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,:AT ,RALPH ,HE>D ( ! ,MATT]S ( ! ,BURG ( ! ,F\R ,FRI?S 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,!RE WAS NO C&LE 9 ! HALL :5 HE 5T]$1 BUT IT WAS NOT SO D>K !RE9 BUT HE MI<T SEE ,ROG] SITT+ ON A /OOL NE> ! *IMNEY1 & OPPOSITE TO HIM ON ! SETTLE SAT TWO M52 ONE V]Y TALL & BIG1 ! O!R SMALL2 ,ROG] WAS LOOK+ AWAY FROM !SE1 & :I/L+2 & IT CAME 9TO ,RALPH'S M9D ?AT HE W\LD HAVE HIM ?9K ?AT HE HAD NAU<T TO DO ) !M1 :E!R ?AT W]E SO OR NOT4 ,BUT HE TURN$ R\ND AS ,RALPH CAME UP ! HALL & ROSE & CAME UP TO HIM1 & FELL TO TALK+ ) HIM & ASK+ HIM H[ HE LIK$ ! ,BURG2 & EV] HE SPAKE FA/ & L\D1 SO ?AT AGA9 IT CAME ON ,RALPH ?AT HE WAS PLAY+ A P>T4  

,RALPH HE$$ HIM LITTLE1 BUT EV] LOOK$ ?R\< ! HALL-DUSK ON ?OSE TWA91 :O PRES5TLY >OSE & W5T T[>D ! HALL DOOR1 BUT :5 !Y W]E BUT HALF-WAY ACROSS ! FLOOR A *AMB]LA9 CAME 9 SUDD5LY1 BE>+ C&LES 9 HIS H&S1 & ! LI<T FELL ON ?OSE GUE/S & FLA%$ BACK FROM A SALADE ON ! HEAD ( ! BIG MAN1 & ,RALPH SAW ?AT HE WAS CLAD 9 A LONG :ITE GAB]D9E1 & HE DEEM$ ?AT HE WAS ! V]Y MAN :OM HE HAD SE5 LA/ 9 ! ,GREAT ,PLACE AT ,HI<AM1 NI< ! *UR*1 & BE=E ?AT UPON ! ROAD4 ,AS = ! SMALL] MAN ,RALPH HAD NO KN[L$GE ( HIM1 = HE C\LD SEE BUT LITTLE ( HIS FACE1 :]EAS HE WAS WRAPP$ UP 9 A CLOAK1 = AS W>M AS ! EV5+ WAS1 & WORE A SL\* HAT )AL2 BUT HIS EYES SEEM$ GREAT & WONDR\S BRI<T4  

,BUT :5 !Y W]E GONE ,RALPH ASK$ ,ROG] IF HE KNEW AU<T ( !M1 OR IF !Y HAD TOLD HIM AU<T4  0,NAY10 SAID ,ROG]1 0!Y CAME 9 H]E AS ,I SAT ALONE1 & HAD !IR MEAT1 & SPAKE NAU<T TO ME1 & LITTLE TO EA* O!R4 ,I DEEM !M NOT TO BE ( ! ,BURG4  ,NAY1 SOO? TO SAY1 ,I D\BT IF !Y BE TRUE M540  

,AS HE SPAKE CAME 9 A SORT ( ! T[NSM5 SOME:AT M]RY & NOISY1 & CALL$ = MEAT & DR9K & MORE LI<TS2 SO ?AT ! BO>D WAS BR\<T & ! HALL WAS SPE$ILY A/IR4 ,!SE M51 :ILE SUPP] WAS BE+ DI<T1 FELL TO TALK+ TO ,RALPH & ,ROG]1 & ASK+ !M QUE/IONS ( :5CE & :I!R1 BUT N[ISE UNC\RTE\SLY3  TO :OM ,ROG] ANSW]$ ) ! TALE :I* HE HAD TOLD ,RALPH1 & ,RALPH TOLD :AT HE W\LD1 & ?AT WAS BUT LITTLE4  

