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,N[ ,MU/ ,RALPH ,RIDE ,= ,IT 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,:5 HE AWOKE AGA9 ! SUN WAS %9+ ?R\< ! HAZEL LEAVES1 ?\< IT WAS YET E>LY2 HE >OSE & LOOK$ TO HIS HORSE1 & L$ HIM \T ( ! HAZEL COPSE & /OOD & LOOK$ AB\T HIM2 & LO6 A MAN COM+ SL[LY ?R\< ! WOOD ON ,RALPH'S RI<T H&1 & MAK+ AS IT SEEM$ = ! WANT-WAY2 HE SAW ,RALPH PRES5TLY1 & /OPP$1 & B5T A B[ :I* HE HELD 9 HIS H&1 & !N CAME T[>DS HIM W>ILY1 ) ! >R[ NOCK$4 ,BUT ,RALPH W5T TO MEET HIM ) HIS SWORD 9 HIS %EA?1 & LEAD+ ,FALCON BY ! RE91 & ! MAN /OPP$ & TOOK ! %AFT FROM ! /R+3 HE HAD NO >MOR1 BUT !RE WAS A LITTLE AX & A WOOD-KNIFE 9 HIS GIRDLE2 HE WAS CLAD 9 HOMESPUN1 & LOOK$ LIKE A C>LE ( ! C\NTRY-SIDE4 ,N[ HE GREET$ ,RALPH1 & ,RALPH GAVE HIM ! SELE ( ! DAY1 & SAW ?AT ! NEW-COM] WAS BO? TALL & /RONG1 D>K ( SK9 & BLACK-HAIR$1 BUT ( A *E]FUL C\NT5ANCE4  ,HE SPAKE FRANK & FREE TO ,RALPH1 & SAID3 0,:I!R AWAY1 LORD1 \T ( ! WOODL& HALL1 & ! DWELL+ ( DE] & /RONG-?IEVES8 ,I W\LD ?AT ! DE] W\LD *OOSE !M A CAPTA91 & GA!R HEAD & DE/ROY ! ?IEVES--& SOME FEW O!RS ) !M40  

,SAID ,RALPH3  0,I MAY SC>CE TELL !E TILL ,I KN[ MYSELF4 ,A:ILE AGO ,I WAS M9D$ = ! ,BURG ( ! ,F\R ,FRI?S2 BUT N[ ,I AM = ,HAMPTON UND] ,SCAUR40  

0,YEA80 SAID ! C>LE1 0:5 ! ,DEVIL DRIVES1 TO HELL MU/ WE40  

0,:AT MEANE/ ?\1 GOOD FELL[80 SAID ,RALPH1 0,IS ,HAMPTON !N SO EVIL AN ABODE80  ,& 9DE$ IT WAS 9 HIS M9D ?AT ! ADV5TURE ( ! LADY L$ CAPTIVE BORE SOME EVIL ) IT4  

,SAID ! C>LE3  0,IF ?\ W]T NOT A /RANG] 9 !SE P>TS ,I NE$ NOT TO ANSW] ?Y QUE/ION2 BUT ,I WILL ANSW] IT PRES5TLY1 YET NOT TILL WE HAVE EAT51 = ,I HUNG]1 & HAVE 9 ?IS WALLET BO? BREAD & *EESE1 & ?\ >T WELCOME TO A %>E !RE(1 IF ?\ HUNG]E/ ALSO1 AS IS MO/ LIKE1 :]EAS ?\ >T Y\NG & FRE% COLOR$40  

0,SO IT IS10 SAID ,RALPH1 LAU<+1 0& ,I ALSO MAY HELP TO SPREAD ?IS TABLE 9 ! WILD]NESS1 S9CE !RE >E YET SOME CRUMBS 9 MY WALLET4 ,LET US SIT D[N & FALL TO AT ONCE40  

0,BY Y\R LEAVE1 ,SIR ,G5TLEMAN10 SAID ! C>LE1 0WE WILL GO A FEW Y>DS FUR!R ON1 :]E !RE IS A WOODL& BROOK1 :]E( WE MAY DR9K :5 MY BOTTLE FAILE?40  

