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,H[ ,RALPH ,DEP>T$ ,FROM ! ,BURG ( ! ,F\R ,FRI?S 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,HIMSEEM$ HE HAD SC>CE BE5 ASLEEP A M9UTE ]E AWOKE ) A S\ND ( SOMEONE SAY+ S(TLY1 0,MA/]1 MA/]1 AWAKE60  ,SO HE SAT UP & ANSW]$ S(TLY 9 HIS TURN3  0,:O IS IT8 :AT IS AMISS1 S9CE ! NI<T IS YET Y\NG80  

0,I AM ?Y FELL[-F>]1 ,ROG]10 SAID ! SPEAK]1 0& ?IS ?\ HA/ TO DO1 GET ON ?Y RAIM5T SPE$ILY1 & TAKE ?Y WEAPONS )\T NOISE1 IF ?\ W\LD/ NOT BE 9 ! PRISON ( ! ,BURG BE=E SUNRISE40  

,RALPH DID AS HE WAS BIDD5 )\T MORE WORDS2 = ALREADY :5 HE LAY D[N HIS HE>T MISGAVE HIM ?AT HE WAS 9 NO SAFE PLACE2 HE LOOK$ TO HIS WEAPONS & >MOR ?AT !Y %\LD NOT CLA%1 & D[N !Y CAME 9TO ! HALL & F\ND ! DOOR ON ! LAT*2 SO \T !Y W5T & ,RALPH SAW ?AT IT WAS SOME:AT CL\DY2 ! MOON WAS SET & IT WAS D>K1 BUT ,RALPH KNEW BY ! SC5T ?AT CAME 9 ON ! LI<T W9D1 & A LITTLE /IR ( BL5D$ S\NDS1 ?AT IT WAS H>D ON DAWN+2 & EV5 !RE) HE HE>D ! *ALL5GE ( ! W>D]S ON ! WALLS & !IR CRY+ ( ! H\R2 & ! *IMES ( ! BELFRY RANG CLE> & L\D1 & SEEM+ CLOSE ABOVE HIM1 TWO H\RS & A HALF AFT] MIDNI<T4 ,ROG] SPAKE NOT1 & ,RALPH WAS MAN-AT->MS 5\< TO KN[ ?AT HE MU/ HOLD HIS PEACE2 & ?\< HE LONG$ SORE TO HAVE HIS HORSE ,FALCON ) HIM1 YET HE WOTT$ ?AT IT AVAIL$ NOT TO ASK ( HIS HORSE1 S9CE HE DUR/ NOT ASK ( HIS LIFE4  

,SO !Y W5T ON SIL5TLY TILL !Y W]E \T ( ! ,GREAT ,PLACE & CAME 9TO A N>R[ /REET1 & SO 9TO ANO!R :I* L$ !M /RAI<T 9TO ! H\SELESS SPACE UND] ! WALL4 ,ROG] L$ RI<T ON AS IF HE KNEW ! WAY WELL1 & 9 A TW9KL+ W]E !Y COME TO A PO/]N 9 ! WALL BETWIXT ! ,EA/ ,GATE & ! ,S\?4  ,BY ! SAID PO/]N ,RALPH SAW C]TA9 M5 /&+2 & ON ! E>? NE> BY1 :]EAS HE WAS KE5-EY$1 HE SAW MORE ?AN ONE MAN LY+ MOVELESS4  

