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,( ! ,TALES ( ,SWEV5HAM 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,OLD ,RI*>D WAS NO WORSE ?AN HIS WORD1 & FAIL$ NOT TO F9D OLD ACQUA9TANCE ( ,SWEV5HAM 9 ! ,SATURDAY'S M>KET3 & ,RALPH SAW NAU<T ( HIM TILL MIDWEEK AFT]W>DS4  ,& HE WAS SITT+ 9 ! *AMB] ( ! HO/EL :5 ,RI*>D CAME 9 TO HIM4 ,=SOO? ,BLAIZE HAD BIDD5 HIM COME DWELL 9 HIS FAIR H\SE1 BUT ,RALPH W\LD NOT1 DEEM+ ?AT HE MI<T BE H9D]$ 9 HIS QUE/ & BE LESS FREE TO GO :]ESO HE W\LD1 IF HE W]E DWELL+ ) ONE :O WAS SO GREAT ) ! MAGNATES AS WAS ,BLAIZE4  

,N[ ,RALPH WAS READ+ 9 A BOOK :5 ,RI*>D CAME 91 BUT HE /OOD UP & GREET$ HIM2 & ,RI*>D SAID SMIL+3 0,:AT HAVE YE F\ND 9 ! BOOK1 LORD80  ,SAID ,RALPH3 0,IT TELLE? ( ! DE$S ( ,ALEX&]40  0,IS !RE AU<T CONC]N+ ! ,WELL AT ! ,WORLD'S ,5D !RE980 SAID ,RI*>D4 0,I HAVE NOT F\ND AU<T !RE( AS YET10 SAID ,RALPH2 0BUT ! BOOK TELLS CONC]N+ ! ,DRY ,TREE1 & ( K+S SITT+ 9 !IR *AIRS 9 ! M\NTA9S NE>BY40  

0,WELL !N10 SAID ,RI*>D1 0MAYBE ?\ WILT ?9K ME ! BETT] TALE-TELL]40 0,TELL ON !N10 QUO? ,RI*>D4  ,SO !Y W5T & SAT !M D[N 9 A W9D[1 & ,RI*>D SAID3  

0,:5 ,I CAME TO ,SWEV5HAM ) TWO OLD M5 ?AT ,I HAD KN[N Y\NG1 ! FOLK MADE MU* ( ME1 & MADE ME GOOD *E]1 :]E( W]E OV] LONG TO TELL !E2 BUT TO SPEAK %ORTLY1 ,I DREW ! TALK R\ND TO ! MATT] ?AT WE W\LD WOT (3  = WE SPAKE ( ! ,M5 ( ! ,DRY ,TREE1 & AN OLD MAN BEGAN TO SAY1 AS MA/] ,CLEM5T ! O!R DAY1 ?AT ?IS NAME ( !IRS WAS BUT A TOK5 & AN >MORY :I* ?OSE *AMPIONS HAVE TAK5 FROM ! ,TREE ITSELF1 :I* ,ALEX&] ! ,*AMPION SAW 9 HIS WAYF>+S2 & HE SAID ?AT ?IS TREE WAS ON ! HI!R SIDE ( ! M\NTA9S CALL$ ! ,WALL ( ! ,WORLD1 & NO GREAT WAY FROM ! LA/ ( ! T[NS :]ETO ,CLEM5T WILL W5D2 = ,CLEM5T TOLD ME ! NAME !RE(1 TO WIT1 ,GOLDBURG4  ,!N ANO!R & AN OLD] MAN1 ONE ?AT ,I REMEMB] A /\T C>LE ]E ,I LEFT ,SWEV5HAM1 SAID ?AT ?IS WAS NOT SO1 BUT ?AT ! ,TREE WAS ON ! FUR!R SIDE ( ! ,WALL ( ! ,WORLD1 & ?AT HE :O C\LD LAY HIS H& ON ! BOLE !RE( WAS LIKE 5\< TO DR9K ( ! ,WELL AT ! ,WORLD'S ,5D4 ,!REAFT] ANO!R SPAKE1 & TOLD A TALE ( H[ ! *AMPIONS AT ,HAMPTON FIR/ TOOK ! ,DRY ,TREE = A TOK52 & HE SAID ?AT ! RUMOR RAN1 ?AT A WOMAN HAD BR\<T ! TID+S !RE( TO ?OSE VALIANT M51 & HAD FIX$ ! NAME UPON !M1 ?\< :]E=E NONE KNEW4 ,SO ! TALK W5T ON4  