0,NAY1 ,I MAY BETT] ?AT10 SAID ,RALPH1 0= ,I HAVE :]E)AL40 0,NEV]!LESS10 SAID ! C>LE1 0WE WILL GO ?I!R1 = H]E IS IT TOO OP5 = SO SMALL A COMPANY AS \RS1 S9CE ?IS WANT-WAY HA? AN ILL NAME1 & ,I %ALL LEAD !E :]EAS WE %ALL BE SOME:AT \T ( ! WAY ( MURD]-C>LES4 ,SO COME ON1 IF ?\ TRU/E? 9 ME40  

,RALPH YEASAID HIM1 & !Y W5T TOGE!R A FURLONG FROM ! WANT-WAY 9TO A LITTLE HOLL[ PLACE :]E?R\< RAN A CLE> /REAM BETWIXT ?ICK-LEAV$ ALD]S4  ,! C>LE L$ ,RALPH TO ! V]Y LIP ( ! WAT] SO ?AT ! BU%ES COV]$ !M2 !RE !Y SAT D[N & DREW :AT !Y HAD FROM !IR WALLETS1 & SO FELL TO MEAT2 & AMID ( ! MEAT ! C>LE SAID3  

0,FAIR ,KNI<T1 AS ,I SUPPOSE ?\ >T ONE1 ,I WILL ASK !E IF ANY NE$ DRAWE? !E TO ,HAMPTON80  

,SAID ,RALPH3  0,! NE$ ( GIV+ ! GO-BY TO ! ,BURG ( ! ,F\R ,FRI?S1 S9CE ,I HE> TELL ?AT ! FOLK !RE( BE ROBB]S & MURD]]S40  

0,?\ %ALT F9D ?AT \T BETT]1 LORD1 BY GO+ ?I!R2 BUT ,I %ALL TELL !E1 ?AT ?\< M5 MAY SLAY & /EAL !RE TIME & TIME AB\T1 YET 9 REG>D TO ,HAMPTON UND] ,SCAUR1 IT IS ,HEAV51 :]E9 M5 S9 NOT4 ,& ,I AM ONE :O %\LD KN[1 = ,I HAVE BE5 LONG DWELL+ 9 ,HELL1 ?AT IS ,HAMPTON2 & N[ AM ,I ESCAP$ !NCE1 & AM M9D$ = ! ,BURG1 IF P]*ANCE ,I MAY BE DEEM$ !RE A MAN GOOD 5\< TO RIDE 9 !IR HO/1 :]EBY ,I MI<T AV5GE ME SOME:AT ON !M ?AT HAVE UNDONE ME3 SOME ( :OM MESEEME? MU/ HAVE PUT 9 ?Y M\? ?AT WORD AGA9/ ! ,BURG4 ,IS IT NOT SO80  

0,MAYBE10 SAID ,RALPH1 0= ?\ SEEME/ TO BE A TRUE MAN40 ,NO MORE HE SPAKE ?\< HE HAD HALF A M9D TO TELL ! C>LE ALL ! TALE ( ?AT ADV5TURE2 BUT SOME?+ HELD HIM BACK :5 HE ?\<T ( ?AT LADY & H] FAIRNESS4  ,YET AGA9 HIS HE>T MISGAVE HIM ( :AT MI<T BETIDE ?AT O!R MAID5 AT ,HAMPTON1 & HE WAS UNQUIET1 DEEM+ ?AT HE MU/ NE$S FOLL[ H] ?I!R4 ,! C>LE LOOK$ ON HIM CURI\SLY & SOME:AT ANXI\SLY1 BUT ,RALPH'S EYES W]E SET ON SOME?+ ?AT WAS NOT !RE2 OR ELSE MAYBE HAD HE LOOK$ CLOSELY ON ! C>LE HE MI<T HAVE DEEM$ ?AT LONG+ TO AV5GE HIM :]E( HE SPOKE DID NOT *ANGE HIS FACE MU*2 = 9 TRU? !RE WAS LITTLE WRA? 9 IT4  