,SPAKE ,ROG] S(TLY TO ! M5 :O /OOD ON !IR FEET3 0,IS ! ROPE TW9$80  0,NAY1 ROPE-TW9]10 SAID ONE ( !M4 ,!N ,ROG] TURN$ & :ISP]$ TO ,RALPH3  0,FRI5DS4  ,GET \T ?Y SWORD60 ,:]E)AL ! GATE WAS OP5$1 & !Y ALL PASS$ \T ?R\< ! WALL1 & /OOD ABOVE ! DIT* 9 ! ANGLE-NOOK ( A SQU>E T[]4 ,!N ,RALPH SAW SOME ( ! M5 /OOP & %OOT \T A BROAD PLANK OV] ! DIT*1 :I* WAS DEEP BUT NOT WIDE !REAB\T1 & /RAI<TWAY HE FOLL[$ ! O!RS OV] IT1 GO+ LA/ SAVE ,ROG]4 ,BY !N !Y W]E ON ! O!R SIDE HE SAW A GLIMM] ( ! DAWN 9 ! EA/]N HEAV51 BUT IT WAS /ILL MORE ?AN DUSK1 & NO MAN SPOKE AGA94 ,!Y W5T ON S(TLY ACROSS ! PLA9 FIELDS \TSIDE ! WALL1 CREEP+ FROM BU% TO BU%1 & FROM TREE TO TREE1 = H]E1 IF NO:]E AB\T ! CIRCUIT ( ! ,BURG1 W]E A FEW TREES GR[+4 ,?US !Y CAME 9TO A LITTLE WOOD & PASS$ ?R\< IT1 & !N ,RALPH C\LD SEE ?AT ! M5 W]E SIX BESIDES ,ROG]2 BY ! GLIMM] ( ! GR[+ DAWN HE SAW BE=E !M A SPACE ( MEAD[S ) HI< H$GES AB\T !M1 & A DIM L9E ?AT HE TOOK = ! RO( ( A B>N OR GRANGE1 & BEYOND ?AT A D>K MASS ( TREES4  

,/ILL !Y PRESS$ ON )\T SPEAK+2 A DOG B>K$ NOT F> (F & ! COCKS W]E CR[+1 & CLOSE BY !M 9 ! MEAD[ A C[ L[$ & W5T HU/L+ OV] ! B5TS & ! LONG1 UNBITT5 BUTT]CUPS4 ,DAY GREW APACE1 & BY !N !Y W]E UND] ! B>N-GABLE :I* HE HAD SE5 ALO( HE SAW ! O!R RO(S ( ! GRANGE & HE>D ! BLEAT+ ( %EEP4 ,& N[ HE SAW ?OSE SIX M5 CLE>LY1 & NOT$ ?AT ONE ( !M WAS V]Y BIG & TALL1 & ONE SMALL & SL5D]1 & IT CAME 9TO HIS M9D ?AT !SE TWO W]E NONE O!R ?AN ! TWA9 :OM HE HAD COME UPON ! LA/ NI<T SITT+ 9 ! HALL ( ! ,FL[] DE ,LUCE4  

,EV5 !RE) CAME A MAN TO ! GATE ( ! %EEP-COTE BY ! GRANGE1 & CAU<T SI<T ( !M1 & HAD ! WITS TO RUN BACK AT ONCE %\T+ \T3 0,HU<1 ,WAT1 ,RI*>D1 & ALL YE1 \T ) Y\1 \T A DOORS6  ,H]E BE M56 ,W>E ! ,DRY ,TREE6  ,B[S & BILLS6  ,B[S & BILLS60  

,) ?AT ?OSE FELL[S ( ,RALPH MADE NO MORE ADO1 BUT SET (F RUNN+ AT !IR BE/ T[>D ! WOOD A=ESAID1 :I* CR[N$ ! SLOPE LEAD+ UP FROM ! GRANGE1 & N[ TOOK NO C>E TO GO S(TLY1 NOR HE$$ ! CLA%+ ( !IR >MOR4  ,RALPH RAN ) ! BE/ & 5T]$ ! WOOD ALONGSIDE ! SLIM Y\? A=ESAID1 :O /AY$ NOT AT ! WOOD'S $GE BUT W5T ON RUNN+ /ILL3 BUT ,RALPH /AY$ & TURN$ TO SEE :AT WAS T[>D1 & BEHELD H[ ?AT TALL MAN WAS ! LA/ ( !IR COMPANY1 & ]E HE 5T]$ ! WOOD TURN$ AB\T ) A B5T B[ 9 HIS H&1 & EV5 AS HE NOCK$ ! %AFT1 ! M5 FROM ! ,GRANGE1 :O W]E SEV5 9 ALL1 CAME RUNN+ \T FROM BEH9D ! B>N-GABLE1 CRY+ \T3 0,HO ?IEVES6 HO YE ( ! ,DRY ,TREE1 ABIDE TILL WE COME6 FLEE NOT FROM H&Y /ROKES40  ,! TALL MAN HAD ! %AFT TO HIS E> 9 A TW9KL+1 & LOOS$ /RAI<TWAY1 & NOCK$ & LOOS$ ANO!R %AFT )\T /AY+ TO NOTE H[ ! FIR/ HAD SP$4 ,BUT ,RALPH SAW ?AT A MAN WAS BE=E EA* ( ! %AFTS1 & HAD FALL5 TO E>?1 ?\< HE HAD NO TIME TO SEE AU<T ELSE1 = EV5 !RE) ! TALL MAN CAU<T HIM BY ! H&1 & CRY+ \T1 0,! ?IRD TIME60 RAN ON ) HIM AFT] ! RE/ ( !IR COMPANY2 & :]EAS HE WAS LONG-LEGG$ & ,RALPH LI<TFOOT$1 !Y SPE$ILY CAME UP ) !M1 :O W]E RUNN+ /ILL1 BUT LAU<+ AS !Y RAN1 & JE]+ AT ! M5 ( ! ,BUR<2 & ! TALL MAN %\T$ \T TO !M3  0,YEA1 LADS1 ! C\NT]FEIT ,DRY ,TREE ?AT !Y HAVE RAIS$ 9 ! ,BURG %ALL BE DRY 5\< ?IS TIME40 0,TRULY10 SAID ANO!R1 0TILL WE COME TO WAT] IT ) ! BLOOD ( !SE WRET*ES40  