0,BUT !RE WAS A C>L9E SITT+ 9 ! +LE1 & %E KNEW ME & ,I H]4 ,& 9DE$ 9 DAYS PA/1 :5 ,I WAS RE/LESS & LONG+ TO DEP>T1 %E MI<T HAVE HELD ME AT ,SWEV5HAM1 = %E WAS ONE ( ! FRI5DS ?AT ,I LOV$ !RE3 A WORD & A KISS HAD DONE IT1 OR MAYBE ! KISS )\T ! WORD3 BUT IF ,I HAD ! WORD1 ,I HAD NOT ! KISS ( H]4  ,WELL1 :5 ! TALK BEGAN TO FALL1 %E SPAKE & SAID TO ME3  

0',N[ IT IS SOME:AT /RANGE ?AT ! TALK MU/ NE$S FALL ON ?IS SEEK+ ( ?AT :I* %ALL NOT BE F\ND1 :]EAS IT WAS BUT ! MON? BE=E ?\ W]T LA/ AT ,SWEV5HAM1 ?AT ,WAT ,MILL] & ,SIMON ,B[Y] SET (F TO SEEK ! ,WELL AT ! ,WORLD'S ,5D1 & TOOK ) !M ,ALICE ( ,QUE5H\<1 :OM ,SIMON LOV$ AS WELL AS MI<T BE1 & ,WAT SOME:AT MORE ?AN WELL4 ,M9DE/ ?\ NOT8  ,!RE >E MORE ?AN ,I ALIVE ?AT REMEMB] IT4'  

0',YEA1' SAID ,I1 ',I REMEMB] IT WELL4'  

0,= 9DE$1 FO/]-SON1 !SE W]E ! V]Y ?REE ( :OM ,I TOLD !E1 ?\< ,I TOLD !E NOT !IR NAMES4  

0',WELL1' SAID ,I2 'H[ SP$ !Y8  ,CAME !Y BACK1 OR ANY ( !M8' ',NAY1' %E SAID1 '?AT W]E SC>CE TO BE LOOK$ =4'  ,SAID ,I3 ',HAVE ANY O!R TO ?Y KN[L$GE GONE ON ?IS SAID QUE/8'  

0',YEA1' %E SAID1 ',I WILL TELL !E ALL AB\T IT1 & !N !RE WILL BE AN 5D ( ! /ORY1 = NONE KN[E? BETT] !RE( ?AN ,I4 ,FIR/ !RE WAS ?AT OLD MAN1 ! WIZ>D1 TO :OM FOLK FROM ,SWEV5HAM & O!R PLACES AB\T W]E US$ TO SEEK = HIS LORE 9 HIDD5 MATT]S2 & SOME MON?S AFT] ?OSE ?REE HAD DEP>T$1 FOLK :O W5T TO HIS ABODE AMONG ! M\NTA9S F\ND HIM NOT2 & SOON ! WORD WAS AB\T ?AT HE ALSO1 = AS FEEBLE AS HE WAS1 HAD GONE TO SEEK ! ,WELL AT ! ,WORLD'S ,5D2 ?\< MAY-HAPP5 IT WAS NOT SO4  ,!N ! NEXT SPR+ AFT] ?Y DEP>TURE1 ,RI*>D1 COMES HOME ,>NOLD ,WRI<T FROM ! W>S1 & ASKS AFT] ,ALICE2 & :5 HE HE>D :AT HAD BEFALL51 HE TAKES A SCRIP ) A LITTLE MEAT = ! ROAD1 LAYS HIS SPE> ON HIS %\LD]1 & IS GONE SEEK+ ! LO/1 & ! ?+ :I* !Y F\ND NOT--?AT1 ,I DEEM1 WAS ! 5D ( HIM4 ,AGA9 ! YE> AFT] ?AT1 AS ,I DEEM1 ?REE ( \R C>LES FELL 9 ) TWO KNI<TS RID+ EA/ FROM ,:ITWALL1 & W]E QUE/ION$ ( !M CONC]N+ ! ROAD TO ! SAID ,WELL1 & D\BT$ NOT BUT ?AT !Y W]E ON ?AT QUE/4 ,FUR!RMORE 7& SOME ( Y\ WOT ?IS WELL 5\<1 & MORE BELIKE KN[ IT NOT7 TWO ( \R Y\NG M5 W]E F>+ BY NI<T & CL\D ON SOME ]R&1 GOOD OR BAD1 IT MATT]S NOT1 ON ! HI<WAY ?IRTY MILES EA/ ( ,:ITWALL3 IT WAS AFT] H>VE/1 & ! /UBBLE-FIELDS LAY ON EI!R SIDE ( ! WAY1 & ! MOON WAS BEH9D ?9 CL\DS1 SO ?AT IT WAS LI<T ON ! WAY1 AS !Y TOLD ME2 & !Y SAW A WOMAN W5D+ BE=E !M AFOOT1 & AS !Y CAME UP ) H]1 ! MOON RAN \T1 & !Y SAW ?AT ! WOMAN WAS FAIR1 & ?AT AB\T H] NECK WAS A *APLET ( GEMS ?AT %ONE 9 ! MOON1 & !Y HAD A LONG+ BO? = ! JEWEL & ! WOMAN3  BUT BE=E !Y LAID H& ON H] !Y ASK$ H] ( :5CE & :I!R1 & %E SAID3 ,FROM RU9 & WRACK TO ! ,WELL AT ! ,WORLD'S ,5D1 & !RE) TURN$ ON !M ) A NAK$ SWORD 9 H] H&2 SO ?AT !Y %RANK FROM BE=E H]4  