,BUT :5 ! BO>D WAS DI<T !Y BADE !M SIT D[N ) !M & EAT4 ,RALPH SAT D[N AT ONCE1 & ,ROG] W\LD HAVE S]V$ HIM1 BUT ,RALPH BADE HIM DO IT NOT1 & CON/RA9$ HIM TO SIT BY HIS SIDE1 & !Y TWO SAT A LITTLE AP>T FROM ! T[NSM54  

,SO :5 !Y HAD EAT5 !IR FILL1 & W9E WAS BR\<T1 & M5 W]E DR9K+ K9DLY1 ,RALPH BEGAN TO ASK ,ROG] CONC]N+ ?OSE WOM5 :OM HE HAD SE5 9 ! /REET1 & ! CAPTIVES :OM HE HAD SE5 BR\<T 9 BY ! HO/1 & IF !Y W]E ( ONE K9DR$1 & G5]ALLY H[ IT WAS ) !M3  & HE SPAKE SOME:AT S(TLY AS IF HE W\LD NOT BREAK 9TO ! TALK ( ! T[NSM53 BUT ,ROG] ANSW]$ HIM 9 A L\D VOICE SO ?AT ALL C\LD HE>3  

0,YEA1 LORD1 ,I WILL TELL !E ! TALE ( !M1 :I* SETTE? =? WELL BO? ! WISE POLICY & ! GREAT M]CY ( ! FOLK ( ! ,BURG & !IR RUL]S40  

,SAID ,RALPH3  0,>E !SE WOM5 ALSO ( ! ,DRY ,TREE8 ,= ,I P]CEIVE !M TO BE BORN ( ! FOES ( ! ,BURG40  

,N[ ! T[NSM5 HAD LET !IR TALK DROP A :ILE TO LI/5 TO ! TALK ( ! ALI5S2 & ,ROG] ANSW]$ /ILL 9 A L\D VOICE3 0,NAY1 NAY1 IT IS NOT SO4  ,!SE QUE5S >E 9DE$ W>-TAK5 ?RALLS1 BUT NOT FROM !M ( ! ,DRY ,TREE1 OR !Y W\LD HAVE BE5 SLA9 AT ONCE1 LIKE AS ! C>LES ( ?OSE ACCURS$ ONES4 ,BUT !SE >E ( ! FOLK ( ! ,:EAT-WE>]S1 EV5 AS ?OSE :OM ?\ SAWE/ BR\<T TO-DAY AMID ! O!R SPOIL4 ,& TO ?IS FOLK ! ,BURG %[E? M]CY1 & :5SO ! HO/ GOE? AGA9/ !M & OV]-COME? 7& ?AT IS WELL-NI< :5EV] !Y MEET7 !SE WOR?Y LORDS SLAY NO WOMAN ( !M1 BUT ! M5 ONLY1 :E!R !Y BE OLD OR Y\NG OR Y\NGE/4  ,AS = !IR WOM5 !Y >E BR\<T HI!R & SOLD AT ! M>KET-CROSS TO ! HI<E/ BIDD]4 ,& ?IS HONOR !Y HAVE1 ?AT SU* ( !M AS BE FAIR1 & ?AT IS ! MORE P>T ( ! Y\NG] ONES1 FET* NO ILL P5NY4 ,YET = MY P>T ,I W]E LOA! TO *EAP5 SU* W>ES3  = !Y MAKE BUT EVIL S]VANTS1 BE+ PR\D1 & NOT ABID+ /RIPES LI<TLY1 OR TOIL+ ! H>D] = !M2 & !Y BE SOME:AT TOO H&Y ) ! KNIFE IF !Y DEEM !MSELVES PUT UPON4  ,SPEAK ,I SOO?1 MY MA/]S80 QUO? HE1 TURN+ T[>D !M ( ! T[N4  