,N[ ! C>LE SAID3  0,?\ HA/ A TALE :I* ?\ DEEME/ UNMEET = MY E>S1 AS IT WELL MAY BE4  ,WELL1 ?\ MU/ SPEAK1 OR REFRA9 FROM SPEAK+1 :AT ?\ WILT2 BUT ?\ >T SO FAIR A Y\NG KNI<T1 & SO BLI! ) A POOR MAN1 & )AL ,I DEEM ?AT ?\ MAYE/ HELP ME TO SOME GA9 & GOOD1 ?AT ,I WILL TELL !E A TRUE TALE3 & FIR/ ?AT ! ,BURG IS A GOOD T[N UND] A GOOD LORD1 :O IS NO TYRANT NOR OPPRESSOR ( PEACEFUL M52 & ?AT ?\ MAYE/ DWELL !RE 9 PEACE AS TO ! FOLK !RE(1 :O BE GOOD FOLK1 ALBEIT !Y BE NO DA/>DS TO LET !MSELVES BE C[$ BY MURD]-C>LES4 ,& NEXT ,I WILL TELL !E ?AT ! FOLK ( ! T[N ( ,HAMPTON BE V]ILY AS H>MLESS & 9NOC5T AS %EEP2 BUT ?AT !Y BE UND] EVIL LORDS :O >E NOT !IR TRUE LORDS1 :O LAY HEAVY BURD5S ON !M & TORM5T !M EV5 TO ! DE/ROY+ ( !IR LIVES3 & LA/LY ,I WILL TELL !E ?AT ,I WAS ONE ( ?OSE POOR PEOPLE1 ?\< NOT SO MU* A %EEP AS ! MORE P>T ( !M1 !RE=E HAVE !SE TYRANTS ROBB$ ME ( MY CR(T1 & SET ANO!R MAN 9 MY H\SE2 & ME !Y W\LD HAVE SLA9 HAD ,I NOT FL$ TO ! WOOD ?AT IT MI<T COV] ME4  ,& HAPPY IT WAS = ME ?AT ,I HAD NEI!R WIFE1 NOR *ICK1 NOR *ILD1 ELSE HAD !Y DONE AS !Y DID ) MY BRO!R1 :OSE WIFE WAS TOO FAIR = HIM1 S9CE HE DWELT AT ,HAMPTON2 SO ?AT !Y TOOK H] AWAY FROM HIM TO MAKE SPORT = !M ( ! ,DRY ,TREE1 :O DWELL 9 ! ,CA/LE ( ! ,SCAUR1 :O %ALL BE ?Y MA/]S IF ?\ GOE/ ?I!R4  

0,?IS IS MY TALE1 & ?9E1 ,I SAY1 ,I ASK NOT2 BUT ,I DEEM ?AT ?\ %ALT DO ILL IF ?\ GO NOT TO ! ,BURG EI!R ) ME OR BY ?YSELF ALONE2 EI!R AS A GUE/1 OR AS A GOOD KNI<T TO TAKE S]VICE 9 !IR HO/40  

,N[ SO IT WAS ?AT ,RALPH WAS W>Y2 & ?IS TIME HE LOOK$ CLOSELY AT ! C>LE1 & F\ND ?AT HE SPAKE COLDLY = A MAN ) SO MU* WRA? 9 HIS HE>T2 !RE=E HE WAS 9 D\BT AB\T ! ?+2 MOREOV] HE CALL$ TO M9D ! WORDS ( ! LADY :OM HE HAD DELIV]$1 & H] LOVEL9ESS1 & ! KISSES %E HAD GIV5 HIM1 & HE WAS LOA! TO F9D H] A LI>2 & HE WAS LOA! ALSO TO ?9K ?AT ! MAID5 ( ,B\RTON HAD BETAK5 H] TO SO EVIL A DWELL+4 ,SO HE SAID3  

