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,ANO!R ,ADV5TURE 9 ! ,WOOD ,P]IL\S 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,RALPH LEFT ALONE POND]$ A LITTLE2 & ?\<T ?AT HE W\LD BY NO MEANS GO HA/ILY TO ! ,BURG ( ! ,F\R ,FRI?S4 ,SAID HE TO HIMSELF2 ,?IS WANT-WAY IS ALL UNLIKE TO ! ONE NE> \R H\SE AT HOME3  = BELIKE ADV5TURES %ALL BEFALL H]E3 ,I WILL EV5 ABIDE H]E = AN H\R OR TWO2 BUT WILL HAVE MY HORSE BY ME & KEEP AWAKE1 LE/ SOME?+ HAP TO ME UNAW>ES4  

,!RE) HE :I/L$ = ,FALCON HIS HORSE1 & ! BEA/ CAME TO HIM1 & :9NI$ = LOVE ( HIM1 & ,RALPH SMIL$ & TI$ HIM TO A SAPL+ ANI<1 & HIMSELF SAT D[N ON ! GRASS1 & POND]$ MANY ?+S2 AS TO :AT FOLK W]E AB\T AT ,UPMEADS1 & H[ HIS BRE?R5 W]E F>+2 & IT WAS N[ AB\T FIVE H\RS AFT] NOON1 & ! SUN'S RAYS FELL ASLANT ?R\< ! B\<S ( ! NOBLE OAKS1 & ! SC5T ( ! GRASS & BRACK5 TRODD5 BY ! HORSE-HO(S ( ?AT COMPANY W5T UP 9TO ! W>M SUMM] AIR4 ,A :ILE HE SAT MUS+ BUT AWAKE1 ?\< ! FA9T S\ND ( A LITTLE /REAM 9 ! DALE BEL[ M+L$ ) ALL ! LESS] NOISES ( ! =E/ DID ITS BE/ TO SOO! HIM TO SLEEP AGA93  & PRES5TLY HAD ITS WAY ) HIM2 = HE LEAN$ HIS HEAD BACK ON ! BRACK51 & 9 A M9UTE OR TWO WAS SLEEP+ ONCE MORE & DREAM+ SOME DREAM MADE UP ( MA/]LESS MEMORIES ( PA/ DAYS4  

,:5 HE AWOKE AGA9 HE LAY /ILL A LITTLE :ILE1 WOND]+ :]E 9 ! WORLD HE WAS1 BUT AS ! DR[S9ESS LEFT HIM1 HE >OSE & LOOK$ AB\T1 & SAW ?AT ! SUN WAS S9K+ L[ & GILD+ ! OAKBOLES R$4 ,HE /OOD A:ILE & WAT*$ ! GAMBOLS ( ?REE H>ES1 :O HAD DRAWN NI< HIM :ILE HE SLEPT1 & N[ NOT$ HIM NOT2 & A LITTLE WAY HE SAW ?R\< ! TREES A H>T & TWO H9DS GO+ SL[LY FROM GRASS TO GRASS1 FE$+ 9 ! COOL EV5TIDE2 BUT PRES5TLY HE SAW !M RAISE !IR HEADS & AMBLE (F D[N ! SLOPE ( ! LITTLE DALE1 & !RE) HE HIMSELF TURN$ HIS FACE %>PLY T[>D ! NOR?-WE/1 = HE WAS F9E-E>$ AS WELL AS %>P-EY$1 & ON A LITTLE W9D :I* HAD JU/ >IS5 CAME D[N TO HIM ! S\ND ( HORSE-HO(S ONCE MORE4  