,SAID A BUR<] SOME:AT /RICK5 9 YE>S1 0,NAU<T BUT SOO?2 PEACEABLE M5 LIKE TO ME ES*EW SU* S]VANTS2 ALL ! MORE BECAUSE ( ?IS1 ?AT IF ONE ( !SE QUE5S MISBEHAVE ) ! KNIFE1 OR /RAYE? FROM H] MA/]'S B$1 ! LAWS ( ! ,BURG M$DLE NOT !RE94 ,= ! WISE M5 SAY ?AT SU* FOLK >E NO MORE )9 ! LAW ?AN K9E BE1 & MAY NOT = !IR DE$S BE BR\<T BE=E LEET OR ASSIZE ANY MORE ?AN K9E4  ,SO ?AT IF ! MA/] PUNI% H] NOT = H] MISDO+S1 UNPUNI%$ %E NE$S MU/ GO2 YEA EV5 IF H] DE$ BE M]E MURD]40  

0,?AT IS SOO?10 SAID A SOME:AT Y\NG] MAN2 0YET :ILES IT F>E? ILL ) !M AT ! H&S ( \R WOM54  ,TO WIT1 MY FA!R'S BRO!R HAS EV5 N[ COME FROM ! W> TO F9D HIS ?RALL ALL SPOIL$ BY HIS WIFE3 & :AT REM$Y MAY HE HAVE AGA9/ HIS WIFE8 HIS MONEY IS GONE1 EV5 AS IF %E HAD H\<$ HIS HORSE OR HIS BE/ C[40  

0,YEA10 SAID A ?IRD1 0WE W]E BETT] )\T SU* CATTLE4 ,A ?RU/ ) A SWORD & ALL ! TALE TOLD1 W]E ! BETT] WAY ( DEAL+ ) !M40  

,SAID ANO!R2 0,YET >E ! QUE5S GOOD WEB/]S1 &1 LACK+ !M1 FIGUR$ CLO? ( SILK W\LD BE F>-FET*$ & DE>-B\<T H]E40  

,A Y\NG MAN GAILY CLAD1 :O HAD BE5 EYE+ ! SPEAK]S DISDA9FULLY1 SPAKE NEXT & SAID3  0,FAIR SIRS1 YE >E SPEAK+ LIKE HYPOCRITES1 & AS IF Y\R LAWFUL WIVES W]E H]E TO HE>K5 TO Y\2 :]EAS YE KN[ WELL H[ GOODLY !SE ?RALLS BE1 & ?AT MANY ( !M CAN BE K9D 5\< )AL2 & YE W\LD ?9K Y\RSELVES BUT ILL BE/EAD IF YE MI<T NOT *EAP5 SU* JEWELS = Y\R MONEY4 ,:I* ( Y\ WILL GO TO ! ,CROSS NEXT ,SATURDAY & !RE BUY HIM A FAIR] WIFE ?AN HE CAN W$ \T ( \R L9EAGES8 & A WIFE )AL ( :OSE HUMORS HE NE$ TAKE NO MORE ACC\NT ( ?AN ! DULLNESS ( HIS H\ND OR ! SKITTI% TEMP] ( HIS M>E1 SO LONG AS ! ?ONG SM>TS1 & ! TWIGS /+40  

,ONE OR TWO GR9N$ AS HE SPAKE1 BUT SOME B5T !IR BR[S AT HIM1 YET SC>CE 9 E>NE/1 & ! TALK !REOV] DROPP$1 NOR DID ,RALPH ASK ANY MORE QUE/IONS2 = HE WAS SOME:AT D[N-HE>T$1 CALL+ TO M9D ! FRANK & FREE MAID5S ( ,UPMEAD1 & !IR FRI5DLY WORDS & HE>TY KISSES4 ,& HIM SEEM$ ! WORLD WAS WORSE ?AN HE HAD LOOK$ TO F9D IT4  