0',HE>K5 ONCE MORE3  ! NEXT YE> CAME A KNI<T TO ,SWEV5HAM1 & GUE/$ 9 ?IS SAME H\SE1 & HE SAT JU/ :]E SITTE? N[ YON YELL[-HEAD$ SWA91 & ! TALK W5T ON ! SAME ROAD AS IT HA? GONE TO-NI<T2 & ,I TOLD HIM ALL ! TALE AS ,I HAVE SAID IT E'5 N[2 & HE ASK$ MANY QUE/IONS1 BUT MO/ ( ! ,LADY ) ! PAIR ( BEADS4 ,& ON ! MORR[ HE DEP>T$ & WE SAW HIM NOT AGA94  

0,!N %E WAS SIL5T1 BUT ! Y\NG MAN AT :OM %E HAD PO9T$ ,HU%$ R$ & />$ AT H] WIDE-EY$1 BUT SAID NO WORD4 ,BUT ,I SPAKE3  ',WELL DAME1 BUT HAVE NONE ELSE GONE FROM ,SWEV5HAM1 OR :AT HA? BEFALL5 !M8'  

0,%E SAID3  ',HE>K5 YET6  ,TW5TY YE>S AGONE A GREAT SICKNESS LAY HEAVY UPON US & ! FOLK ( ,:ITWALL1 & :5 IT WAS AT ITS WOR/1 FIVE ( \R Y\NG M51 CALL+ TO M9D ALL ! TALES CONC]N+ ! ,WELL AT ! ,WORLD'S ,5D1 W5T !IR WAYS TO SEEK IT1 & SWORE ?AT BACK W\LD !Y NEV]1 SAVE !Y F\ND IT & C\LD BE> ITS WAT] TO ! FOLK ( ,SWEV5HAM2 & ,I SUPPOSE !Y KEPT !IR OA?2 = WE SAW NAU<T EI!R ( ! WAT] OR ( !M4  ,WELL1 ,I DEEM ?AT ?IS IS ! LA/ ?AT ,I HAVE TO TELL !E1 ,RI*>D1 CONC]N+ ?IS MATT]3 & N[ IS COME ! TIME = !E TO TELL TALES ( ?YSELF4'  

0,?US = ?AT TIME DROPP$ ! TALK ( ! ,WELL AT ! ,WORLD'S ,5D1 ,LORD ,RALPH1 & ( ! WAY ?I!R4  ,BUT ,I HUNG AB\T ! T[N%IP YET A :ILE1 & YE/]DAY AS ,I /OOD ON !IR /ONE BRIDGE1 & LOOK$ ON ! WAT]1 UP COMES ?AT LONG LAD ) ! YELL[ HAIR ?AT ! DAME HAD PO9T$ AT1 & SAYS TO ME3 ',MA/] ,RI*>D1 SAV+ ?9E AGE & ?Y DIGNITY & MA/]Y1 ,I CAN JO9 AN 5D TO ! TALE :I* ! C>L9E BEGAN ON ,SUNDAY NI<T4'  ',YEA1 =SOO?8' SAID ,I1 & H[1 MY LAD8' ,SAID HE3  ',?\ HA/ A GOODLY KNIFE !RE 9 ?Y GIRDLE1 GIVE IT TO ME1 & ,I WILL TELL !E4'  ',YEA1' QUO? ,I1 'IF ?Y TALE BE KNIFE-WOR?Y4'  

