,BOOK #b1 ,*APT] #be 
,! ,FELL[%IP ,COMES TO ,:IT5ESS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,TWO DAYS !REAFT] ! *APM5 HAV+ DONE ) !IR MATT]S 9 ,*EAP+ ,KN[E1 :]EAS !Y MU/ NE$S KEEP SOME ( !IR W>ES = O!R PLACES1 & ESPECIALLY = ,GOLDBURG1 !Y DI<T !M TO BE GONE & RODE \T A-GATES ( A MID-MORN+ ) BANN]S DISPLAY$4  

,IT WAS SOME FIFTY MILES !NCE TO ,:IT5ESS1 :I* LAY CLOSE UND]NEA? ! M\NTA9S1 & WAS1 AS IT W]E1 ! DOOR ( ! PASSES :]EBY M5 RODE TO ,GOLDBURG4  ,! L& :I* !Y PASS$ ?R\< WAS FAIR1 BO? ( TILLAGE & PA/URE1 ) MU* CATTLE !RE94 ,EV]Y:]E !Y SAW M5 & WOM5 WORK+ AFIELD1 BUT NO H\SES ( WOR?Y YEOM5 OR VAVASSORS1 OR COTS ( GOOD HUSB&M54 ,H]E & !RE WAS A CA/LE OR /RONG-H\SE1 & H]E & !RE LONG R[S ( UGLY HOVELS1 OR :ILES H\SES1 BIG TALL & LONG1 BUT EXCE$+ F\L & ILL-FAVOR$1 SU* AS ,RALPH HAD NOT YET SE5 ! LIKE (4  ,& :5 HE ASK$ ( ,CLEM5T CONC]N+ ALL ?IS1 HE SAID3  0,IT IS AS ,I HAVE TOLD !E1 ?AT H]E BE NO FREEM5 :O WORK AFIELD1 NAY1 NOR VILLE9S EI!R4  ,ALL ?OSE :OM YE HAVE SE5 WORK+ HAVE BE5 B\<T & SOLD LIKE TO ?OSE :OM WE SAW /&+ ON ! ,/ONE 9 ! M>KET ( ,*EAP+ ,KN[E1 OR ELSE W]E BORN ( SU* CATTLE1 & EA* ONE ( !M CAN BE B\<T & SOLD AGA91 & !Y WORK NOT SAVE UND] ! :IP4 ,& AS = ?OSE HOVELS & ! LONG & F\L H\SES1 !Y >E ! /ABLES :]E9 ?IS K9D ( CATTLE IS H>BOR$40  

,!N ,RALPH'S HE>T SANK1 & HE SAID3  0,MA/] ,CLEM5T1 ,I PRI!E TELL ME2 W]E IT POSSIBLE ?AT ! DAMSEL :OM ,I SEEK MAY BE COME TO SU* A PASS AS ONE ( !SE80 0,NAY10 QUO? ,CLEM5T1 0?AT IS LITTLE LIKE TO BE2 SU* GOODLY W>ES >E KEPT = ! ADORNM5T ( GREAT M5'S H\SES4 ,TRUE IT IS ?AT :ILES ! H\SE-?RALLS BE S5T 9TO ! FIELDS = !IR PUNI%M5T2 YET NOT SU* AS %E1 UNLESS ! MA/] BE :OLLY WE>I$ ( !M1 OR IF !IR WRA? \TRUN !IR WITS2 = IT IS MORE TO ! MA/]'S PR(IT TO *A/ISE !M AT HOME2 SO KEEP A GOOD HE>T ,I BID !E1 & MAYBE WE %ALL HAVE TID+S AT ,:IT5ESS40  