0,WELL1 WELL1 GET ON10 SAID A ?IRD1 0WA/E NOT Y\R W9D 9 TALK2 ?OSE C>LES WILL MAKE BUT A %ORT RUN ( IT TO ! WALLS LONG AS IT WAS = US1 CREEP+ & CREEP+ AS WE BEHOOV$ TO40  

,! LONG MAN LAU<$2 0,?\ SAYE/ SOO?10 SAID HE1 0BUT ?\ >T ! LONGE/ W9D$ ( ALL 9 TALK+3 GET ON1 LADS40  

,!Y LAU<$ AGA9 AT HIS WORD & SP$ ON ) LESS NOISE2 :ILE ,RALPH ?\<T )9 HIMSELF ?AT HE WAS COME 9TO /RANGE COMPANY1 = N[ HE KNEW WELL ?AT ! BIG MAN WAS EV5 HE :OM HE HAD FIR/ MET AT ! *UR*Y>D GATE ( ! ?ORP UND] ,BE> ,HILL4 ,YET HE DEEM$ ?AT !RE WAS NAU<T = IT N[ BUT TO GO ON4  

,)9 A :ILE !Y ALL SLACK$ SOME:AT1 & PRES5TLY DID BUT WALK1 ?\< SWIFTLY1 ?R\< ! PA?S ( ! ?ICKET1 :I* ,RALPH DEEM$ FULL SURELY WAS P>T ( ?AT SIDE ( ! ,WOOD ,P]IL\S ?AT LAY S\? ( ! ,BURG ( ! ,F\R ,FRI?S4 ,& N[ ,ROG] JO9$ HIMSELF TO HIM1 & SPAKE TO HIM AL\D & SAID3 0,SO1 FAIR MA/]1 ?\ >T \T ( ! P]IL ( DEA? = ?IS B\T40  

0,>T ?\ ALL SO SURE ( ?AT80 QUO? ,RALPH1 0OR :O >E !SE ?AT BE ) US8 MESEEMS !Y SMELL ( ! ,DRY ,TREE40  

0,YEA1 OR REBELS & RUNAWAYS !REFROM10 SAID ,ROG]1 ) A DRY GR94 0,BUT :OSOEV] !Y MAY BE1 ?\ %ALT SEE ?AT !Y WILL SUFF] US TO DEP>T :I!R WE WILL1 IF WE LIKE NOT !IR COMPANY4 ,I WILL BE ?Y W>RANT !RE(40  

0,MOREOV]10 SAID ,RALPH1 0,I HAVE LO/ ,FALCON MY HORSE2 IT IS A SORE MISS ( HIM40  

0,MAYBE10 QUO? ,ROG]1 0BUT AT LEA/ ?\ HA/ SAV$ ?Y SK92 & :]EAS !RE >E MANY HORSES ON ! E>?1 !RE IS BUT ONE SK9 ( ?9E3 BE CONT5T2 IF ?\ WILT1 ?\ %ALL W9 SOME:AT 9 EX*ANGE = ?9E HORSE40  

