HE /&E?1 = V]Y LITTLE >E ! WAVES BECOME40  

,! OLD MAN ANSW]$ NO?+1 & DID BUT GROAN = LACK ( PATI5CE2 BUT PRES5TLY :5 ! WAT] WAS YET WAI/ DEEP ! R[]S /AY$ ! SKIFF1 & TWO ( !M SLIPP$ OV] ! GUNWALE 9TO ! SEA1 & BETWE5 !M ALL !Y TOOK UP ! *IEFTA9 ON HIS B$ & GOT HIM =? FROM ! BOAT & W5T T[>D ! /R& ) HIM2 & ! L&SFOLK MET !M :]E ! WAT] WAS %ALL[]1 & TOOK HIM FROM !IR H&S & BORE HIM =? ON TO ! YELL[ S&1 & LAID HIM D[N \T ( REA* ( ! CREEP+ RIPPLE ( ! TIDE4  ,HALLBLI! )AL SLIPP$ LI<TLY \T ( ! BOAT & WAD$ ! WAT] AFT] !M4  ,BUT ! %IPM5 R[$ BACK AGA9 TO !IR %IP1 & PRES5TLY ,HALLBLI! HE>D ! HALE & H[1 AS !Y GOT UP !IR AN*OR4  

,BUT :5 ,HALLBLI! WAS COME A%ORE1 & WAS DRAWN NE> ! FOLK ( ! L&1 ! WOM5 LOOK$ AT HIM ASKANCE1 & !Y LAU<$ & SAID3 0,WELCOME TO !E ALSO1 ,O Y\NG MAN60  ,& HE BEHELD !M1 & SAW ?AT !Y W]E ( ! /ATURE ( ! MAID5S ( HIS [N L&2 !Y W]E EXCE$+ FAIR ( SK9 & %APELY ( FA%ION1 SO ?AT ! NAK$NESS ( !IR LIMBS UND] !IR GIRD$ G[NS1 & ALL GLI/5+ ) ! SEA1 WAS MO/ LOVELY & DA9TY TO BEHOLD4  ,BUT ,HALLBLI! KNELT BY ! ,SEA-EAGLE TO NOTE H[ HE F>$1 & SAID3  0,H[ IS IT ) !E1 ,O *IEFTA980  

,! OLD MAN ANSW]$ NOT A WORD1 & HE SEEM$ TO BE ASLEEP1 & ,HALLBLI! DEEM$ ?AT HIS *EEKS W]E RUDDI] & HIS SK9 LESS WA/$ & WR9KL$ ?AN A=ETIME4  ,!N SPAKE ONE ( ?OSE WOM53 0,FE> NOT1 Y\NG MAN2 HE IS WELL & WILL SOON BE BETT]40  ,H] VOICE WAS AS SWEET AS A SPR+ BIRD 9 ! MORN+2 %E WAS :ITE-SK9N$ & D>K-HAIR$1 & FULL SWEETLY FA%ION$2 & %E LAU<$ ON ,HALLBLI!1 BUT NOT MOCK+LY2 & H] FELL[S ALSO LAU<$1 AS ?\< IT WAS /RANGE = HIM TO BE !RE4  ,!N !Y DID ON !IR %OON AGA91 & ) ! C>LE LAID !IR H&S TO ! B$ :]EON ! OLD MAN LAY1 & LIFT$ HIM UP1 & BORE HIM =? ON TO ! GRASS1 TURN+ !IR FACES T[>D ! FL[]Y WOOD A=ESAID2 & !Y W5T A LITTLE WAY & !N LAID HIM D[N AGA9 & RE/$2 & SO ON LITTLE BY LITTLE1 TILL !Y HAD BR\<T HIM TO ! $GE ( ! WOOD1 & /ILL HE SEEM$ TO BE ASLEEP4  ,!N ! DAMSEL :O HAD SPOK5 BE=E1 %E ) ! D>K HAIR1 SAID TO ,HALLBLI!1 0,AL?\< WE HAVE GAZ$ ON !E AS IF ) WOND]1 ?IS IS NOT BECAUSE WE DID NOT LOOK TO MEET !E1 BUT BECAUSE ?\ >T SO FAIR & GOODLY A MAN3 SO ABIDE ?\ H]E TILL WE COME BACK TO !E FROM \T ( ! WOOD40  