,SO HE W5T UP TO ,FALCON & LOOS$ HIM1 & /OOD BY HIM BRIDLE 9 H&1 & LOOK$ TO IT ?AT HIS SWORD WAS H&Y TO HIM3 & HE HE>K5$1 & ! S\ND DREW NI<] & NI<] TO HIM4 ,!N LI<TLY HE GOT 9TO ! SADDLE & GA!R$ ! RE9S 9TO HIS LEFT H&1 & SAT PE]+ UP ! TRODD5 WOOD-GLADES1 LE/ HE %\LD HAVE TO RIDE = HIS LIFE SUDD5LY4  ,!RE) HE HE>D VOICES TALK+ R\<LY & A MAN :I/L+1 & A?W>T ! GLADE ( ! WOOD FROM ! NOR?WE/1 OR !REAB\T1 CAME NEW FOLK2 & HE SAW AT ONCE ?AT !RE W5T TWO M5 A-HORSEBACK & >M$2 SO HE DREW HIS SWORD & ABODE !M CLOSE TO ! WANT-WAYS4 ,PRES5TLY !Y SAW ! %9E ( HIS W>-GE>1 & !N !Y CAME BUT A LITTLE NI<] ]E !Y DREW RE91 & SAT ON !IR HORSES LOOK+ T[>D HIM4 ,!N ,RALPH SAW ?AT !Y W]E >M$ & CLAD AS ?OSE ( ! COMPANY :I* HAD GONE BE=E4  ,ONE ( ! >M$ M5 RODE A HORSE-L5G? AFT] HIS FELL[1 & BORE A LONG SPE> OV] HIS %\LD]4 ,BUT ! O!R :O RODE FIR/ WAS GIRT ) A SWORD1 & HAD A LITTLE AX HANG+ AB\T HIS NECK1 & ) HIS RI<T H& HE SEEM$ TO BE LEAD+ SOME?+1 ,RALPH C\LD NOT SEE :AT AT FIR/1 AS HIS LEFT SIDE WAS TURN$ T[>D ,RALPH & ! WANT-WAY4  

,N[1 AS ,RALPH LOOK$1 HE SAW ?AT AT ! SPE>MAN'S SADDLE-B[ WAS HUNG A MAN'S HEAD1 R$-HAIR$ & R$-BE>D$2 = ?IS MAN N[ DREW A LITTLE NI<]1 & CRI$ \T TO ,RALPH 9 A L\D & M]RY VOICE3 0,HAIL1 KNI<T6 :I!R AWAY N[1 ?AT ?\ RIDE/ ! GRE5-WOOD SWORD 9 H&80  

,RALPH WAS JU/ AB\T TO ANSW] SOME:AT1 :5 ! FIR/ MAN MOV$ A LITTLE NI<]1 & AS HE DID SO HE TURN$ SO ?AT ,RALPH C\LD SEE :AT BETID ON HIS RI<T H&2 & LO6 HE WAS LEAD+ A WOMAN BY A ROPE TI$ AB\T H] NECK 7?\< H] H&S W]E LOOSE71 AS ?\< HE W]E BR++ A C[ TO M>KET4 ,:5 ! MAN /AY$ HIS HORSE %E CAME =W>D & /OOD )9 ! SLACK ( ! ROPE BY ! HORSE'S HEAD1 & ,RALPH C\LD SEE H] WELL1 ?AT ?\< %E WAS NOT TO SAY NAK$1 H] RAIM5T WAS BUT SCANTY1 = %E HAD NAU<T TO COV] H] SAVE ONE %ORT & /RAIT LITTLE COAT ( L951 & %OES ON H] FEET4 ,YET ,RALPH DEEM$ H] TO BE ( SOME DEGREE1 :]EAS HE CAU<T ! GLEAM ( GOLD & GEMS ON H] H&S1 & !RE WAS A GOLD5 *APLET ON H] HEAD4 ,%E /OOD N[ BY ! HORSE'S HEAD ) H] H&S FOLD$1 LOOK+ ON1 AS IF :AT WAS TID+ & TO BETIDE1 W]E BUT A PLAY DONE = H] PLEASURE4  

,SO :5 ,RALPH LOOK$ ON H]1 HE WAS SIL5T A :ILE2 & ! SPE>MAN CRI$ \T AGA93  0',HO1 Y\NG MAN1 WILT ?\ SPEAK1 OR >T ?\ DUMB-F\ND]$ = FE> ( US80  

,BUT ,RALPH KNIT HIS BR[S1 & WAS FIR/ R$ & !N PALE2 = HE WAS BO? WRO?1 & D\BTFUL H[ TO GO TO WORK2 BUT HE SAID3  

0,I RIDE TO SEEK ADV5TURES2 & H]E MESEEME? IS ONE COME TO H&4 ,OR :AT WILL YE ) ! WOMAN80  

,SAID ! MAN :O HAD ! WOMAN 9 T[3  0,TR\BLE NOT ?9E HEAD !RE)2 WE LEAD H] TO H] DUE DOOM4  ,AS = !E1 BE GLAD ?AT ?\ >T NOT H] FELL[2 S9CE =SOO? ?\ SEEME/ NOT TO BE ONE ( !M2 SO GO ?Y WAYS 9 PEACE40  

