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,RALPH ,FALLE? 9 ,) ,FRI5DS & ,RIDE? TO ,:ITWALL 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,RALPH LOOKS ON TO ! =D & SEES FOLK RID+ ?R\< ! ?ORP A=ESAID & D[N TO ! RIV]1 & !Y TAKE ! WAT] & >E MANY 9 COMPANY1 SOME TWO SCORE BY HIS DEEM+1 & HE SEES ! SUN GLITT]+ ON !IR WEAPONS4  

,N[ HE ?\<T ?AT HE W\LD ABIDE !IR COM+ & SEE IF HE MI<T JO9 !IR COMPANY1 S9CE IF HE CROSS$ ! WAT] HE W\LD BE ON ! BACKW>D WAY3 & IT WAS BUT A LITTLE :ILE ]E ! HEAD ( !M CAME UP OV] ! HILL1 & W]E PRES5TLY GO+ PA/ ,RALPH1 :O ROSE UP TO LOOK ON !M1 & BE SE5 ( !M1 BUT !Y TOOK LITTLE HE$ ( HIM4  ,SO HE SEES ?AT ?\< !Y ALL BORE WEAPONS1 !Y W]E NOT ALL M5-AT->MS1 NAY1 NOT MORE ?AN A HALF SCORE1 BUT ?OSE PROP] M5 5\<4  ,( ! O!RS1 SOME HALF-DOZ5 SEEM$ BY !IR ATTIRE TO BE M]*ANTS1 & ! RE/ !IR LADS2 & )AL !Y HAD MANY SUMPT] HORSES & MULES ) !M4 ,!Y GREET$ HIM NOT1 NOR HE !M1 NOR DID HE HE$ !M MU* TILL !Y W]E ALL GONE BY SAVE ?REE1 & !N HE LEAP$ 9TO ! ROAD ) A CRY1 = :O %\LD BE RID+ !RE BUT ,BLAIZE1 HIS ELDE/ BRO!R1 & ,RI*>D ! ,R$ ) HIM1 BO? 9 GOOD CASE BY SEEM+2 = ,BLAIZE WAS CLAD 9 A BLACK COAT WELT$ ) GOLD1 & RODE A GOOD GRAY PALFREY1 & ,RI*>D WAS >M$ WELL & KNI<TLY4  

,!Y KNEW HIM AT ONCE1 & DREW RE91 & ,BLAIZE LI<T$ D[N FROM HIS HORSE & CA/ HIS >MS AB\T ,RALPH1 & SAID3 0,O HAPPY DAY6 :5 TWO ( ! ,UPMEADS K9DR$ MEET ?US 9 AN ALI5 L&6  ,BUT :AT MAKE? !E H]E1 ,RALPH8 ,I ?\<T ( !E AS M]RY & SAFE 9 ,UPMEADS80  

,RALPH SAID SMIL+1 = HIS HE>T LEAP$ UP AT ! SI<T ( HIS K9DR$3 0,NAY1 MU/ ,I NOT SEEK ADV5TURES LIKE ! RE/8  ,SO ,I /OLE MYSELF AWAY FROM FA!R & MO!R40  0,ILL DONE1 LITTLE LORD60 SAID ,BLAIZE1 /ROK+ ,RALPH'S *EEK4  

,!N UP CAME ,RI*>D1 & IF ,BLAIZE W]E GLAD1 ,RI*>D WAS TWICE GLAD1 & QUO? HE3  0,SAID ,I NOT1 ,LORD ,BLAIZE1 ?AT ?IS *ICK W\LD BE ! H>DE/ ( ALL TO KEEP UND] ! COOP8  ,WELCOME TO ! ,HI<WAYS1 ,LORD ,RALPH6 ,BUT :]E IS ?9E HORSE8 & :5CE & :I!R IS IT N[8 ,HA/ ?\ MET ) SOME FOIL & BE5 HELD TO RANSOM80  

,RALPH F\ND IT H>D & GRIEV\S & DULL WORK TO ANSW]2 = N[ AGA9 HIS SORR[ HAD TAK5 HOLD ( HIM3  SO HE SAID3 0,YEA1 ,RI*>D1 ,I HAVE HAD ADV5TURES1 & HAVE LO/ RA!R ?AN WON2 BUT AT LEA/ ,I AM A FREE MAN1 & HAVE SP5T BUT LITTLE GOLD ON MY LOSS40  

0,?AT IS WELL10 SAID ,RI*>D1 0BUT :5CE GAT YE ANY GOLD = SP5D+80 ,RALPH SMIL$1 BUT SADLY1 = HE CALL$ TO M9D ! GLAD SETT+ =? & ! K9D FACE ( DAME ,KA!R9E HIS GOSSIP1 & HE SAID3 0,CLEM5T ,*APMAN DEEM$ IT NOT UNMEET TO /AKE SOME:AT ON MY LUCK1 !RE=E ,I AM NO PAUP]40  