0,WELL1 ! 5D ( IT WAS ?AT HE TOLD ME ?US3 ,?AT BY NI<T & MOON HE CAME ON ONE RID+ ! HI<WAY1 JU/ AB\T :]E ! O!R WOMAN HAD BE5 SE51 :OSE TALE HE HAD HE>D (4  ,HE DEEM$ AT FIR/ ?IS RID] TO BE A MAN1 OR A LAD RA!R = SMALLNESS & SL5D]NESS1 BUT COM+ CLOSE UP HE F\ND IT WAS A WOMAN1 & SAW ON H] NECK A *APLET ( GEMS1 & DEEM$ IT NO GREAT FEAT TO TAKE IT ( H]3 BUT HE ASK$ H] ( :5CE & :I!R1 & %E ANSW]$3  

0',FROM UNRE/ TO ! ,WELL AT ! ,WORLD'S ,5D4'  

0,!N :5 HE PUT \T HIS H& TO H]1 HE SAW A GREAT ANLACE GLEAM+ 9 H] H&1 :]E=E HE =BORE H]2 & ?IS WAS BUT FIVE DAYS AGO4  

0,SO ,I GAVE ! LAD MY KNIFE1 & DEEM$ !RE W\LD BE LITTLE ELSE TO HE> 9 ,SWEV5HAM = ?IS B\T2 & AT LEA/ ,I HE>D NO MORE TALES TO TELL TILL ,I CAME AWAY ?IS MORN+2 SO !RE IS MY POKE TURN$ 9SIDE \T = !E4  ,BUT ?IS WORD FUR!R W\LD ,I SAY TO !E1 ?AT ,I HAVE SE5 ON ?Y NECK ALSO A PAIR ( BEADS EXCE$+ GOODLY4 ,TELL ME N[ :5CE CAME !Y40  

0,FROM MY GOSSIP1 DAME ,KA!R9E10 SAID ,RALPH2 0& IT SEEMS TO ME N[1 ?\< AT ! TIME ,I HE$$ ! GIFT LITTLE SAVE = ITS K9DNESS1 ?AT %E ?\<T SOME?+ GREAT MI<T GO ) IT2 & !RE WAS A MONK AT ,HI<AM ON ! ,WAY1 :O SORELY LONG$ TO HAVE IT ( ME40  0,WELL10 SAID ,RI*>D1 0?AT MAY WELL COME TO PASS1 ?AT IT %ALL LEAD !E TO ! ,WELL AT ! ,WORLD'S ,5D4 ,BUT AS TO ! TALES ( ,SWEV5HAM1 :AT DEEME/ ?\ ( !M80 ,SAID ,RALPH3  0,:AT >E !Y1 SAVE A TOK5 ?AT FOLK BELIEVE ?AT !RE IS SU* A ?+ ON E>? AS ! ,WELL8 ,YET ,I HAVE MADE UP MY M9D ALREADY ?AT ,I W\LD SO DO AS IF ,I TR[$ 9 IT4  ,SO ,I AM NO NE>] TO IT ?AN ]/4 ,N[ IS !RE NAU<T = IT SAVE TO ABIDE ,MA/] ,CLEM5T'S COM+2 & :5 HE HA? BR\<T ME TO ,GOLDBURG1 !N %ALL ,I SEE H[ ! QUE/ LOOKS BY ! DAYLI<T ( ?AT SAME CITY40 ,HE SPAKE SO *E]FULLY ?AT ,RI*>D LOOK$ AT HIM ASKANCE1 WOND]+ :AT WAS T[>D ) HIM1 & IF MAYHAPP5 ANY?+ LAY UND]NEA? ?OSE WORDS ( HIS4  

,BUT 9 HIS HE>T ,RALPH WAS ?9K+ ( ?AT LA/ TALE ( ! WOMAN :OM ! Y\NG MAN HAD MET SU* A LITTLE :ILE AGO2 & IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT %E MU/ HAVE BE5 9 ,:ITWALL :5 HE FIR/ CAME !RE2 & HE SC>CE KNEW :E!R HE W]E SORRY OR NOT ?AT HE HAD MISS$ H]3 = ?\< IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT IT W\LD BE LITTLE MORE ?AN M]E GRIEF & PA91 NAY1 ?AT IT W\LD BE WICK$ & EVIL TO BE L$ TO ! ,WELL AT ! ,WORLD'S ,5D BY ANY O!R ?AN H] :O WAS TO HAVE BR\<T HIM !RE2 YET HE LONG$1 OR ?\<T HE LONG$ TO SPEAK ) H] CONC]N+ ?AT LOVE ( HIS HE>T1 SO E>LY REW>D$1 SO SPE$ILY BEGG>$4 ,= 9DE$ HE D\BT$ NOT ?AT ! SAID WOMAN WAS ! DAMSEL ( ,B\RTON ,ABBAS1 :OSE IMAGE HAD NAM$ H]SELF ,DORO!A TO HIM 9 ?AT DREAM4  

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