0,FRI5D1 ,I KN[ NOT ?AT ,I MU/ NE$S BE A P>TAK] 9 ! /RIFE BETWIXT ,HAMPTON & ! ,BURG1 OR GO EI!R TO ONE OR ! O!R ( !SE /RON<OLDS4 ,IS !RE NO O!R WAY \T ( ?IS WOOD SAVE BY ,HAMPTON OR ! ,BURG8 OR NO O!R PLACE ANI<1 :]E ,I MAY RE/ 9 PEACE A:ILE1 & !N GO ON M9E [N ]R&S80  

,SAID ! ,C>LE3  0,!RE IS A ?ORP ?AT LIE? SOME:AT WE/ ( ! ,BURG1 :I* IS CALL$ ,AP?ORP2 BUT IT IS AN OP5 PLACE1 NOT F5C$1 & IS DEBATABLE GR\ND1 :ILES HELD BY !M ( ! ,BURG1 :ILES BY ! ,DRY ,TREE2 & IF ?\ T>RY !RE1 & !Y ( ! ,DRY ,TREE TAKE !E1 SOON IS ?9E ]R& SP$2 & IF !Y ( ! ,BURG TAKE !E1 !N %ALT ?\ BE L$ 9TO ! ,BURG 9 WORSE CASE ?AN ?\ W\LDE/ BE IF ?\ GO !RETO UNCOMPELL$4 ,:AT SAYE/ ?\1 !RE=E8  ,:O %ALL HURT !E 9 ! ,BURG1 A T[N :I* IS UND] GOOD & /RONG LAW1 IF ?\ BE A TRUE MAN1 AS ?\ SEEME/ TO BE8  ,& IF ?\ >T SEEK+ ADV5TURES1 AS MAY WELL BE1 ?\ %ALT SOON F9D !M !RE READY TO H&4 ,I R$E !E COME ) ME TO ! ,BURG2 =1 TO SAY SOO?1 ,I %ALL F9D IT SOME:AT EASI] TO 5T] !RE9 IF ,I BE 9 ! COMPANY ( !E1 A KNI<T & A LORD40  

,SO ,RALPH CONSID]$ & ?\<T ?AT !RE LAY 9DE$ BUT LITTLE P]IL TO HIM 9 ! ,BURG1 :]EAS BO? ?OSE M5 ) :OM HE HAD /RIV5 W]E HU%$ = EV]1 & !RE WAS NONE ELSE TO TELL ! TALE ( ! BATTLE1 SAVE ! LADY1 :OSE P]IL FROM !M ( ! ,BURG WAS MU* GREAT] ?AN HIS2 & ALSO HE ?\<T ?AT IF ANY?+ UNT[>D BEFEL1 HE HAD SOME ONE TO FALL BACK ON 9 OLD ,OLIV]3  YET ON ! O!R H& HE HAD A HANK]+ AFT] ,HAMPTON UND] ,SCAUR1 :]E1 TO SAY SOO?1 HE D\BT$ NOT TO SEE ! LADY AGA94  

,SO BETWIXT ONE ?+ & ! O!R1 SPEE* HUNG ON HIS LIPS A:ILE1 :5 SUDD5LY ! C>LE SAID3  0,HI/6 ?\ HA/ LEFT ?Y HORSE )\T ! BU%ES1 & HE IS :9NY+0 7:I* 9DE$ HE WAS71 0!RE IS N[ NO TIME TO LOSE4 ,TO HORSE /RAI<TWAY1 = C]TA9LY !RE >E FOLK AT H&1 & !Y MAY BE FOEM51 & >E MO/ LIKE TO BE40  

,!RE) !Y BO? >OSE & HA/5$ TO :]E ,FALCON /OOD JU/ \TSIDE ! ALD] BU%ES1 & ,RALPH LEAP$ A-HORSEBACK )\T MORE ADO1 & ! C>LE WAIT$ NO BIDD+ TO LEAP UP BEH9D HIM1 & PO9T+ TO A GLADE ( ! WOOD :I* L$ T[>D ! HI<WAY1 CRI$ \T1 0,SPUR ?AT WAY1 ?I!R6 !Y ( ! ,DRY ,TREE >E ABROAD ?IS MORN+4 ,SPUR6 'TIS = LIFE OR DEA?60  