0,WELL10 SAID ,BLAIZE1 0IF ?\ HA/ NO GREAT ]R& ELSE:]E1 ?\ MI<TE/ RIDE ) US1 BRO!R4  ,I HAVE HAD GOOD HAP 9 !SE DAYS1 ?\< SC>CE K+LY OR KNI<TLY1 = ,I HAVE BE5 BUY+ & SELL+3  :AT MATT]8 FEW KN[ ,UPMEADS & ITS K+S TO WITE ME ) F\L+ A FAIR NAME4 ,RI*>D1 GO FET* A HORSE HI!R = ,LORD ,RALPH'S RID+1 & WE WILL T>RY NO LONG]40  ,SO ,RI*>D TROTT$ ON1 & :ILE !Y ABODE HIM1 ,RALPH ASK$ AFT] HIS BRE?R51 & ,BLAIZE TOLD HIM ?AT HE HAD SE5 OR HE>D NAU<T ( !M4 ,!N ,RALPH ASK$ ( :I!R AWAY1 & ,BLAIZE TOLD HIM TO ,:ITWALL1 :]E WAS MU* REC\RSE ( M]*ANTS FROM MANY L&S1 & A NOBLE M>KET4  

,BACK !N COME? ,RI*>D LEAD+ A GOOD HORSE :ILE ,RALPH WAS POND]+ HIS MATT]1 & ?9K+ ?AT AT SU* A T[N HE MI<T WELL HE> TID+S CONC]N+ ! ,WELL AT ! ,WORLD'S ,5D4  

,N[ ,RALPH M\NTS1 & !Y ALL RIDE AWAY TOGE!R4  ,ON ! WAY1 P>TLY = BRO!RHOOD'S SAKE1 P>TLY ?AT HE MI<T NOT BE QUE/ION$ OV]MU* HIMSELF1 ,RALPH ASK$ ,BLAIZE TO TELL HIM MORE ( HIS F>+S2 & ,BLAIZE SAID1 ?AT :5 HE HAD LEFT ,UPMEADS HE HAD RIDD5 ) ,RI*>D UP & D[N & R\ND AB\T1 TILL HE CAME TO A RI* T[N :I* HAD JU/ BE5 TAK5 9 W>1 & ?AT ! ,COMPANIONS :O HAD CONQU]$ IT W]E LOOK+ = *APM5 TO *EAP5 !IR BOOTY1 & ?AT HE WAS ! FIR/ OR NE>LY ! FIR/ TO COME :O HAD WILL & MONEY TO BUY1 & ! ,COMPANIONS1 :O W]E EAG] TO DEP>T1 HAD SOLD HIM ?IEVES' P5NY-WOR?S1 SO ?AT HIS %>E ( ! ,UPMEADS' TREASURE HAD GONE F>2 & !NCE HE HAD GONE TO ANO!R GOOD T[N :]E HE HAD ! BE/ ( M>KETS = HIS NEWLY *EAP5$ W>ES1 & HAD BR\<T MORE !RE1 SU* AS HE DEEM$ H&Y TO SELL1 & SO HAD GONE ON FROM T[N TO T[N1 & HAD EV] ?RIV51 & HAD GOT MU* WEAL?3  & SO AT LA/ HAV+ HE>D TELL ( ,:ITWALL AS BETT] = *AFF] ?AN ALL HE HAD YET SE51 HE & O!R *APM5 HAD >M$ !M1 & WAG$ M5-AT->MS TO DEF5D !M1 & SO TRI$ ! ADV5TURE ( ! WILDWOODS1 & COME SAFE ?R\<4  

,!N AT LA/ CAME ! QUE/ION TO ,RALPH CONC]N+ HIS ADV5TURES1 & HE 5=C$ HIMSELF TO SPEAK1 & TOLD ALL AS TRULY AS HE MI<T1 )\T TELL+ ( ! ,LADY & H] WOEFUL 5D+4  

,?US !Y GAVE & TOOK 9 TALK1 & ,RALPH DID :AT HE MI<T TO SEEM LIKE O!R FOLK1 ?AT HE MI<T NURSE HIS GRIEF 9 HIS [N HE>T AS F> ASUND] FROM O!R M5 AS MI<T BE4  

,SO !Y RODE ON TILL IT WAS EV51 & CAME TO ,:ITWALL BE=E ! %UTT+ ( ! GATES & RODE 9TO ! /REET1 & F\ND IT A FAIR & GREAT T[N1 WELL DEF5SIBLE1 ) HI< & NEW WALLS1 & M5-AT->MS GOOD /ORE TO G>NI% !M4  

,RALPH RODE ) HIS BRO!R TO ! HO/EL ( ! *APM51 & !RE !Y W]E WELL LODG$4  

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