,RALPH SMIL$1 BUT SOME:AT S\RLY1 & EV5 !RE) HE HE>D A %RILL :I/LE A LITTLE ALO(1 & ! M5 /AY$ & HELD !IR PEACE1 = !Y W]E TALK+ TOGE!R FREELY AGA9 N[4 ,!N ! BIG MAN PUT HIS F+]S TO HIS M\? & :I/L$ AGA9 9 ANSW]1 A ?IRD :I/LE ANSW]$ HIM2 & LO1 PRES5TLY1 AS !IR COMPANY HA/5$ ON1 ! VOICES ( M51 & ANON !Y CAME 9TO A LITTLE WOOD-LAWN :]E9 /&+ AB\T OR LY+ ON ! GRASS BESIDE !IR HORSES W]E MORE ?AN A SCORE ( M5 WELL >M$1 BUT )\T ANY BANN] OR TOK51 & ALL 9 :ITE >MOR ) :ITE ,GAB]D9ES !REOV]2 & !Y HAD ) !M1 AS ,RALPH JUDG$1 SOME DOZ5 ( HORSES MORE ?AN !Y NE$$ = !IR [N RID+4  

,GREAT WAS ! JOY AT ?IS MEET+1 & !RE WAS EMBRAC+ & KISS+ ( FRI5DS3  BUT ,RALPH NOT$ ?AT NO MAN EMBRAC$ ?AT SL5D] Y\?1 & ?AT HE HELD HIM SOME:AT ALO( FROM ! O!RS1 & ALL SEEM$ TO DO HIM REV]5CE4  

,N[ SPAKE ONE ( ! RUNAWAYS3  0,WELL1 LADS1 H]E BE ALL WE F\R WELL MET AGA9 ALONG ) ?OSE TWA9 :O CAME TO HELP US AT \R P9*1 AS !IR WONT IS1 & ,ROG] )AL1 GOOD AT NE$ AGA91 & A FRI5D ( HIS1 AS IT SEEME?1 & :OM WE KN[ NOT4 ,SEE YE TO ?AT40  

,!N /OOD =? ! BIG MAN & SAID3  0,HE IS A FAIR Y\NG KNI<T1 AS YE MAY SEE2 & HE RIDE? SEEK+ ADV5TURES1 & ,ROG] DID US TO WIT ?AT HE WAS ABID+ 9 ! ,BURG AT HIS P]IL1 & W\LD HAVE HIM AWAY1 EV5 IF IT W]E SOME:AT AGA9/ HIS WILL3  & WE W]E WILL+ ?AT IT %\LD BE SO1 ALL ! MORE AS ,I HAVE A GUESS CONC]N+ :AT HE IS2 & A =ESEE+ MAN MI<T ?9K ?AT LUCK %\LD GO ) HIM40 ,!RE) HE TURN$ TO ,RALPH & SAID3  0,H[ SAY YE1 FAIR SIR1 WILL YE TAKE GUE/+ ) US A :ILE & LE>N \R WAYS80  

,SAID ,RALPH3  0,C]TA9 ,I AM ?AT :I!R YE WILL HAVE ME GO1 ?I!R MU/ ,I2 YET ,I DEEM ?AT ,I HAVE AN ]R& ?AT LIES NOT Y\R WAY4 ,!RE=E IF ,I GO ) Y\1 YE MU/ SO LOOK UPON IT ?AT ,I AM 9 Y\R FELL[%IP AS ONE COMPELL$4  ,TO BE %ORT ) Y\1 ,I CRAVE LEAVE TO DEP>T & GO M9E [N ROAD40  

,AS HE SPOKE HE SAW ! Y\? WALK+ UP & D[N 9 %ORT TURNS2 BUT HIS FACE HE C\LD SC>CE SEE AT ALL1 :AT = HIS SL\*$ HAT1 :AT = HIS CLOAK2 & AT LA/ HE SAW HIM GO UP TO ! TALL MAN & SPEAK S(TLY TO HIM A:ILE4 ,! TALL MAN NODD$ HIS HEAD1 & AS ! Y\? DREW RI<T BACK NI< TO ! ?ICKET1 SPAKE TO ,RALPH AGA94  