,SO ,RALPH REFRA9$ HIS ANXI\S HE>T1 ?\< =SOO? HIS ?\<T WAS MU* UPON ! DAMSEL & ( H[ %E WAS F>+4  

,IT WAS NOT TILL ! ?IRD DAY AT SUNSET ?AT !Y CAME TO ,:IT5ESS2 = ON ! LA/ DAY ( !IR RID+ !Y CAME AMONG ! CONFUS$ HILLS ?AT LAY BE=E ! GREAT M\NTA9S1 :I* W]E N[ (T5 HIDD5 FROM !IR SI<T2 BUT :5EV] !Y APPE>$ ?R\< ! OP5+S ( ! NE> HILLS1 !Y SEEM$ V]Y GREAT & T]RIBLE2 D>K & B>E & /ONY2 & ,CLEM5T SAID ?AT !Y W]E LITTLE BETT] ?AN !Y LOOK$ FROM AF>4  ,AS TO ,:IT5ESS1 !Y SAW IT A LONG WAY (F1 AS IT LAY ON A LONG RIDGE AT ! 5D ( A VALLEY3 & SO LONG WAS ! RIDGE1 ?AT BEH9D IT WAS NO?+ GRE52 NAU<T BUT ! HUGE & B>E M\NTA9S4  ,! WE/]+ SUN FELL UPON ITS WALLS & ITS H\SES1 SO ?AT IT LOOK$ :ITE 9DE$ AGA9/ ?OSE GREAT CLIFFS & CRAGS2 ?\<1 SAID ,CLEM5T1 ?AT !SE W]E YET A GOOD WAY (F4  ,N[ :51 AFT] A LONG RIDE FROM ! HI!R 5D ( ! VALLEY1 !Y DREW NI< TO ! T[N1 ,RALPH SAW ?AT ! WALLS & T[]S W]E NOT V]Y HI< OR /RONG1 = SO /EEP WAS ! HILL :]EON ! T[N /OOD1 ?AT IT NE$$ NOT4 ,H]E ALSO WAS NO GREAT CA/LE )9 ! T[N AS AT ,*EAP+ ,KN[E1 & ! T[N ITSELF NO?+ SO BIG1 BUT LONG & /RAGGL+ ALONG ! TOP ( ! RIDGE4  ,*EAP+ ,KN[E WAS ALL BUILD$ ( /ONE2 BUT ! H\SES H]E W]E ( TIMB] = ! MO/ P>T1 DONE OV] ) P>GET+ & :IT5$ WELL4  ,YET WAS ! T[N MORE *E]FUL ( ASPECT ?AN ,*EAP+ ,KN[E1 & ! FOLK :O CAME ?RONG+ AB\T ! *APM5 AT ! GATES NOT SO WOE-BEGONE1 & GOODLY 5\<4  

,( ! LORD ( ,:IT5ESS1 ,CLEM5T TOLD ?AT HE PAID TRIBUTE TO HIM ( ,*EAP+ ,KN[E1 RA!R = LOVE ( PEACE ?AN = FE> ( HIM2 = HE WAS NO ILL LORD1 & FREE M5 LIV$ WELL UND] HIM4  

,SO ! *APM5 LODG$ 9 ! M>KET-PLACE2 & 9 TWO DAYS TIME ,RALPH GOT SPEE* ( ! ,DEACON ( ! ,*APM5 ( ! ,T[N2 :O TOLD HIM TWO MATT]S2 FIR/ ?AT ! LORD ( ,UTT]BOL HAD NOT BE5 9 ,:IT5ESS !SE SIX MON?S2 & NEXT ?AT ! WILD MAN HAD V]ILY BR\<T ! DAMSEL 9TO ! M>KET2 BUT HE HAD TURN$ AWAY !NCE SUDD5LY ) H]1 )\T BR++ H] TO ! /ONE1 & ?AT IT WAS MO/ LIKE ?AT HE W\LD HAVE ! LORD ( ,UTT]BOL BUY H]2 :O1 S9CE HE W\LD BE DEEM+ ?AT HE MI<T EASILY B5D H] TO HIS WILL1 W\LD GIVE HIM ! BETT] P5NY = H]4 0,AT ! LA/10 QUO? ! ,DEACON1 0! WILD MAN L$ H] AWAY T[>D ! M\NTA9 PASS ?AT GOE? TO ,GOLDBURG1 ! DAMSEL & HE ALONE1 & %E ) H] H&S UNB\ND & RID+ A LITTLE HORSE40 ,( !SE TID+S ,RALPH DEEM$ IT GOOD ?AT ALL TRACES ( H] W]E NOT LO/2 BUT HIS HE>T MISGAVE HIM :5 HE ?\<T ?AT BY ?IS TIME %E MU/ SURELY BE 9 ! H&S ( ! LORD ( ,UTT]BOL4  

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