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,RALPH ,GOE? ,HIS ,WAYS ,FROM ! ,ABBEY ( ,/4 ,M>Y AT ,HI<AM 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,IT WAS ! MONK :O HAD BE5 HIS GUIDE ! DAY BE=E :O HAD N[ WAK$ HIM1 & HE /OOD BY ! B$SIDE HOLD+ A GREAT B[L ( MILK 9 HIS H&1 & AS ,RALPH SAT UP1 & RUBB$ HIS EYES1 ) ALL HIS Y\?FUL SLO? UPON HIM1 ! MONK LAU<$ & SAID3  

0,?AT IS WELL1 LORD1 ?AT IS WELL6  ,I LOVE TO SEE A Y\NG MAN SO SLEEPY 9 ! MORN+2 IT IS A SIGN ( ?RIV+2 & ,I SEE ?\ >T ?RIV+ HE>TILY = ! TIME :5 ?\ %ALT COME BACK TO US TO LEAD MY LORD'S HO/ 9 BATTLE40  

0,:]E BE ! BALE-FIRES80 SAID ,RALPH1 NOT YET FULLY AWAKE4  

0,:]E BE !Y60 SAID ! BRO!R1 0:]E BE !Y6  ,!Y BE SUNK5 TO COLD COALS LONG AGO1 LIKE MANY A MAN'S DESIRES & HOPES1 :O HA? NOT YET LAID HIS HEAD ON ! BOSOM ( ! MO!R1 ?AT IS ,HOLY ,*UR*4  ,COME1 MY LORD1 >ISE1 & DR9K ! MONK'S W9E ( MORN+1 & !N IF YE MU/ NE$ RIDE1 RIDE BETIMES1 & RIDE H>D2 = ! ,WOOD ,P]IL\S BEG9NE? PRES5TLY AS YE W5D Y\R WAYS2 & IT W]E WELL = !E TO REA* ! ,BURG ( ! ,F\R ,FRI?S ]E ?\ BE B5I<T$4 ,=1 SON1 !RE BE UNT[>D ?+S 9 ! WOOD2 & ?\< SOME ( !M BE ( ?OSE = :OM ,*RI/'S ,CROSS WAS %AP51 YET HAVE !Y =GOTT5 HELL1 & HOPE NOT = HEAV51 & !IR BY-WORD IS1 ',?\ %ALT LACK ]E ,I LACK4' ,FUR!RMORE !RE >E WORSE WI<TS 9 ! WOOD ?AN !Y BE-- ,GOD SAVE US6--BUT AGA9/ !M HAVE ,I A GOOD HAUB]K1 A NECK-GU>D :I* ,I WILL GIVE !E1 SON1 9 TOK5 ?AT ,I LOOK TO SEE !E AGA9 AT ! LOVELY H\SE ( ,M>Y \R ,MO!R40  

,RALPH HAD TAK5 ! B[L & WAS DR9K+1 BUT HE LOOK$ OV] ! BRIM1 & SAW H[ ! MONK DREW FROM HIS FROCK A PAIR ( BEADS1 AS LIKE TO ,DAME ,KA!R9E'S GIFT AS ONE PEA TO ANO!R1 SAVE ?AT AT ! 5D !RE( WAS A LITTLE BOX %AP5 CROSSWISE4 ,RALPH EMPTI$ ! B[L HA/ILY1 GOT \T ( B$1 & SAT ON ! B$ NAK$1 SAVE ?AT ON HIS NECK WAS ,DAME ,KA!R9E'S GIFT4 ,HE REA*$ \T HIS H& & TOOK ! BEADS FROM ! MONK & R$D5$ !RE)1 AS WAS HIS WONT :5 HE HAD TO BEG9 A CONTE/ 9 WORDS3 BUT HE SAID3  

0,I ?ANK !E1 FA!R2 YET ,GOD WOT IF !SE BEADS WILL LIE SWEETLY ALONGSIDE ! COLL> :I* ,I BE> ON MY NECK AS N[1 :I* IS ! GIFT ( A DE> FRI5D40  

,! MONK MADE UP A SOLEMN C\NT5ANCE & SAID3 0,?\ SAYE/ SOO?1 MY SON2 IT IS MO/ LIKE ?AT MY *APLET1 :I* HA? BE5 BLESS$ TIME WAS BY ! HOLY ,RI*>D1 IS NO MEET FELL[ = ! GIFT ( SOME LI<T LOVE ( ?9E3 OR EV510 QUO? HE1 NOT+ ,RALPH'S FLU% DEEP51 & HIS BR[ KNIT1 0OR EV5 IF IT W]E ! GIFT ( A WELL-WILL]1 YET BELIKE IT IS A WORLDLY GIFT2 !RE=E1 S9CE ?Y J\RNEY IS ) P]IL1 ?\ W]T BE/ DO IT (F & LET ME KEEP IT = !E TILL ?\ COME/ AGA940  