0,NO FOOT FUR!R WILL ,I GO10 SAID ,RALPH1 0TILL YE LOOSE ! WOMAN & LET H] GO2 OR ELSE TELL ME :AT H] WOR/ DE$ IS40  

,! MAN LAU<$1 & SAID3  0,?AT W]E A LONG TALE TO TELL2 & IT IS LITTLE LIKE ?AT ?\ %ALT LIVE TO HE> ! 5D+ !RE(40  

,!RE) HE WAGG$ HIS HEAD AT ! SPE>MAN1 :O SUDD5LY LET HIS SPE> FALL 9TO ! RE/1 & SPURR$1 & DRAVE ON AT ,RALPH ALL HE MI<T4 ,!RE & !N HAD ! TALE 5D$1 BUT ,RALPH1 :O WAS W>Y1 ?\< HE W]E Y\NG1 & HAD ,FALCON WELL 9 H&1 TURN$ HIS WRI/ & MADE ! HORSE SW]VE1 SO ?AT ! MAN-AT->MS MISS$ HIS ATTA9T1 BUT C\LD NOT DRAW RE9 SPE$ILY 5\< TO /AY HIS HORSE2 & AS HE PASS$ BY ALL B[$ OV] HIS HORSE'S NECK1 ,RALPH GAT HIS SWORD TWO-H&$ & ROSE 9 HIS /IRRUPS & SMOTE HIS MI<TIE/2 & ! SWORD CAU<T ! FOEMAN ON ! NECK BETWIXT SALLET & JACK1 & NAU<T HELD BE=E IT1 NEI!R LEA!R NOR R+-MAIL1 SO ?AT ! MAN'S HEAD WAS NI< SMITT5 (F1 & HE FELL CLATT]+ FROM HIS SADDLE3 YET HIS /IRRUPS HELD HIM1 SO ?AT HIS HORSE W5T DRAGG+ HIM ON E>? AS HE GALLOPP$ OV] R\< & SMOO? BETWIXT ! TREES ( ! =E/4 ,!N ,RALPH TURN$ AB\T TO DEAL ) HIS FELL[1 & EV5 ?R\< ! WRA? & FURY ( ! SLAY+ SAW HIM CLE> & BRI<T AGA9/ ! TREES AS HE SAT H&L+ HIS AX D\BTFULLY1 BUT ! WOMAN WAS FALL5 BACK AGA9 SOME:AT4  

,BUT EV5 AS ,RALPH RAIS$ HIS SWORD & PRICK$ =W>D1 ! WOMAN SPRANG AS LI<T AS A LEOP>D ON TO ! SADDLE BEH9D ! FOEMAN1 & W\ND H] >MS AB\T HIM & DRAGG$ HIM BACK JU/ AS HE WAS RAIS+ HIS AX TO SMITE H]1 & AS ,RALPH RODE =W>D %E CRI$ \T TO HIM1 0,SMITE HIM1 SMITE6 ,O LOVELY CREATURE ( ,GOD60  

,!RE) WAS ,RALPH BESIDE !M1 & ?\< HE W]E LOA! TO SLAY A MAN HELD 9 ! >MS ( A WOMAN1 YET HE FE>$ LE/ ! MAN %\LD SLAY H] ) SOME KNIFE-/ROKE UNLESS HE MADE HA/E2 SO HE ?RU/ HIS SWORD ?R\< HIM1 & ! MAN DI$ AT ONCE1 & FELL HEADLONG (F HIS HORSE1 DRAGG+ D[N ! WOMAN ) HIM4  

,!N ,RALPH LI<T$ D[N FROM HIS HORSE1 & ! WOMAN ROSE UP TO HIM1 H] :ITE SMOCK ALL BLOODY ) ! SLA9 MAN4 ,NEV]!LESS WAS %E AS CALM & /ATELY BE=E HIM1 AS IF %E W]E SITT+ ON ! DAIS ( A FAIR HALL2 SO %E SAID TO HIM3  