,RALPH %OOK ! RE9 & ,FALCON LEAP$ AWAY )\T WAIT+ = ! SPUR1 :ILE ! C>LE LOOK$ OV] HIS %\LD] & SAID1 0,YOND] !Y COME6 !Y >E ?REE2 & EV] !Y RIDE WELL HORS$4  ,NAY1 NAY6  ,!Y >E F\R10 QUO? HE1 AS A %\T S\ND$ BEH9D !M4  0,SPUR1 Y\NG LORD6 SPUR6 ,& ?9E HORSE IS A METTLESOME BEA/4  ,YEA1 IT WILL DO1 IT WILL DO40  

,!RE) CAME TO ,RALPH'S E>S ! S\ND ( !IR HORSE-HO(S BEAT+ ! TURF1 & HE SPURR$ 9DE$1 & ,FALCON FLEW =?4  

0,AH10 CRI$ ! C>LE6 0BUT TAKE HE$1 = !Y SEE ?AT ?Y HORSE IS GOOD1 & ONE ( !M1 ! LA/1 HA? A B5T ,TURK B[ 9 HIS H&1 & IS LAY+ AN >R[ ON IT2 AS EV] !IR WONT IS TO %OOT A-HORSEBACK3 A TURN ( ?Y RE91 AS IF ?9E HORSE W]E %Y+ AT A WEASEL ON ! ROAD60  

,RALPH /OOP$ HIS HEAD & MADE ,FALCON SW]VE1 & HE>D !RE) ! TWANG ( ! B[/R+ & /RAI<TWAY ! %AFT FLEW PA/ HIS E>S4  ,FALCON GALLOP$ ON1 & ! C>LE CRI$ \T3 0,!RE IS ! HI<WAY T[>D ! ,BURG6  ,DO ?Y BE/1 DO ?Y BE/6 ,LO Y\ AGA960  

,= ! SECOND %AFT FLEW FROM ! ,TURKI% B[1 & ! NOISE ( ! *ASE WAS L\D BEH9D !M4  ,ONCE AGA9 TWANG$ ! B[-/R+1 BUT ?IS TIME ! >R[ FELL %ORT1 & ! WOODL& MAN1 TURN+ HIMSELF AB\T AS WELL AS HE MI<T1 %OOK HIS CL5*$ FI/ AT ! *ASE1 CRY+ \T 9 A VOICE BROK5 BY ! GALLOP3 0,HA1 ?IEVES6  ,I AM ,ROG] ( ! ,ROPE-WALK1 ,I GO TO TWI/ A ROPE = ! NECKS ( Y\60  

,!N HE SPAKE TO ,RALPH3  0,!Y >E TURN+ BACK3  !Y >E BEAT51 & )AL !Y LOVE NOT ! OP5 ROAD3  YET SLACK5 NOT YET1 Y\NG KNI<T1 UNLESS ?\ LOVE/ ?9E HORSE MORE ?AN ?Y LIFE2 = !Y WILL FOLL[ ON ?R\< ! ?ICKET ON ! WAY-SIDE TO SEE :E!R ?\ W]T BORN A FOOL & HA/ LE>N$ NO?+ LAT]40  

0,YEA10 SAID ,RALPH1 0& N[ ,I DEEM ?\ WILT TELL ME ?AT TO ! ,BURG ,I NE$S MU/40  

0,YEA1 =SOO?10 SAID ! C>LE1 0NOR %ALL WE BE LONG1 RID+ ?US1 ]E WE COME TO ! ,BURG ,GATE40  

0,YEA1 OR EV5 SL[]10 SAID ,RALPH1 DRAW+ RE9 SOME:AT1 0= N[ ,I DEEM ! *ASE DONE3  & AFT] ALL IS SAID1 ,I HAVE NO WILL TO SLAY ,FALCON1 :O IS ONE ( MY FRI5DS1 AS ?\ P]*ANCE MAYE/ COME TO BE ANO!R40  

