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,! ,LADY ,TELLE? ,RALPH ( ! ,PA/ ,DAYS ( ,H] ,LIFE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

0,N[ %ALT ?\ HE> ( ME SOME:AT MORE ?AN ! >RAS & ! BOOK C\LD TELL !E2 & YET NOT ALL1 = TIME W\LD FAIL US !RE=-- & MOREOV] MY HE>T W\LD FAIL ME4  ,I CANNOT TELL :]E ,I WAS BORN NOR ( :AT L9EAGE1 NOR ( :O W]E MY FA!R & MO!R2 = ?IS ,I HAVE KN[N NOT ( MYSELF1 NOR HAS ANY TOLD ME4 ,BUT :5 ,I FIR/ REMEMB] ANY?+1 ,I WAS PLAY+ AB\T A G>D51 :]E9 WAS A LITTLE H\SE BUILT ( TIMB] & ?AT*$ ) RE$1 & ! GREAT TREES ( ! =E/ W]E ALL AB\T ! G>D5 SAVE = A LITTLE CR(T :I* WAS GR[N OV] ) HI< GRASS & ANO!R SOME:AT BIGG]1 :]E9 W]E GOATS4  ,!RE WAS A WOMAN AT ! DOOR ( ! H\SE & %E SP9N+1 YET CLAD 9 GLITT]+ RAIM5T1 & ) JEWELS ON H] NECK & F+]S2 ?IS WAS ! FIR/ ?+ ?AT ,I REMEMB]1 BUT ALL AS IT W]E A MATT] ( EV]Y DAY1 & USE & WONT1 AS IT GOES ) ! MEMORIES ( *ILDR54 ,( SU* MATT]S ,I WILL NOT TELL !E AT L>GE1 = ?\ KN[E/ H[ IT WILL BE4  ,N[ ! WOMAN1 :O AS L CAME TO KN[ WAS NEI!R OLD NOR Y\NG 9 ?OSE DAYS1 BUT ( MIDDLE AGE1 ,I CALL$ MO!R2 BUT N[ ,I KN[ ?AT %E WAS NOT MY MO!R4 ,%E WAS H>D & /]N ) ME1 BUT NEV] BEAT ME 9 ?OSE DAYS1 SAVE TO MAKE ME DO :AT ,I W\LD NOT HAVE DONE UNBEAT52 & AS TO MEAT ,I ATE & DRANK :AT ,I C\LD GET1 AS %E DID1 & 9DE$ WAS WELL-F$ ) SIMPLE MEATS AS ?\ MAYE/ SUPPOSE FROM ! ASPECT ( ME TO-DAY4 ,BUT AS %E WAS NOT FI]CE BUT RA!R S\R TO ME 9 H] DAILY WONT 9 MY Y\NGE/ DAYS SO ALSO %E WAS NEV] T5D]1 OR EV] KISS$ ME OR C>ESS$ ME1 = AS LITTLE AS ,I WAS4 ,& ,I LOV$ H] NAU<T1 NOR DID IT EV] COME 9TO MY M9D ?AT ,I %\LD LOVE H]1 ?\< ,I LOV$ A :ITE GOAT ( \RS & DEEM$ IT DE> & LOVELY2 & AFT]W>DS O!R ?+S ALSO ?AT CAME TO ME FROM TIME TO TIME1 AS A SQUIRREL ?AT ,I SAV$ FROM A WEASEL1 & A JACKDAW ?AT FELL FROM A TALL A%-TREE NI< \R H\SE BE=E HE HAD LE>N$ H[ TO FLY1 & A H\SE-M\SE ?AT W\LD RUN UP & D[N MY H& & >M1 & O!R SU*-LIKE ?+S2 & %ORTLY ,I MAY SAY ?AT ! WILD ?+S1 EV5 TO ! CONEYS & FAWNS LOV$ ME1 & HAD BUT LITTLE FE> ( ME1 & MADE ME HAPPY1 & ,I LOV$ !M4  