,H[SOEV]1 ! OLDE/ & SOB]E/ ( ! GUE/S1 SEE+ ?AT HE WAS A /RANG] & ( NOBLE ASPECT1 CAME UNTO HIM & SAT BY HIM1 & FELL TO TELL+ HIM TALES ( ! W>S ( ! M5 ( ! ,BURG ) ! ,:EAT-WE>]S2 & H[ 9 TIME PA/1 :5 ! T[N WAS BUT LITTLE F5C$1 ! ,:EAT-WE>]S HAD /ORM$ !IR GATES & TAK5 ! CITY1 & HAD MADE A GREAT SLAU<T]2 BUT YET HAD SP>$ MANY ( ! FI<T+-M51 AL?\< !Y HAD ABID$ !RE AS ! MA/]S ( !M1 & HELD !M 5?RALL$ = ?REE G5]ATIONS ( M53 AFT] :I* TIME ! SONS' SONS ( ! OLD ,BURG-DWELL]S HAV+ GR[N V]Y MANY AGA91 & DIV]S ( !M BE+ TRU/$ 9 SUNDRY MATT]S BY ! CONQU]ORS1 :O OPPRESS$ !M BUT LITTLE1 ROSE UP AGA9/ !M AS OCCASION S]V$1 9 ! W9T] SEASON & ! ,YULE FEA/1 & SLEW !IR MA/]S1 SAVE = A FEW :O W]E HIDD5 AWAY4  

0,& !REAFT]10 QUO? HE1 0DID WE MAKE ! ,BURG /RONG & H>D TO W91 AS YE SEE IT TO-DAY2 & WE TOOK = \R CAPTA9 ! ,=E/ ,LORD1 :O ]E-:ILE HAD DWELT 9 ! CLE>+S ( ! WILDWOOD1 & HE W$D$ ! ,FAIR ,LADY :O WAS ! SON'S DAU<T] ( HIM :O HAD BE5 \R LORD ]E ! ,:EAT-WE>]S OV]CAME US2 & WE GREW SAFE & FREE & MI<TY AGA94 ,& ! SON ( ! ,=E/ ,LORD1 HE :OM WE CALL ! ,W>-SMI?1 HE IT WAS :O BEHELD ! ,BURG TOO MU* GIV5 TO PLEASURE1 & DELI<T+ 9 ! S(TNESS ( LIFE2 & HE TOOK ORD] TO H>D5 \R HE>TS1 & TO CAUSE ALL FREEM5 TO LE>N ! CRAFT ( W> & BATTLE1 & LET ! WOM5 & ?RALLS & ALI5S SEE TO O!R CRAFTSMAN%IP & TO *AFF]2 & EV5 SO IS IT DONE AS HE W\LD2 & YE %ALL F9D US H>DY ( HE>T 5\<1 ?\< BELIKE NOT SO JOY\S AS MI<T BE4 ,YET AT LEA/ WE %ALL NOT BE EASY TO OV]COME40  

0,SO 9DE$ IT SEEME?10 SAID ,RALPH4  0,YET WILL ,I ASK ( Y\ FIR/ ONE QUE/ION1 & !N ANO!R40  

0,ASK ON10 SAID ! BUR<]4  

,SAID ,RALPH3  0,H[ IS IT ?AT YE1 BE+ SO /RONG1 %\LD /ILL SUFF] !M ( ! ,DRY ,TREE1 TAK+ A MAN H]E & A MAN !RE1 :5 YE MI<T DE/ROY !M UTT]LY80  

,! ,BUR<] R$D5$ & CLE>$ HIS ?ROAT & SAID3 0,SIR1 IT MU/ BE MADE CLE> TO Y\ ?AT !SE EVIL BEA/S >E NO P]IL TO ! ,BURG ( ! ,F\R ,FRI?S2 ALL ! H>M !Y MAY DO US1 IS AS :5 A CUR DOG BITE? A MAN 9 ! CALF ( ! LEG2 :]EBY ! MAN %ALL BE GRIEV$ 9DE$1 BUT ! DOG SLA94 ,SU* GRIEF AS ?AT !Y HAVE DONE US AT :ILES3  BUT ! GRIEF IS PAID = ?US1 ?AT ! HUNT+ & SLAY+ ( !M KEEPS \R M5 9 GOOD TRIM1 & PLEASURES !M2 %ORTLY TO SAY IT1 !Y >E ! *IEF DE] :]E) \R WOOD IS /OCK$40  