0,Y\NG W>RIOR1 ?\ HA/ DONE WELL & KNI<TLY1 & ,I %ALL LOOK TO IT ?AT ?\ HAVE ?Y REW>D4  ,& N[ ,I R$E !E GO NOT TO ! ,BURG ( ! ,F\R ,FRI?S2 = ?IS TALE ( !E %ALL GET AB\T & !Y %ALL TAKE !E1 IF IT W]E \T ( ! V]Y ,FRI?-/OOL1 & !RE = !E %\LD BE ! SC\RGE & ! GIBBET2 = !Y ( ?AT ,BURG BE ROBB]S & MURD]]S M]CILESS4 ,YET WELL IT W]E ?AT ?\ RIDE H5CE PRES5TLY2 = ?OSE BE BEH9D MY TORM5TORS :OM ?\ HA/ SLA91 :O WILL BE AS AN HO/ TO !E1 & ?\ MAY/ NOT DEAL ) !M4 ,IF ?\ FOLL[ MY R$E1 ?\ WILT TAKE ! WAY ?AT GOE? H5CE EA/ AWAY1 & !N %ALT ?\ COME TO ,HAMPTON UND] ,SCAUR1 :]E ! FOLK >E PEACEABLE & FRI5DLY40  

,HE LOOK$ AT H] H>D AS %E SPAKE1 & NOT$ ?AT %E SPAKE BUT SL[LY1 & TURN$ R$ & :ITE & R$ AGA9 AS %E LOOK$ AT HIM4 ,BUT :ATEV] %E DID1 & 9 SPITE ( H] POOR ATTIRE1 HE DEEM$ HE HAD NEV] SE5 WOMAN SO FAIR4  ,H] HAIR WAS D>K R$1 BUT H] EYES GRAY1 & LI<T AT :ILES & YET AT :ILES DEEP2 H] LIPS BETWIXT ?9 & FULL1 BUT YET :5 %E SPOKE OR SMIL$ CLAD ) ALL 5TICEM5TS2 H] *9 R\ND & SO WR\<T AS NONE WAS EV] BETT] WR\<T2 H] BODY /RONG & WELL-KNIT2 TALL %E WAS1 ) FAIR & L>GE >MS1 & LIMBS MO/ GOODLY ( FA%ION1 ( :I* BUT LITTLE WAS HIDD51 S9CE H] COAT WAS BUT ?9 & SCANTY4  ,BUT :ATEV] MAY BE SAID ( H]1 NO MAN W\LD HAVE DEEM$ H] AU<T SAVE MO/ LOVELY4 ,N[ H] FACE GREW CALM & /ATELY AGA9 AS IT WAS AT ! FIR/1 & %E LAID A H& ON ,RALPH'S %\LD]1 & SMIL$ 9 HIS FACE & SAID3  

0,SURELY ?\ >T FAIR1 ?\< ?Y /ROKES BE NOT LI<T40 ,!N %E TOOK HIS H& & C>ESS$ IT1 & SAID AGA93 0,DO/ ?\ DEEM ?AT ?\ HA/ DONE GREAT ?+S1 FAIR *ILD8  ,MAYBE4  ,YET SOME WILL SAY ?AT ?\ HA/ BUT SLA9 TWO BUT*]S3  & IF ?\ WILT SAY ?AT ?\ HA/ DELIV]$ ME2 YET IT MAY BE ?AT ,I %\LD HAVE DELIV]$ MYSELF ]E LONG4 ,NEV]!LESS HOLD UP ?9E HE>T1 = ,I ?9K ?AT GREAT] ?+S AWAIT !E40  

,!N %E TURN$ AB\T1 & SAW ! DEAD MAN1 H[ HIS FEET YET HUNG 9 ! /IRRUPS AS HIS FELL['S HAD DONE1 SAVE ?AT ! HORSE ( ?IS ONE /OOD NI< /ILL1 ONLY REA*+ HIS HEAD D[N TO CROP A M\?FUL ( GRASS2 SO %E SAID3 0,TAKE HIM AWAY1 ?AT ,I MAY M\NT ON HIS HORSE40  