,N[ AS HE SPAKE HE LOOK$ ANXI\SLY1 NAY1 IT MAY BE SAID GRE$ILY1 AT ! Y\NG MAN4  ,BUT ,RALPH SAID NAU<T2 = 9 HIS HE>T HE WAS DET]M9$ NOT TO *AFF] AWAY HIS GOSSIP'S GIFT = ANY %AVEL+'S TOK54 ,YET HE KNEW NOT H[ TO SET HIS Y\?FUL WORDS AGA9/ ! FA!R'S WISDOM2 SO HE /OOD UP1 & GOT HIS %IRT 9TO HIS H&1 & AS HE DID IT OV] HIS HEAD HE FELL TO S++ TO HIMSELF A SONG ( EV5TIDE ( ! ,HI< ,H\SE ( ,UPMEADS1 ! WORDS :]E( W]E SOME:AT LIKE TO !SE3  

  ,>T ?\ MAN1 >T ?\ MAID1 ?R\< ! LONG GRASS A-GO+8      ,= %ORT %IRT ?\ BE>E/1 & NO BE>D ,I SEE1    ,& ! LA/ W9D ]E MOONRISE AB\T !E IS BL[+4      ,W\LD'/ ?\ MEET ) ?Y MAID5 OR LOOK'/ ?\ = ME8   

  ,BRI<T %9E? ! MOON N[1 ,I SEE ?Y G[N LONG]2      ,& D[N BY ! HAZELS ,JOAN MEETE? H] LAD3    ,BUT H>D IS ?Y PALM1 LASS1 & SC>CELY W]E /RONG]      ,WAT'S GRIP ?AN ?9E H&-KISS ?AT MAKE? ME GLAD4   

  ,& N[ AS ! C&LES %9E ON US & OV]1      ,FULL %APELY ?Y FEET >E1 BUT BR[N ON ! FLOOR1    ,AS ! B>E-FOOT$ M[]S AMID ( ! CLOV]      ,:5 ! G[K'S NOTE IS BROK5 & MID-,JUNE IS O']4   

  ,O H>D >E M9E H&-PALMS BECAUSE ON ! RIDGES      ,I C>RI$ ! REAP-HOOK & SMOTE = ?Y SAKE2    ,& 9 ! HOT NOON-TIDE ,I BEAT (F ! MIDGES      ,AS ?\ SLEP'/ 'NEA? ! L9D5 O']-LOA! TO AWAKE4   

  ,& BR[N >E MY FEET N[ BECAUSE ! SUN BURNE?      ,HI< UP ON ! D[N-SIDE AMID ( ! %EEP1    ,& !RE 9 ! HOLL[ :]EFROM ! W9D TURNE?1      ,?\ LAY'/ 9 MY LAP :ILE ,I SUNG !E TO SLEEP4   

  ,O FRI5D ( ! E>?1 ,O COME NI<] & NI<]1      ,?\ >T SWEET ) ! SUN'S KISS AS MEADS ( ! ,MAY1     ,O'] ! ROCKS ( ! WA/E1 O'] ! WAT] & FIRE1      ,WILL ,I FOLL[ !E1 LOVE1 TILL E>? WANE? AWAY4   

,! MONK HE>K5$ TO HIM ) KNITT$ BR[1 & AS ONE ?AT LIKE? NOT ! SPEE* ( HIS FELL[1 ?\< IT BE NOT WISE TO QUE/ION IT3 !N HE W5T \T ( ! *AMB]1 BUT LEFT ! PAIR ( BEADS LY+ 9 ! W9D[4  ,BUT ,RALPH CLAD HIMSELF 9 HA/E1 & :5 HE WAS FULLY CLAD1 W5T UP TO ! W9D[ & TOOK ! BEADS 9 HIS H&1 & LOOK$ 9TO !M CURI\SLY & TURN$ !M OV]1 BUT LEFT !M LY+ !RE4 ,!N HE W5T =? ALSO1 & CAME 9TO ! =EC\RT ( ! H\SE1 & F\ND !RE A SQUIRE ( ! M5-AT->MS ) HIS WEAPONS & HORSE1 :O HELP$ HIM TO DO ON HIS W>-GE>4  

,SO !N1 JU/ AS HE WAS SETT+ HIS FOOT 9 ! /IRRUP1 CAME ! ,BRO!R AGA91 ) HIS FACE ONCE MORE GR[N SMIL+ & HAPPY2 & 9 HIS LEFT H& HE HELD ! *APLET1 BUT DID NOT (F] IT TO ,RALPH AGA91 BUT NODD$ HIS HEAD TO HIM K9DLY1 & SAID3 0,N[1 LORD1 ,I CAN SEE BY ?Y FACE ?AT ?\ >T SET ON BEHOLD+ ! FA%ION ( ?IS WORLD1 & MO/ LIKE IT WILL GIVE !E ! RUE40  