0,FUR!R1 AS ,I GREW UP1 ! WOMAN SET ME TO DO SU* WORK AS ,I HAD /R5G? = AS NE$S WAS2 = !RE WAS NO MAN DWELT ANI< US & SELDOM DID ,I EV] SEE MAN OR WOMAN !RE1 & HELD NO CONV]SE ) ANY1 SAVE AS ,I %ALL TELL !E PRES5TLY3 ?\< N[ & AGA9 A MAN OR A WOMAN PASS$ BY2 :AT !Y W]E ,I KNEW NOT1 NOR !IR :5CE & :I!R1 BUT BY SEE+ !M ,I CAME TO KN[ ?AT !RE W]E O!R FOLK 9 ! WORLD BESIDES US TWO4 ,NAU<T ELSE ,I KNEW SAVE H[ TO SP91 & TO T5D \R GOATS & MILK !M1 & TO SET SN>ES = BIRDS & SMALL DE]3 ?\< :5 ,I HAD CAU<T !M1 IT IRK$ ME SORE TO KILL !M1 & ,I HAD LET !M GO AGA9 HAD ,I NOT FE>$ ! C>L9E4 ,EV]Y DAY E>LY ,I WAS PUT =? FROM ! H\SE & G>?1 & =BIDD5 TO GO BACK ?I!R TILL DUSK4  ,:ILE ! DAYS W]E LONG & ! GRASS WAS GR[+1 ,I HAD TO LEAD \R GOATS TO PA/URE 9 ! WOOD-LAWNS1 & MU/ TAKE ) ME ROCK & SP9DLE1 & SP9 SO MU* ( FLAX OR HAIR AS ! WOMAN GAVE ME1 OR BE BEAT54 ,BUT :5 ! W9T] CAME & ! SN[ WAS ON ! GR\ND1 !N ?AT WAT*+ & SN>+ ( WILD ?+S WAS MY BUS9ESS4  

0,AT LA/ ONE DAY ( LATE SUMM] :5 ,I1 N[ ( SOME FIFTE5 SUMM]S1 WAS PA/UR+ ! GOATS NOT F> FROM ! H\SE1 ! SKY D>K5$1 & !RE CAME UP SO GREAT A /ORM ( ?UND] & LI<TN+1 & HUGE DRIFT ( RA91 ?AT ,I WAS AFRAID1 & BE+ SO NE> TO ! H\SE1 ,I HA/5$ ?I!R1 DRIV+ ! GOATS1 & :5 ,I HAD TE!R$ !M 9 ! %$ ( ! CR(T1 ,I CREPT TREMBL+ UP TO ! H\SE1 & :5 ,I WAS AT ! DOOR1 HE>D ! CLACK ( ! LOOM 9 ! WEAV+-*AMB]1 & DEEM$ ?AT ! WOMAN WAS WEAV+ !RE1 BUT :5 ,I LOOK$1 BEHOLD !RE WAS NO ONE ON ! B5*1 ?\< ! %UTTLE WAS FLY+ FROM SIDE TO SIDE1 & ! %$ OP5+ & *ANG+1 & ! SLEY COM+ HOME 9 DUE ORD]4  ,!RE)AL ,I HE>D A S\ND AS ( ONE S++ A SONG 9 A L[ VOICE1 BUT ! WORDS ,I C\LD NOT UND]/&3 !N T]ROR SEIZ$ ON MY HE>T1 BUT ,I /EPP$ OV] ! ?RE%OLD1 & AS ! DOOR ( ! *AMB] WAS OP51 ,I LOOK$ ASIDE & SAW !RE9 ! WOMAN SITT+ />K NAK$ ON ! FLOOR ) A GREAT OP5 BOOK BE=E H]1 & IT WAS FROM H] M\? ?AT ! SONG WAS COM+3 GRIM %E LOOK$1 & AWFUL1 = %E WAS A BIG WOMAN1 BLACK-HAIR$ & /]N ( ASPECT 9 H] DAILY WONT1 SPEAK+ TO ME AS FEW WORDS AS MI<T BE1 & ?OSE H>% 5\<1 YEA H>%] ?AN :5 ,I WAS BUT LITTLE4 ,I /OOD = ONE MOM5T AFRAID BEYOND MEASURE1 ?\< ! WOMAN DID NOT LOOK AT ME1 & ,I HOP$ %E HAD NOT SE5 ME2 !N ,I RAN BACK 9TO ! /ORM1 ?\< IT WAS N[ WILD] ?AN EV]1 & RAN & HID MYSELF 9 ! ?ICKET ( ! WOOD1 HALF-DEAD ) FE>1 & WOND]+ :AT W\LD BECOME ( ME4 ,BUT F9D+ ?AT NO ONE FOLL[$ AFT] ME1 ,I GREW CALM]1 & ! /ORM ALSO DREW (F1 & ! SUN %ONE \T A LITTLE BE=E HIS SETT+3 SO ,I SAT & SPUN1 ) FE> 9 MY HE>T1 TILL ,I HAD F9I%$ MY TALE ( ?READ1 & :5 DUSK CAME1 /OLE BACK AGA9 TO ! H\SE1 ?\< MY LEGS W\LD SC>CE BE> ME OV] ! ?RE%OLD 9TO ! *AMB]4  