,!REAFT] HE W5T A H&-GALLOP TILL ! WOOD BEGAN TO ?91 & !RE W]E FIELDS ( TILLAGE AB\T ! HI<WAY2 & PRES5TLY ,ROG] SAID3 0,?\ MAY/ BREA! ?Y NAG N[1 & RIDE S+LE1 = WE >E AMID FRI5DS2 NOT EV5 A SCORE ( ! ,DRY ,TREE D>E RIDE SO NI< ! ,BURG SAVE BY NI<T & CL\D40  

,SO ,RALPH /AY$ HIS HORSE1 & HE & ,ROG] LI<T$ D[N1 & ,RALPH LOOK$ AB\T HIM & SAW A /ONE T[] BUILD$ ON A LITTLE KNOLL AMID A :EATFIELD1 & BEL[ IT SOME SIMPLE H\SES ?AT*$ ) /RAW2 !RE W]E FOLK MOREOV] WORK+1 OR COM+ & GO+ AB\T ! FIELDS1 :O TOOK LITTLE HE$ ( ! TWO :5 !Y SAW !M /&+ QUIET BY ! HORSE'S HEAD2 BUT EA* & ALL ( !SE FOLK1 SO F> AS C\LD BE SE51 HAD SOME WEAPON4  

,!N SAID ,RALPH3  0,GOOD FELL[1 IS ?IS ! ,BURG ( ! ,F\R ,FRI?S80 ,! C>LE LAU<$1 & SAID3  0,SIMPLE IS ! QUE/ION1 ,SIR ,KNI<T3 YOND] IS A WAT*-T[] ( ! ,BURG1 :]EUND] HUSB&M5 CAN LIVE1 BECAUSE !RE BE M5-AT->MS !RE94  ,& ALL R\ND ! \TSKIRTS ( ! ,FRANK ( ! ,BURG >E !RE SU*-LIKE T[]S TO ! NUMB] ( TW5TY-SEV54 ,= ?AT1 SAY FOLK1 WAS ! TALE ( ! W9T]S ( ! ,FAIR ,LADY :O ]E:ILE BEGAN ! BUILD+ ( ! ,BURG1 :5 %E WAS FIR/ W$D$ TO ! ,=E/ ,LORD1 :O BE=E ?AT BUILD+ HAD DWELT1 HE & HIS FA!RS1 9 ?AT*$ HALLS ( TIMB] H]E & !RE AB\T ! CLE>+S ( ! WILD-WOOD4 ,BUT N[1 KNI<T1 IF ?\ WILT1 ?\ MAYE/ GO ON S(TLY T[>D ! ,GATE ( ! ,BURG1 & IF ?\ WILT ,I WILL WALK BESIDE ?Y RE91 :I* FELL[%IP1 AS A=ESAID1 %ALL BE A GA9 TO ME40  

,SAID ,RALPH3  0,I PRAY !E COME ) ME1 GOOD FELL[1 & %[ ME H[ EASIE/ TO 5T] ?IS /RON<OLD40  ,SO1 :5 ,FALCON WAS WELL BREA!D1 !Y W5T ON1 PASS+ ?R\< GOODLY ACRES & WIDE MEAD[S1 ) H]E & !RE A HOME/EAD ON !M1 & H]E & !RE A C>LE'S COT4 ,!N CAME !Y TO A ?ORP ( ! SMALLE/ ON A RIS+ GR\ND1 FROM ! FUR!R 5D ( :I* !Y C\LD SEE ! WALLS & T[]S ( ! ,BURG4 ,!REAFT] RI<T UP TO ! WALLS W]E NO MORE H\SES OR CORNFIELDS1 NAU<T BUT REA*ES ( GRE5 MEAD[S PL5TE\SLY /OR$ ) %EEP & K9E1 & ) A LITTLE /REAM W9D+ AB\T !M4  

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