,HE /OPP$ A:ILE & !N W5T ON AGA9 & SAID3  0,TO SAY SOO? !Y BE NOT V]Y H&Y = CRU%+ AS A MAN CRU%ES A WASP1 BECAUSE SORC]Y GOES ) !M1 & ! WILES ( ONE :O IS !IR ,QUE51 ! EVILE/ WOMAN :O EV] SPAT UPON ! BLESS$ ,HO/ ( ! ,ALT>3 YET IS %E /RONG1 A DEV\R+ SEA ( S\LS1 ,GOD HELP US60 ,& HE BLESS$ HIMSELF !RE)4  

,SAID ,RALPH3  0,YET A WORD ON !SE ,:EAT-WE>]S2 IT SEEME? ?AT YE NEV] FAIL TO OV]COME !M 9 BATTLE80  

0,BUT SELDOM AT LEA/10 QUO? ! ,BUR<]4  

,SAID ,RALPH3  0,!N IT W]E NO GREAT MATT] = Y\ TO GA!R A HO/ OV]:ELM+1 & TO TAKE !IR T[NS & CA/LES1 & =BID !M WEAPONS1 & MAKE !M Y\R ?RALLS TO TILL ! L& = Y\ :I* N[ !Y CALL !IRS2 SO ?AT YE MI<T HAVE ( !IR GETT+S ALL SAVE :AT W]E NE$FUL = !M TO LIVE AS ?RALLS40  

0,I DEEM IT W]E AN EASY ?+10 SAID ! BUR<]4  

,QUO? ,RALPH3  0,!N :Y DO YE NOT SO80  

0,IT W]E BUT A POOR GAME TO PLAY10 SAID ! BUR<]4 0,SU* ( !IR WEAL? AS WE HAVE A M9D TO1 WE CAN HAVE N[ AT ! CO/ ( A BATTLE OR TWO1 BEGUN ONE H\R & 5D$ ! NEXT3 W]E WE !IR MA/]S SITT+ D[N AMID ( !IR HATR$1 & AMID ( !IR PLOTT+1 YEA1 & 9 ! V]Y PLACE :]E ?AT W]E ! HOTTE/ & ?ICKE/1 ! BATTLE W\LD BE TO BEG9 AT EV]Y SUN'S UPRIS+1 NOR W\LD IT BE 5D$ AT ANY SUNSET4 ,HA6 :AT SAYE/ ?\80  

,SAID ,RALPH3  0,?IS SEEME? TO ME BUT ! B>E TRU?2 YET IT IS LITTLE AFT] ! MANN] ( SU* MA/]FUL M5 AS YE BE4 ,BUT :Y !N DO YE SLAY ALL !IR C>LES ?AT >E TAK52 :]EAS YE BE> AWAY ! WOM5 & MAKE ?RALLS ( !M AT HOME1 ?AT IS TO SAY1 FOES 9 EV]Y H\SE80  

0,IT MAY BE10 SAID ! ,BUR<]1 0?AT ?IS IS NOT AMONG ! WISE/ ( \R DEAL+S4  ,YET MAY WE DO NO O!RWISE2 = ?US WE SWORE TO DO BY ALL ! GREATE/ OA?S ?AT WE MI<T SWE>1 9 ! DAYS :5 WE FIR/ CA/ (F !IR YOKE1 & YET W]E NOT OV] /RONG AT ! FIR/2 & N[ IT HA? SO GR[N 9TO A P>T ( \R MANN]S1 YEA1 & ( \R V]Y HE>TS & M9DS1 ?AT ! SLAY+ ( A ,:EAT-WE>] IS TO US A LI<T] MATT] ?AN ! SMIT+ ( A RABBIT OR A F[M>T4  ,BUT N[1 LOOK Y\1 FAIR SIR1 MY COMPANY >ISE? FROM TABLE2 SO ,I BID !E A GOOD NI<T4 ,& ,I GIVE !E A GOOD R$E ALONG ) ! GOOD WI%1 TO WIT1 ?AT ?\ ASK NOT TOO MANY QUE/IONS 9 ?IS CITY CONC]N+ ITS FOEM53 = H]E IS ! /RANG] LOOK$ UPON ) D\BT1 IF HE NEI!R WILL TAKE ! WAGES ( ! ,BURG = BATTLE1 NOR HA? AU<T TO SELL40  