0,!RE SAT ! WOMAN 9 H] RI* ATTIRE NO O!RWISE ?AN H] WONT1 NOR DID %E SAY AU<T TO ME2 BUT LOOK$ AT ! Y>N ?AT ,I HAD SPUN1 TO SEE ?AT ,I HAD DONE MY TASK1 & NODD$ /]NLY TO ME AS H] WONT WAS1 & L W5T TO B$ AMONG MY GOATS AS ,I WAS US$ TO DO1 BUT SLEPT NOT TILL T[>DS MORN+1 & !N IMAGES ( DREADFUL ?+S1 & ( MIS]IES ?AT ,I MAY NOT TELL !E (1 M+L$ ) MY SLEEP = LONG4  

0,SO ,I AWOKE & ATE MY MEAT & DRANK ( ! GOATS' MILK ) A HEAVY HE>T1 & !N W5T 9TO ! H\SE2 & :5 ,I CAME 9TO ! *AMB] ! WOMAN LOOK$ AT ME1 & CONTR>Y TO H] WONT SPOKE TO ME1 & ,I %OOK ) T]ROR AT H] VOICE2 ?\< %E SAID NAU<T BUT ?IS3 ',GO FET* ?Y :ITE GOAT & COME BACK TO ME !RE)4' ,I DID SO1 & FOLL[$ AFT] H]1 SICK ) FE>2 & %E L$ ME ?R\< ! WOOD 9TO A LAWN :I* ,I KNEW WELL1 R\ND :I* WAS A WALL1 AS IT W]E1 ( GREAT YEW TREES1 & AMID1 A TABLE ( /ONE1 MADE ( F\R UPRI<TS & A GREAT /ONE PLANK ON ! TOP ( !M2 & ?IS WAS ! ONLY ?+ 9 ALL ! WOOD :]E9 ,I WAS US$ TO W&] :I* WAS ( MAN'S H&IWORK1 SAVE & EXCEPT \R H\SE1 & ! %$S & F5CES AB\T IT4  

0,! WOMAN /AY$ & LEAN$ AGA9/ ?IS /ONEWORK & SAID TO ME3 ',GO AB\T N[ & GA!R DRY /ICKS = A FIRE4'  ,I DUR/ DO NAU<T ELSE1 & SAID TO MYSELF ?AT ,I %\LD BE :IPP$ IF ,I W]E T>DY1 ?\<1 =SOO?1 ,I ?\<T %E WAS GO+ TO KILL ME2 & ,I BR\<T H] A BUNDLE1 & %E SAID1 ',FET* MORE4' ,& :5 ,I HAD BR\<T H] SEV5 BUNDLES1 %E SAID3  ',IT IS 5\<3 /& OV] AGA9/ ME & HE>K54'  ,SO ,I /OOD !RE QUAK+2 = MY FE>1 :I* HAD SOME:AT ABAT$ :ILE ,I W5T TO & FRO AFT] ! WOOD1 N[ CAME BACK UPON ME T5FOLD4  

0,%E SAID3  ',IT W]E ?Y DUE ?AT ,I %\LD SLAY !E H]E & N[1 AS ?\ SLAYE/ ! P>TRIDGES :I* ?\ TAKE/ 9 ?Y SPR+ES3 BUT = C]TA9 CAUSES ,I WILL NOT SLAY !E4  ,AGA91 IT W]E NO MORE ?AN ?Y E>N+S W]E ,I TO TORM5T !E TILL ?\ %\LD/ CRY \T = DEA? TO DELIV] !E FROM ! ANGUI%2 & IF ?\ W]T A WOMAN GR[N1 EV5 SO W\LD ,I DEAL ) !E4 ,BUT ?\ >T YET BUT A *ILD1 !RE=E ,I WILL KEEP !E TO SEE :AT %ALL BEFALL BETWIXT US4  ,YET MU/ ,I DO SOME:AT TO GRIEVE !E1 & MOREOV] SOME?+ MU/ BE SLA9 & (F]$ UP H]E ON ?IS ALT>1 LE/ ALL COME TO NAU<T1 BO? ?\ & ,I1 & ?AT :I* WE HAVE TO DO4 ,HOLD ?Y :ITE GOAT N[1 :I* ?\ LOVE/ MORE ?AN AU<T ELSE1 ?AT ,I MAY R$D5 !E & ME & ?IS ALT> ) ! BLOOD !RE(4'  

0,I DUR/ DO NAU<T BUT OBEY H]1 & ,I HELD ! POOR BEA/1 ?AT LICK$ MY H&S & BLEAT$ = LOVE ( ME3 & N[ S9CE MY T]ROR & ! FE> ( DEA? WAS LESS5$ AT H] WORDS1 ,I WEPT SORE = MY DE> FRI5D4  

