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,RALPH ,COME? TO ! ,WOOD ,P]IL\S4 ,AN ,ADV5TURE ,!RE9 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,N[ :5 HE WAS CLE> ( ! ,?ORP ! ROAD TOOK HIM \T ( ! DALE2 & :5 HE WAS ON ! HILL'S BR[ HE SAW ?AT ! L& WAS ( O!R FA%ION FROM ?AT :I* LAY BEH9D HIM4 ,= ! ROAD W5T /RAI<T ?R\< A R\< WA/E1 NO PA/URE1 SAVE = M\NTA9 %EEP OR GOATS1 ) A FEW BU%ES SCATT]$ AB\T IT2 & BEYOND ?IS ! L& ROSE 9TO A LONG RIDGE2 & ON ! RIDGE WAS A WOOD ?ICK ) TREES1 & NO BREAK 9 !M4 ,SO ON HE RODE1 & SOON PASS$ ?AT WA/E1 :I* WAS DRY & P>*$1 & ! AFT]NOON SUN WAS HOT ON IT2 SO HE DEEM$ IT GOOD TO COME UND] ! %AD[ ( ! ?ICK TREES 7:I* AT ! FIR/ W]E :OLLY BEE* TREES71 = IT WAS N[ ! HOTTE/ ( ! DAY4 ,!RE WAS /ILL A BEAT5 WAY BETWE5 ! TREE-BOLES1 ?\< NOT OV]WIDE1 ALBEIT1 A HI<WAY1 S9CE IT PI]C$ ! WOOD4 ,SO !REBY HE W5T AT A S(T PACE = ! SAV+ ( HIS HORSE1 & ?\<T BUT LITTLE ( ALL HE HAD BE5 TOLD ( ! P]ILS ( ! WAY1 & NOT A LITTLE ( ! FAIR MAID :OM HE HAD LEFT BEH9D AT ! ,?ORP4  

,AFT] A :ILE ! ?ICK BEE*-WOOD GAVE \T1 & HE CAME 9TO A PLACE :]E GREAT OAKS GREW1 FAIR & /ATELY1 AS ?\< SOME LORD'S WOOD-REEVE HAD TAK5 C>E ?AT !Y %\LD NOT GR[ OV] CLOSE TOGE!R1 & BETWIXT !M ! GRE5SW>D WAS F9E1 UNBROK51 & FL[]Y4 ,!REBY AS HE RODE HE BEHELD DE]1 BO? BUCK & H>T & ROE1 & O!R WILD ?+S1 BUT = A LONG :ILE NO MAN4  

,! AFT]NOON WORE & /ILL HE RODE ! OAK WOOD1 & DEEM$ IT A GOODLY =E/ = ! GREATE/ K+ ON E>?4 ,AT LA/ HE CAME TO :]E ANO!R ROAD CROSS$ ! WAY HE FOLL[$1 & AB\T ! CROSSWAY WAS ! GR\ND CLE>] ( TREES1 :ILE BEYOND IT ! TREES GREW ?ICK]1 & !RE WAS SOME UND]WOOD ( HOLLY & ?ORN AS ! GR\ND FELL (F AS T[>DS A LITTLE DALE4  

,!RE ,RALPH DREW RE91 BECAUSE HE D\BT$ 9 HIS M9D :I* WAS HIS RI<T ROAD T[>D ! ,BURG ( ! ,F\R ,FRI?S2 SO HE GOT (F HIS HORSE & ABODE A LITTLE1 IF P]*ANCE ANY MI<T COME BY2 HE LOOK$ AB\T HIM1 & NOT$ ON ! ROAD ?AT CROSS$ HIS1 & ! SW>D AB\T IT1 ! SIGN ( MANY HORSES HAV+ GONE BY1 & DEEM$ ?AT !Y HAD PASS$ BUT A LITTLE :ILE4 ,SO HE LAY ON ! GR\ND TO RE/ HIM & LET HIS HORSE /RAY AB\T & BITE ! GRASS2 = ! BEA/ LOV$ HIM & W\LD COME AT HIS CALL OR HIS :I/LE4  

,RALPH WAS DR[SY :5 HE LAY D[N1 & ?\< HE SAID TO HIMSELF ?AT HE W\LD N[ISE GO TO SLEEP1 YET AS (T HAPP5S1 HE HAD NO DEF5SE TO MAKE AGA9/ SLEEP9ESS1 & PRES5TLY HIS H&S RELAX$1 HIS HEAD FELL ASIDE1 & HE SLEPT QUIETLY4 ,:5 HE WOKE UP 9 A LITTLE SPACE ( TIME1 HE KNEW AT ONCE ?AT SOME?+ HAD AWAK$ HIM & ?AT HE HAD NOT HAD HIS SLEEP \T2 = 9 HIS E>S WAS ! TRAMPL+ ( HORSE-HO(S & ! CLA%+ ( WEAPONS & L\D SPEE* ( M54  ,SO HE LEAP$ UP HA/ILY1 & :ILE HE WAS YET SC>CE AWAKE1 TOOK TO :I/L+ ON HIS HORSE2 BUT EV5 !RE) ?OSE M5 W]E UPON HIM1 & TWO CAME UP TO HIM & LAID HOLD ( HIM2 & :5 HE ASK$ !M :AT !Y W\LD1 !Y BADE HIM HOLD HIS PEACE4  