,RALPH R$D5$ AT HIS WORD1 & ! O!R LOOK$ AT HIM /EADILY AS HE SPOKE1 SO ?AT ,RALPH DEEM$ ?AT HE MI/RU/$ HIM3 HE DEEM$ MOREOV] ?AT ?REE OR F\R ( ! O!RS LOOK$ H>D AT HIM AS !Y W5T T[>DS ! DOOR1 :ILE ,ROG] /OOD SOME:AT SMIL+1 & HUMM+ A SNAT* ( AN OLD SONG4  

,BUT :5 ! O!R GUE/S HAD LEFT ! HO/ELRY1 ,ROG] LEFT HIS S++1 & TURN$ TO ,RALPH & SAID3  0,MA/]1 MESEEMS ?AT !Y MI/RU/ US1 & N[ MAYBE IS ?AT P]IL ?AT ,I SPAKE ( NI<] ?AN ,I DEEM$ :5 WE CAME 9TO ! ,BURG ?IS MORN+4 ,& N[ ,I W\LD ?AT WE W]E WELL \T ( ! ,BURG & 9 ! M]RY GRE5WOOD AGA91 & IT REP5TS ME ?AT ,I BR\<T !E HI!R40  

0,NAY1 GOOD FELL[10 QUO? ,RALPH1 0HE$ IT NOT3  BESIDES1 IT WAS ME1 NOT !E1 ?AT !Y SEEM$ TO D\BT (4  ,I WILL DEP>T H5CE TO-MORR[ MORN+ NO WORS] ?AN ,I CAME1 & LEAVE !E TO SEEK ?Y =TUNE H]E2 & GOOD LUCK GO ) !E40  

,ROG] LOOK$ H>D AT HIM & SAID3  0,NOT SO1 Y\NG LORD2 IF ?\ GOE/ ,I WILL GO ) !E1 = ?\ HA/ WON MY HE>T1 ,I KN[ NOT H[3 & ,I W\LD V]ILY BE ?Y S]VANT1 TO FOLL[ !E :I!RSOEV] ?\ GOE/2 = ,I ?9K ?AT GREAT DE$S WILL COME ( !E40  

,?IS WORD PLEAS$ ,RALPH1 = HE WAS Y\NG & LI<TLY PUT FAI? 9 M5'S WORDS1 & LOV$ TO BE WELL ?\<T (1 & WAS FA9 ( GOOD FELL[%IP )AL4  ,SO HE SAID3 0,?IS IS A GOOD WORD ( ?9E1 & ,I ?ANK !E = IT2 & LOOK TO IT ?AT 9 MY ADV5TURES1 & ! REW>D ( !M ?\ %ALT HAVE ?Y DUE %>E4  ,LO H]E MY H& ON IT60  

,ROG] TOOK HIS H&1 YET !RE) HIS FACE SEEM$ A LITTLE TR\BL$1 BUT HE SAID NAU<T4  ,!N SPOKE ,RALPH3 0,TRUE IT IS ?AT ,I AM NOT FA9 TO TAKE ! WAGES ( ! ,BURG2 = IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT !Y BE H>D M51 & CRUEL & JOYLESS1 & ?AT !IR S]VICE %ALL BE RA!R *URLI% ?AN KNI<TLY4 ,H[BEIT1 LET NI<T BR+ C\NSEL1 & WE WILL SEE TO ?IS TO-MORR[2 = N[ ,I AM BO? SLEEPY & WE>Y40  ,!RE) HE CALL$ ! *AMB]LA91 :O BORE A WAX LI<T BE=E HIM TO HIS *AMB]1 & HE DID (F HIS RAIM5T & CA/ HIMSELF ON HIS B$1 & FELL ASLEEP /RAI<TWAY1 BE=E HE KNEW :]E ,ROG] WAS SLEEP+1 :E!R IT W]E 9 ! HALL OR SOME PLACE ELSE4  

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