,SO HE DREW ! DEAD MAN'S FEET \T ( ! /IRRUPS1 & DRAGG$ HIM AWAY TO :]E ! BRACK5 GREW DEEP1 & LAID HIM D[N !RE1 SO TO SAY HIDD54  ,!N HE TURN$ BACK TO ! LADY1 :O WAS PAC+ UP & D[N NE> ! HORSE AS ! BEA/ F$ QUIETLY ON ! COOL GRASS4 ,:5 ,RALPH CAME BACK %E TOOK ! RE9S 9 H] H& & PUT ONE FOOT 9 ! /IRRUP AS IF %E W\LD M\NT AT ONCE2 BUT SUDD5LY LI<T$ D[N AGA91 & TURN+ TO ,RALPH1 CA/ H] >MS AB\T HIM1 & KISS$ HIS FACE MANY TIMES1 BLU%+ R$ AS A ROSE MEANTIME4 ,!N LI<TLY %E GAT H] UP 9TO ! SADDLE1 & BE/RODE ! BEA/1 & SMOTE HIS FLANKS ) H] HEELS1 & W5T H] WAYS RID+ SPE$ILY T[>D ! S\?-EA/1 SO ?AT %E WAS SOON \T ( SI<T4  

,BUT ,RALPH /OOD /ILL LOOK+ ! WAY %E HAD GONE & WOND]+ AT ! ADV5TURE2 & HE POND]$ H] WORDS & HELD DEBATE ) HIMSELF :E!R HE %\LD TAKE ! ROAD %E BADE HIM4  ,& HE SAID )9 HIMSELF3 0,HI!RTO HAVE ,I BE5 SAFE & HAVE GOT NO SCRAT* ( A WEAPON UPON ME1 & ?IS IS A PLACE BY SEEM+ = ALL ADV5TURES2 & LITTLE WAY MOREOV] %ALL ,I MAKE 9 ! NI<T IF ,I MU/ NE$S GO TO ,HAMPTON UND] ,SCAUR1 :]E DWELL ?OSE PEACEABLE PEOPLE2 & IT IS N[ GR[+ DUSK ALREADY4 ,SO ,I WILL ABIDE ! MORN+ H]EBY2 BUT ,I WILL BE W>Y & LET ! WOOD COV] ME IF ,I MAY40  

,!RE) HE W5T & DREW ! BODY ( ! SLA9 MAN D[N 9TO A LITTLE HOLL[ :]E ! BRACK5 WAS HI< & ! BRAMBLES GREW /RONG1 SO ?AT IT MI<T NOT BE LI<TLY SE54  ,!N HE CALL$ TO HIM ,FALCON1 HIS HORSE1 & LOOK$ AB\T = COV] ANI< ! WANT-WAY1 & F\ND A LITTLE ?9 COPPICE ( HAZEL & SWEET *E/NUT1 JU/ :]E TWO GREAT OAKS HAD BE5 FELL$ A HALF SCORE YE>S AGO2 & LOOK+ ?R\< ! LEAVES !NCE1 HE C\LD SEE ! F\R WAYS CLE>LY 5\<1 ?\< IT W\LD NOT BE EASY = ANYONE TO SEE HIM !NCE4  

,?I!R HE BETOOK HIM1 & HE DID ! RE9 (F ,FALCON1 BUT TE!R$ HIM BY A HALT] 9 ! ?ICKE/ ( ! COPSE1 & SAT D[N HIMSELF NI<] TO ! \TSIDE !RE(2 HE DID (F HIS HELM & DREW :AT MEAT HE HAD FROM \T HIS WALLET & ATE & DRANK 9 ! BEG9N+ ( ! SUMM] NI<T2 & !N SAT POND]+ A:ILE ON :AT HAD BEFALL5 ON ?IS SECOND DAY ( HIS W&]+4 ,! MOON %ONE \T PRES5TLY1 LITTLE CL\D$1 BUT HE SAW H] NOT1 = ?\< HE /ROVE TO WAKE A:ILE1 SLUMB] SOON OV]CAME HIM1 & NO?+ WAK$ HIM TILL ! NI<T WAS PASS+1 NOR DID HE SEE AU<T ( ?AT COMPANY ( :I* ! LADY HAD SPOK51 & :I* 9 SOO? CAME NOT4  

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