,BOOK #b1 ,*APT] #bh 
,N[ ,!Y ,COME TO ,GOLDBURG 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,?AT NI<T !Y SLEPT YET AMONG ! M\NTA9S1 OR RA!R 9 ! FIR/ ( ! HILL C\NTRY AT !IR FEET2 BUT ON ! MORR[ !Y RODE D[N 9TO ! L[L&S1 & !REBY LO/ ALL SI<T ( ,GOLDBURG1 & IT WAS YET AF> (F1 SO ?AT !Y RODE F\R DAYS ?R\< L&S WELL-TILL$1 BUT = ! MO/ P>T ILL-H\S$1 A C\NTRY ( LITTLE HILLS & HOLL[S & RIS+ GR\NDS1 BE=E !Y CAME 9 SI<T ( IT AGA9 HEAV+ UP HUGE & BRI<T UND] ! SUN4 ,IT WAS BUILT P>TLY ON ?REE HILLS1 ! BUTTRESSES ( A LONG RIDGE :I* TURN$ A WIDE RIV]1 & ON ! RIDGE ITSELF1 & P>TLY ON ! FLAT %ORE ( ! RIV]1 ON EI!R SIDE1 HILLW>D & PLA9W>D3 BUT A GREAT :ITE WALL GIRT IT ALL AB\T1 :I* W5T RI<T OV] ! RIV] AS A BRIDGE1 & ON ! PLA9 SIDE IT WAS EXCE$+ HI<1 SO ?AT ITS BATTLEM5TS MI<T BE SOME:AT EV5$ ) ?OSE ( ! HILL-WALL ABOVE4  ,SO ?AT AS !Y CAME UP TO ! PLACE !Y SAW LITTLE ( ! T[N BECAUSE ( ! 5ORMITY ( ! WALL2 SC>CE AU<T SAVE A SPIRE OR A TALL T[]+ RO( H]E & !RE4  

,SO :5 !Y W]E COME ANI< ! GATE1 !Y DISPLAY$ !IR BANN]S & RODE RI<T UP TO IT2 & PEOPLE ?RONG$ ! WALLS TO SEE !IR RID+4 ,ONE BY ONE !Y PASS$ ?R\< ! WICKET ( ! GATE3  :I* GATE ITSELF WAS V]ILY HUGE BEYOND MEASURE1 ALL BUILT ( GREAT A%L>-/ONES2 & :5 !Y W]E )91 IT WAS LIKE A HALL SOME:AT LONG & EXCE$+ HI<1 MO/ FAIRLY VAULT$2 MIDMO/ ( ! SAID HALL !Y RODE ?R\< A NOBLE >* ON !IR RI<T H&1 & LO ANO!R HALL EXCE$+ LONG1 BUT L[] ?AN ! FIR/1 ) MANY GLAZ5 W9D[S SET 9 ITS T[NW>D WALL2 & :5 !Y LOOK$ ?R\< !SE1 !Y SAW ! RIV] RUNN+ UND]NEA?2 = ?IS WAS NAU<T BUT ! L[] BRIDGE ( ! CITY & !Y LE>N$ AFT]W>DS & SAW1 ?AT ABOVE ! VAULT ( ?IS LONG BRIDGE ROSE UP ! CA/LE1 *AMB] ON *AMB]1 TILL ITS BATTLEM5TS W]E LEVEL ) ! HI<E/ T[]S ( ! WALL ON ! HILL TOP4  

,?US !Y PASS$ ! BRIDGE1 & TURN+ TO ! LEFT AT ITS 5D+1 CAME 9TO ! ,WAT]-,/REET ( ,GOLDBURG1 :]E ! RIV]1 ) WIDE QUAYS ON EI!R SIDE !RE(1 RAN BETWIXT ! H\SES4 ,AS = !SE1 B5EA? ! DWELL+S W5T A FAIR >*$ PASSAGE LIKE TO ! AMBULATORY ( AN ABBEY2 & EV]Y H\SE ALL ALONG ?IS /REET WAS A PALACE = ITS GOODL9ESS4  ,! H\SES W]E BUILT ( :ITE /ONES & R$ & GRAY2 ) %APELY PILL>S TO ! CLOI/]1 & ALL AB\T C>V+S ( IMAG]Y & KNOTS ( FL[]S2 GOODLY W]E ! W9D[S & ALL GLAZ$1 AS FAIR AS MI<T BE4 ,ON ! RIV] W]E GREAT B>GES1 & O!R CRAFT SU* AS W]E NOT SEA-GO]S1 RIV]-%IPS ?AT MI<T GET !M ?R\< ! BRIDGES & FURNI%$ ) MA/S ?AT MI<T BE L[]$ & %IPP$4  