,!RE) %E /ROK$ HIS H&1 & ) H] FELL[S LIFT$ ! OLD MAN ONCE MORE1 & !Y BORE HIM \T ( SI<T 9TO ! ?ICKET4  

,BUT ,HALLBLI! W5T TO & FRO A DOZ5 PACES FROM ! WOOD1 & LOOK$ ACROSS ! FL[]Y MEADS & DEEM$ HE HAD NEV] SE5 ANY SO FAIR4  ,& AF> (F T[>D ! HILLS HE SAW A GREAT RO( >IS+1 & ?\<T HE C\LD SEE M5 ALSO2 & NI<] TO HIM W]E K9E PA/UR+1 & HORSES ALSO1 :]E( SOME DREW ANE> HIM & /RET*$ \T !IR NECKS & GAZ$ AT HIM2 & !Y W]E GOODLY AFT] !IR K9D2 & A FAIR /REAM ( WAT] CAME R\ND ! CORN] \T ( ! WOOD & D[N ! MEAD[S TO ! SEA2 & ,HALLBLI! W5T !RETO & C\LD SEE ?AT !RE WAS BUT LITTLE EBB & FL[ ( ! TIDE ON ?AT %ORE2 = ! WAT] ( ! /REAM WAS CLE> AS GLASS1 & ! GRASS & FL[]S GREW RI<T D[N TO ITS WAT]2 SO HE PUT (F HIS HELM & DRANK ( ! /REAM & WA%$ HIS FACE & HIS H&S !RE91 & !N DID ON HIS HELM AGA9 & TURN$ BACK AGA9 T[>D ! WOOD1 FEEL+ V]Y /RONG & M]RY2 & HE LOOK$ \T SEAW>D & SAW ! ,%IP ( ! ,ISLE ( ,RANSOM LESS5+ FA/2 = A LITTLE L& W9D HAD >IS5 & !Y HAD SPREAD !IR SAILS TO IT2 & HE LAID D[N ON ! GRASS TILL ! F\R FOLK ( ! C\NTRY CAME \T ( ! WOOD AGA91 AFT] !Y HAD BE5 GONE SOME:AT LESS ?AN AN H\R1 BUT ! ,SEA-EAGLE WAS NOT ) !M3 & ,HALLBLI! ROSE UP & TURN$ TO !M1 & ! C>LE SALUT$ HIM & DEP>T$1 GO+ /RAI<T T[>D ?AT F>-AWAY RO( HE HAD SE52 & ! WOM5 W]E LEFT ) ,HALLBLI!1 & !Y LOOK$ AT HIM & HE AT !M AS HE /OOD LEAN+ ON HIS SPE>4  

,!N SAID ! BLACK-HAIR$ DAMSEL3  0,TRUE IT IS1 ,O ,SPE>MAN1 ?AT IF WE DID NOT KN[ ( !E1 \R WOND] W\LD BE GREAT ?AT A MAN SO Y\NG & LUCKY-LOOK+ %\LD HAVE S\<T HI!R40  

0,I WOT NOT :Y ?\ %\LDE/ WOND]10 SAID ,HALLBLI!2 0,I WILL TELL !E PRES5TLY :]E=E ,I COME HI!R4  ,BUT TELL ME1 IS ?IS ! ,L& ( ! ,GLITT]+ ,PLA980  

0,EV5 SO10 SAID ! DAMSEL1 0DO/ ?\ NOT SEE H[ ! SUN %9E? ON IT8  ,JU/ SO IT %9E? 9 ! SEASON ?AT O!R FOLKS CALL W9T]40  

0,SOME SU* M>VEL ,I ?\<T TO HE> (10 SAID HE2 0= ,I HAVE BE5 TOLD ?AT ! L& IS M>VEL\S2 & FAIR ?\< !SE MEAD[S BE1 !Y >E NOT M>VEL\S TO LOOK ON N[3  !Y >E LIKE O!R L&S1 ?\< IT MAYBE1 FAIR]40  