,N[ HIS EYES CLE>$1 & HE SAW ?AT ?OSE M5 W]E 9 GOODLY W>-GE>1 & BORE COATS ( PLATE1 & CUIR-B\ILLY1 OR ( BRI<T /EEL2 !Y HELD LONG SPE>S & W]E GIRT ) GOOD SWORDS2 !RE WAS A P5NON ) !M1 GRE51 :]EON WAS DONE A GOLD5 T[]1 EMBATTL$1 AMID ( F\R :ITE WAYS2 & ! SAME TOK5 BORE MANY ( ! M5 ON !IR COATS & SLEEVES4 ,UNTO ?IS SAME P5NON HE WAS BR\<T BY ! TWO M5 :O HAD TAK5 HIM1 & UND] IT1 ON A :ITE HORSE1 SAT A ,KNI<T BRAVELY >M$ AT ALL PO9TS ) ! ,T[] & ,F\R ,WAYS ON HIS GRE5 SURCOAT2 & BESIDE HIM WAS AN ANCI5T MAN-AT->MS1 ) NAU<T BUT AN OAK WREA? ON HIS B>E HEAD1 & HIS :ITE BE>D FALL+ L[ OV] HIS COAT3  BUT BEH9D !SE TWA9 A TALL Y\NG MAN1 ALSO ON A :ITE HORSE & V]Y GAILY CLAD1 UPHELD ! P5NON4 ,ON ONE SIDE ( !SE ?REE W]E FIVE M51 UN>M$1 CLAD 9 GRE5 COATS1 ) A LEAFLESS TREE DONE ON !M 9 GOLD3  !Y W]E /\T C>LES1 BE>D$ & FI]CE-FAC$3 !IR H&S W]E B\ND BEH9D !IR BACKS & !IR FEET TI$ TOGE!R UND] !IR HORSES' BELLIES4  ,! COMPANY ( ?OSE AB\T ! ,KNI<T1 ,RALPH DEEM$1 W\LD NUMB] T5 SCORE M54  

,SO :5 ?OSE TWA9 /AY$ ,RALPH BE=E ! ,KNI<T1 HE TURN$ TO ! OLD MAN & SAID3  

0,IT IS ( NO AVAIL ASK+ ?IS LI!R LAD IF HE BE ( !M OR NO3 = NO WILL BE HIS ANSW]4  ,BUT :AT SAYE/ ?\1 ,OLIV]80  

,! ANCI5T MAN DREW CLOS] TO ,RALPH & LOOK$ AT HIM UP & D[N & ALL AB\T2 = ?OSE TWO TURN$ HIM AB\T AS IF HE HAD BE5 A JO9T ( FLE% ON ! ROA/+-JACK2 & AT LA/ HE SAID3  

0,HIS BE>D IS SPR\T+1 ELSE MI<T YE HAVE TAK5 HIM = A MAID ( !IRS1 ONE ( ?OSE ( :OM WE WOT4  ,BUT TO SAY SOO? ,I SEEM TO KN[ ! FA%ION ( HIS GE>1 EV5 AS ,DUKE ,JACOB KNEW ,JOSEPH'S TAB>D4 ,SO ASK HIM :5CE HE IS1 LORD1 & IF HE LIE1 !N ,I BID B9D HIM & LEAD HIM AWAY1 ?AT WE MAY HAVE A TRUE TALE \T ( HIM2 O!RWISE LET HIM GO & TAKE HIS *ANCE2 = WE WILL NOT WA/E ! BREAD ( ! ,GOOD ,T[N ON HIM40  

,! ,KNI<T LOOK$ H>D ON ,RALPH1 & SPAKE TO HIM SOME:AT C\RTE\SLY3  

0,:5CE >T ?\1 FAIR ,SIR1 & :AT IS ?Y NAME8 = WE HAVE MANY FOES 9 ! WILDWOOD40  

,RALPH R$D5$ AS HE ANSW]$3  0,I AM ( ,UPMEADS BEYOND ! D[N C\NTRY2 & ,I PRAY !E LET ME BE GONE ON M9E ]R&S4 ,IT IS MEET ?AT ?\ DEAL ) ?9E [N ROBB]S & REIV]S1 BUT NOT ) ME40  