,MU* PEOPLE WAS GA!R$ TO SEE ! *APM5 5T]1 YET SC>CE SO MANY AS MI<T BE LOOK$ = 9 SO GOODLY A T[N2 YEA1 & MANY ( ! FOLK W]E CLAD F\LLY1 & W]E HAGG>D ( C\NT5ANCE1 & CRI$ ON ! *APM5 = ALMS4 ,H[BEIT SOME W]E CLAD GAILY & RI*LY 5\<1 & W]E FAIR ( FAVOR AS ANY ?AT ,RALPH HAD SE5 S9CE HE LEFT ,UPMEADS3 & AMONG !SE GOODLY FOLK W]E WOM5 NOT A FEW1 :OSE GE> & BE>+ CALL$ TO ,RALPH'S M9D ! WOM5 ( ! ,:EATWE>]S :OM HE HAD SE5 ]/ 9 ! ,BURG ( ! ,F\R ,FRI?S1 :]EAS !Y W]E SOME:AT WANTONLY CLAD 9 SCANTY & ?9 RAIM5T4 ,& ( !SE1 ?\< !Y W]E NOT ALL ?RALLS1 W]E MANY :O W]E 9 S]VITUDE3  =1 AS ,CLEM5T DID ,RALPH TO WIT1 ?\< ! TILL]S ( ! SOIL1 & ! H]DSM51 9 %ORT ! HEW]S ( WOOD & DRAW]S ( WAT]1 W]E M5 MA/]LESS1 YET RI* M5 MI<T & DID BUY BO? M5 & WOM5 = S]VANTS 9 !IR H\SES1 & = !IR PLEASURE & PR(IT 9 DIV]S WISE4  

,SO !Y RODE TO !IR HO/EL 9 ! M>KET PLACE1 :I* LAY A LITTLE BACK FROM ! RIV] 9 AN +LE ( ! RIDGE & ONE ( ITS BUTTRESSES2 & ALL R\ND ! SAID M>KET W]E H\SES AS FAIR AS ! FIR/ !Y HAD SE53 BUT ABOVE1 ON ! HILL-SIDES1 SAVE = ! CA/LE & PALACE ( ! ,QUE5 7= A WOMAN RUL$ 9 ,GOLDBURG71 W]E ! H\SES BUT L[1 POORLY BUILT ( PO/ & PAN1 & ?AT*$ ) /RAW1 OR RE$1 OR %+LE4 ,BUT ! GREAT *UR* WAS ALL ALONG ONE SIDE ( ! M>KET PLACE2 & ALBEIT ?IS FOLK WAS SOME:AT WILD & /RANGE ( FAI? = ,*RI/IAN M51 YET WAS IT DA9TY & DELICATE AS MI<T BE1 & ITS /EEPLES & BELL-T[]S W]E HI< & WELL BUILD$1 & ADORN$ EXCE$+ RI*LY4  

,SO !Y LI<T$ D[N AT !IR HO/EL1 & NEV] HAD ,RALPH SE5 SU* ANO!R1 = ! C\RT )9 WAS V]Y GREAT & ) A FAIR G>D5 FILL$ ) FL[]S & OR*>D-TREES1 & AMID IT WAS A F\NTA9 ( FRE% WAT]1 BUILT 9 ! GOODLIE/ FA%ION ( MANY-COLOR$ M>BLE-/ONES4 ,& ! >*$ & PILL>$ WAY AB\T ! SAID C\RT WAS AS FAIR AS ! CLOI/] ( A MIT]$ ABBEY2 & ! HALL = ! GUE/S WAS ( LIKE FA%ION1 VAULT$ ) M>VEL\S CUNN+1 & ) A R[ ( PILL>S AMIDMO/4  

,!RE !Y ABODE 9 GOOD 5T]TA9M5T2 YET ?IS NOT$ ,RALPH1 ?AT AS GOODLY AS WAS ! FA%ION ( ! BUILD+ ( ?AT H\SE1 YET ! HANG+S & B$S1 & /OOLS1 & *AIRS1 & O!R PL5I%+ W]E NO RI*] OR BETT] ?AN MI<T BE SE5 9 ! HO/ELRY ( ANY GOOD T[N4  

,SO !Y W5T B$W>D1 & ,RALPH SLEPT DREAMLESSLY1 AS WAS MO/LY HIS WONT4  

,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG4 

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