,!N CAME A WORD 9TO ,RALPH'S M\?1 & HE SAID3 0,WILT ?\ TELL ME1 FA!R1 :OSE WORK WAS ! WORLD'S FA%ION80  

,! MONK R$D5$1 BUT ANSW]$ NAU<T1 & ,RALPH SPAKE AGA93  

0,=SOO?1 DID ! CRAFTSMAN ( IT FUMBLE OV] HIS WORK80  

,!N ! MONK SC[L$1 BUT PRES5TLY HE 5=C$ HIMSELF TO SPEAK BLI!LY1 & SAID3  0,SU* MATT]S >E OV] HI< = MY SPEE* OR ?9E1 LORD2 BUT ,I TELL !E1 :O KN[E?1 ?AT !RE >E M5 9 ?IS ,H\SE :O HAVE TRI$ ! WORLD & F\ND IT WANT+40  

,RALPH SMIL$1 & SAID /AMM]+3  

0,FA!R1 DID ! WORLD TRY !M1 & F9D !M WANT+ P]*ANCE80  

,!N HE R$D5$1 & SAID3  0,>E YE V]ILY ALL SU* AS ?IS 9 ?IS ,H\SE8 ,:O !N IS IT :O HA? MADE SO FAIR A LORD%IP1 & SO GOODLY A GOV]NANCE = SO MANY PEOPLE8  ,KN[ YE NOT AT ALL ( ! WORLD'S WAYS60  

0,FAIR SIR10 SAID ! MONK /]NLY1 0!Y ?AT WORK = US WORK = ! ,LORD & ALL HIS S]VANTS40  

0,YEA10 SAID ,RALPH1 0SO IT IS2 & WILL ! ,LORD BE CONT5T ) ! S]VICE ( HIM :OM ! DEVIL HA? CA/ \T BECAUSE HE HA? F\ND HIM A DA/>D80  

,! MONK FR[N$1 YET SMIL$ SOME:AT )AL1 & SAID3 0,SIR1 ?\ >T Y\NG1 BUT ?Y WITS >E OV] OLD = ME2 BUT !RE >E !Y 9 ?IS ,H\SE :O MAY ANSW] !E FEATLY2 M5 :O HAVE READ ! BOOKS ( ! WISE M5 ( ! HEA!N1 & ! DOCTORS ( ,HOLY ,*UR*1 & >E EV5 N[ MAK+ BOOKS = ! SCRIBES TO COPY40  ,!N HIS VOICE S(T5$1 & HE SAID3 0,DE> LORD1 WE %\LD BE RI<T FA9 ( !E H]E1 BUT S9CE ?\ MU/ NE$S GO1 GO ) MY BLESS+1 & D\BLE BLESS+ %ALT ?\ HAVE :5 ?\ COME/ BACK TO US40  ,!N ,RALPH REMEMB]$ HIS PROMISE TO ! %EPH]DS & TOOK A GOLD CR[N FROM HIS P\*1 & SAID3 0,FA!R1 ,I PRAY !E SAY A MASS = ! %EPH]D D[NSM52 & ?IS IS = ! (F]+40  

,! MONK PRAIS$ ! GIFT & ! BIDD+1 & KISS$ ,RALPH1 :O CLOMB 9TO HIS SADDLE2 & ! BRO!R HOSPITALI] BR\<T HIM HIS WALLET ) GOOD MEAT & DR9K !RE9 = ! WAY4 ,!N ,RALPH %OOK HIS RE91 & RODE \T ( ! ABBEY-GATE1 SMIL+ AT ! LAY-BRE?R5 & ! M5-AT->MS :O HUNG AB\T !RE4  

,BUT HE SI<$ = PLEASURE :5 HE F\ND HIMSELF 9 ! /REET AGA91 & LOOK$ ON ! %OPS ( ! *APM5 & ! BOO?S ( ! PETTY CRAFTSM51 AS %OE-SMI?S & GLOV]S1 & T9SMI?S & COPP]SMI?S1 & HORN]S & ! LIKE2 & ! FOLK ?AT HE MET AS HE RODE T[>D ! S\!RN GATE SEEM$ TO HIM M]RY & 9 GOOD CASE1 & GOODLY TO LOOK ON4 ,& HE ?\<T IT PLEASANT TO GAZE ON ! DAMSELS 9 ! /REET1 :O W]E FAIR & WELL CLAD3  & !RE W]E A MANY ( !M AB\T HIS WAY N[1 ESPECIALLY AS HE DREW NI< ! GATE BE=E ! /REETS BRAN*$ (F3 = FOLK W]E COM+ 9 FROM ! C\NTRYSIDE ) VICTUAL & O!R W>ES = ! T[N & ! ,ABBEY2 & SURELY AS HE LOOK$ ON SOME ( ! MAID5S HE DEEM$ ?AT ,HALL-SONG ( ,UPMEADS A GOOD ONE4  

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