,!N CRI$ \T ONE ( ! B\ND5 M53  0,?\ LIE/1 LAD1 WE BE NO ROBB]S40 ,BUT HE ( ! ,KNI<T'S COMPANY :O /OOD BY HIM SMOTE ! MAN ON ! M\? & SAID3  0,HOLD ?Y PEACE1 RUNAGATE6  ,?\ %ALT GIVE TONGUE TO-MORR[ :5 ! HANGMAN HA? !E UND] HIS H&S40  

,! ,KNI<T TOOK NO HE$ ( ?IS2 BUT TURN$ TO ! ANCI5T W>RIOR & SAID3 0,HA? HE SPOK5 TRU? SO F>80  

0,YEA1 ,SIR ,AYM]10 QUO? ,OLIV]2 0,& N[ MESEEMS ,I KN[ HIM BETT] ?AN HE KN[E? ME40  

,!RE) HE TURN$ TO ,RALPH & SAID3  0,H[ F>E? ,LONG ,NI*OLAS1 MY LORD80  

,RALPH R$D5$ AGA93  0,HE IS WELL10 SAID HE4  

,!N SAID ! ,KNI<T3  0,IS ! Y\NG MAN ( A WOR?Y H\SE1 ,OLIV]80  

,BUT ]E ! ELD] C\LD SPEAK1 ,RALPH BRAKE 9 & SAID3 0,OLD W>RIOR1 ,I BID !E NOT TO TELL \T MY NAME1 AS ?\ LOVE/ ,NI*OLAS40  

,OLD ,OLIV] LAU<$ & SAID3  0,WELL1 ,NI*OLAS & ,I HAVE BE5 FRI5DS 9 A WAY1 AS WELL AS FOES2 & = ! SAKE ( ! OLD DAYS HIS NAME %ALL HELP !E1 Y\NG LORD40 ,!N HE SAID TO HIS ,KNI<T3  0,YEA1 ,SIR ,AYM]1 HE IS ( A GOODLY H\SE & AN ANCI5T2 BUT ?\ HE>E/ H[ HE ADJURE? ME4 ,YE %ALL LET HIS NAME ALONE40  

,! ,KNI<T LOOK$ SIL5TLY ON ,RALPH = A :ILE2 !N HE SAID3 0,WILT ?\ W5D ) US TO ! ,BURG ( ! ,F\R ,FRI?S1 FAIR ,SIR8 ,W]T ?\ NOT F>+ ?I!R8  ,OR :AT ELSE DO/ ?\ 9 ! ,WOOD ,P]IL\S80  

,RALPH TURN$ IT OV] 9 HIS M9D2 & ?\< HE SAW NO CAUSE :Y HE %\LD NOT JO9 HIMSELF TO !IR COMPANY1 YET SOME?+ 9 HIS HE>T =BADE HIM TO RISE TO ! FLY TOO EAG]LY2 SO HE DID BUT SAY3 0,I AM SEEK+ ADV5TURES1 FAIR LORD40  

,! ,KNI<T SMIL$3  0,!N MAY/ ?\ FILL ?Y BUDGET ) !M IF ?\ GOE/ ) US10 QUO? HE4  ,N[ ,RALPH DID NOT KN[ H[ HE MI<T GA9SAY SO MANY M5 AT >MS 9 ! LONG RUN1 ?\< HE W]E SC>CE WILL+ TO GO2 SO HE MADE NO HA/E TO ANSW]2 & EV5 !RE) CAME A MAN RUNN+1 ?R\< ! WOOD UP FROM ! DALE2 A LONG1 LEAN C>LE1 MEET = RUNN+1 ) BROGUES ON HIS FEET1 & NAU<T ELSE BUT A %IRT2 ! COMPANY P>T$ BE=E HIM TO RI<T & LEFT TO LET HIM COME TO ! ,KNI<T1 AS ?\< HE HAD BE5 LOOK$ =2 & :5 HE WAS BESIDE HIM1 ! ,KNI<T LEAN$ D[N :ILE ! C>LE SPAKE S(TLY TO HIM & ALL M5 DREW \T ( E>-%OT4 ,& :5 ! C>LE HAD GIV5 HIS MESSAGE ! ,KNI<T DREW HIMSELF /RAI<T UP 9 HIS SADDLE AGA9 & LIFT$ UP HIS H& & CRI$ \T3  

0,OLIV]6  ,OLIV]6 LEAD ON ! WAY ?\ WOTTE/6  ,SPUR6 SPUR1 ALL M560  

,!RE) HE BLEW ONE BLA/ FROM A HORN :I* HUNG AT HIS SADDLE-B[2 ! RUNN] LEAP$ UP BEH9D OLD ,OLIV]1 & ! :OLE COMPANY W5T (F AT A SM>T TROT SOME:AT S\?-EA/1 SLANTWISE ( ! CROSS-ROADS1 :]E ! WOOD WAS NAU<T CUMB]$ ) UND]GR[?2 & PRES5TLY !Y W]E ALL GONE TO ! LA/ HORSE-TAIL1 & NO MAN TOOK ANY MORE NOTE ( ,RALPH4  

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