0,FAIR SIR1 WE GRANT ?9E ASK+2 & ADD ?IS !RETO ?AT WE GIVE !E ! MAN :O HAS JO9$ HIMSELF TO !E1 ,ROG] ( ! ,ROPE-WALK TO WIT1 TO HELP !E ON ! ROAD1 SO ?AT ?\ MAY/ NOT TURN ?Y FACE BACK TO ! ,BURG ( ! ,F\R ,FRI?S1 :]E ?9E ]R&1 & ?Y LIFE )AL1 W]E SOON SP$ N[1 OR RUN 9TO ANY O!R TRAP :I* ! ,WOOD ,P]IL\S MAY HAVE = !E4 ,& YET IF ?\ ?9K BETT] ( IT1 ?\ MAY/ COME ) US /RAI<TWAY2 = WE HAVE NAU<T TO DO TO T>RY H]E ANY LONG]4  ,& 9 ANY CASE1 H]E IS A GOOD HORSE ?AT WE WILL GIVE !E1 S9CE ?\ HA/ LO/ ?Y /E$2 & ,ROG] :O RIDE? ) !E1 HE ALSO IS WELL HORS$40  

,RALPH LOOK$ H>D AT ! BIG MAN1 :O N[ HAD HIS SALADE ?R[N BACK FROM HIS FACE1 TO SEE IF HE GAVE ANY TOK5 ( JE]+ OR MALICE1 BUT C\LD SEE NAU<T SU*3  NAY1 HIS FACE WAS GRAVE & S]I\S1 NOT ILL-FA%ION$1 ?\< IT W]E BO? LONG & BROAD LIKE HIS BODY3 HIS *EEK-BONES SOME:AT HI<1 HIS EYES GRAY & MIDDL+ GREAT1 & LOOK+1 AS IT W]E1 F> AWAY4  

,N[ DEEMS ,RALPH ?AT AS = A TRAP ( ! ,WOOD ,P]IL\S1 HE HAD ALREADY FALL5 9TO ! TRAP2 = HE SC>CE NE$$ TO BE TOLD ?AT !SE W]E M5 ( ! ,DRY ,TREE4  ,HE KNEW ALSO ?AT IT WAS ,ROG] :O HAD L$ HIM 9TO ?IS TRAP1 AL?\< HE DEEM$ IT DONE ) NO MALICE AGA9/ HIM4  ,SO HE SAID TO HIMSELF ?AT IF HE W5T ) ,ROG] HE BUT W5T A R\NDAB\T ROAD TO ! ,DRY ,TREE2 SO ?AT HE WAS WELL NI< *OOS+ TO GO ON ) !IR COMPANY4 ,YET AGA9 HE ?\<T ?AT SOME?+ MI<T WELL BEFALL :I* W\LD FREE HIM FROM ?AT FELL[%IP IF HE W5T ) ,ROG] ALONE2 :]EAS IF HE W5T ) ! O!RS IT WAS NOT ?AT HE MI<T BE1 BUT ?AT HE WAS ALREADY ( ! FELL[%IP ( ! ,DRY ,TREE1 & MO/ LIKE W\LD GO /RAI<T !NCE TO !IR /RON<OLD4 ,SO HE SPAKE AS SOB]LY AS ! TALL MAN HAD DONE4  

0,S9CE YE GIVE ME ! *OICE1 FAIR SIR1 ,I WILL DEP>T H5CE ) ,ROG] ALONE1 :OM YE CALL MY MAN1 ?\< TO ME HE SEEME? TO BE Y\RS4  ,H[BEIT1 HE HAS L$ ME TO Y\ ONCE1 & BELIKE WILL DO SO ONCE MORE40  

0,YEA10 QUO? ! BIG MAN SMIL+ NO :IT MORE ?AN ]/1 0& ?AT WILL MAKE ! F\R? TIME4  ,DEP>T !N1 FAIR SIR1 & TAKE ?IS WORD ) !E ?AT ,I WI% !E GOOD & NOT EVIL40  

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