0,?AT MAY BE10 %E SAID2 0WE HAVE NAU<T BUT HE>SAY ( O!R L&S4 ,IF WE EV] KNEW !M WE HAVE =GOTT5 !M40  

,SAID ,HALLBLI!1 0,IS ?IS L& CALL$ ALSO ! ,AC] ( ! ,UNDY+80  

,AS HE SPAKE ! WORDS ! SMILE FAD$ FROM ! DAMSEL'S FACE2 %E & H] FELL[S GREW PALE1 & %E SAID3  0,HOLD ?Y PEACE ( SU* WORDS6 ,!Y >E NOT LAWFUL = ANY MAN TO UTT] H]E4  ,YET MAY/ ?\ CALL IT ! ,L& ( ! ,LIV+40  

,HE SAID3  0,I CRAVE P>DON = ! RA% WORD40  

,!N !Y SMIL$ AGA91 & DREW NE> TO HIM1 & C>ESS$ HIM ) !IR H&S1 & LOOK$ ON HIM LOV+LY2 BUT HE DREW A LITTLE ABACK FROM !M & SAID3  0,I HAVE COME HI!R SEEK+ SOME?+ :I* ,I HAVE LO/1 ! LACK :]E( GRIEVE? ME40  

,QUO? ! DAMSEL1 DRAW+ NE>] TO HIM AGA91 0,MAY/ ?\ F9D IT1 ?\ LOVELY MAN1 & :ATSOEV] ELSE ?\ DESIRE/40  

,!N HE SAID3  0,HA? A WOMAN NAM$ ! ,HO/AGE BE5 BR\<T HI!R ( LATE DAYS8  ,A FAIR WOMAN1 BRI<T-HAIR$ & GRAY-EY$1 K9D ( C\NT5ANCE1 S(T ( SPEE*1 YET \TSPOK5 & NAU<T TIMOR\S2 TALL ACCORD+ TO \R /ATURE1 BUT V]Y GOODLY ( FA%ION2 A WOMAN ( ! ,H\SE ( ! ,ROSE1 & MY TRO?-PLI<T MAID540  

,!Y LOOK$ ON EA* O!R & %OOK !IR HEADS1 & ! BLACK-HAIR$ DAMSEL SPAKE3  0,WE KN[ ( NO SU* A WOMAN1 NOR ( ! K9DR$ :I* ?\ NAME/40  

,!N HIS C\NT5ANCE FELL1 & BECAME PITE\S ) DESIRE & GRIEF1 & HE B5T HIS BR[S UPON !M1 = !Y SEEM$ TO HIM LI<T-M9D$ & C>ELESS1 ?\< !Y W]E LOVELY4  

,BUT !Y %RANK FROM HIM TREMBL+1 & DREW ABACK2 = !Y HAD ALL BE5 /&+ CLOSE TO HIM1 BEHOLD+ HIM ) LOVE1 & %E :O HAD SPOK5 MO/ HAD BE5 HOLD+ HIS LEFT H& FONDLY4  ,BUT N[ %E SAID3 0,NAY1 LOOK NOT ON US SO BITT]LY6  ,IF ! WOMAN BE NOT 9 ! L&1 ?IS COME? NOT ( \R MALICE4  ,YET MAYBE %E IS H]E4  ,= SU* AS COME HI!R KEEP NOT !IR OLD NAMES1 & SOON =GET !M :AT !Y W]E4  ,?\ %ALT GO ) US TO ! ,K+1 & HE %ALL DO = !E :AT ?\ WILT2 = HE IS EXCE$+ MI<TY40  

,!N WAS ,HALLBLI! APPEAS$ SOME:AT2 & HE SAID3  0,>E !RE MANY WOM5 9 ! L&80  

0,YEA1 MANY10 SAID ?AT DAMSEL4  

0,& MANY ?AT >E AS FAIR AS YE BE80 SAID HE4  ,!N !Y LAU<$ & W]E GLAD1 & DREW NE> TO HIM AGA9 & TOOK HIS H&S & KISS$ !M2 & ! BLACK-HAIR$ DAMSEL SAID3  0,YEA1 YEA1 !RE BE MANY AS FAIR AS WE BE1 & SOME FAIR]10 & %E LAU<$4  

0,& ?AT ,K+ ( Y\RS10 SAID HE1 0H[ DO YE NAME HIM80  

0,HE IS ! ,K+10 SAID ! DAMSEL4  

0,HA? HE NO O!R NAME80 SAID ,HALLBLI!4  

0,WE MAY NOT UTT] IT10 %E SAID2 0BUT ?\ %ALT SEE HIM SOON1 ?AT !RE IS NAU<T BUT GOOD 9 HIM & MI<T9ESS40  

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