0,BUT ! WOMAN DREW A /RONG %>P KNIFE FROM H] GIRDLE & CUT ! BEA/'S ?ROAT1 & DIPP$ H] F+]S 9 ! BLOOD & R$D5$ BO? H]SELF & ME ON ! BREA/1 & ! H&S1 & ! FEET2 & !N %E TURN$ TO ! ALT> & SMOTE BLOOD UPON ! UPRI<TS1 & ! FACE ( ! /ONE PLANK4 ,!N %E BADE ME HELP H]1 & WE LAID ! SEV5 FAGOTS ON ! ALT]1 & LAID ! C>CASS ( ! GOAT UPON !M3 & %E MADE FIRE1 BUT ,I SAW NOT H[1 & SET IT TO ! WOOD1 & :5 IT BEGAN TO BLAZE %E /OOD BE=E IT ) H] >MS \TSPREAD1 & SANG L\D & HO>SE TO A /RANGE TUNE2 & ?\< ,I KNEW NOT ! WORDS ( H] SONG1 IT FILL$ ME ) DREAD1 SO ?AT ,I CA/ MYSELF D[N ON ! GR\ND & HID MY FACE 9 ! GRASS4  

0,SO %E W5T ON TILL ! BEA/ WAS ALL BURN$ UP & ! FIRE BECAME NAU<T BUT R$ EMB]S1 & !N %E CEAS$ H] SONG & SANK D[N UPON ! GRASS1 & LAID H] HEAD BACK & SO FELL ASLEEP2 BUT ,I DUR/ NOT MOVE FROM ! PLACE1 BUT C[]$ 9 ! GRASS !RE1 ,I KN[ NOT H[ LONG1 TILL %E >OSE & CAME TO ME1 & SMOTE ME ) H] FOOT & CRI$3  ',RISE UP1 FOOL6 :AT H>M HA/ ?\8 ,GO MILK ?Y GOATS & LEAD !M TO PA/URE4'  ,& !RE) %E /RODE AWAY HOME1 NOT HE$+ ME4  

0,AS = ME1 ,I >OSE & DEALT ) MY GOATS AS %E BADE ME2 & PRES5TLY ,I WAS GLAD ?AT ,I HAD NOT BE5 SLA91 YET !NCE=? WAS ! JOY ( MY LIFE ?AT ,I HAD HAD AMONG MY GOATS M>R$ ) FE>1 & ! S\NDS ( ! WOODL& CAME TO ME M+L$ ) T]ROR2 & ,I WAS SORE AFRAID :5 ,I 5T]$ ! H\SE 9 ! MORN+ & ! EV5+1 & :5 ,I LOOK$ ON ! FACE ( ! WOMAN2 ?\< %E WAS NO H>D] TO ME ?AN H]ET(ORE1 BUT MAYBE SOME:AT S(T]4  

0,SO WORE ! AUTUMN1 & W9T] CAME1 & ,I F>$ AS ,I WAS WONT1 SETT+ SPR+ES = F[L & SMALL-DE]4 ,& = ALL ! R\<NESS ( ! SEASON1 AT ?AT TIME IT PLEAS$ ME BETT] ?AN ! LEAFY DAYS1 BECAUSE ,I HAD LESS MEMORY !N ( ! %>PNESS ( MY FE> ON ?AT DAY ( ! ALT>4 ,N[ ONE DAY AS ,I W5T UND] ! SN[-LAD5 TREES1 ,I SAW SOME?+ BRI<T & BIG LY+ ON ! GR\ND1 & DRAW+ NE>] ,I SAW ?AT IT WAS SOME *ILD ( MAN3  SO ,I /OPP$ & CRI$ \T1 ',AWAKE & >ISE1 LE/ DEA? COME ON !E 9 ?IS BITT] COLD1' ,BUT IT /IRR$ NOT2 SO ,I PLUCK$ UP HE>T & CAME UP TO IT1 & LO6 A WOMAN CLAD 9 FAIR RAIM5T ( SC>LET & FUR1 & ,I KNELT D[N BY H] TO SEE IF ,I MI<T HELP H]2 BUT :5 ,I T\*$ H] ,I F\ND H] COLD & /IFF1 & DEAD1 ?\< %E HAD NOT BE5 DEAD LONG1 = NO SN[ HAD FALL5 ON H]4 ,IT /ILL WANT$ MORE ?AN AN H\R ( TWILI<T1 & ,I BY NO MEANS DUR/ GO HOME TILL NI<TFALL2 SO ,I SAT ON !RE & WAT*$ H]1 & PUT ! HOOD FROM H] FACE & ! GLOVES FROM H] H&S1 & ,I DEEM$ H] A GOODLY & LOVELY ?+1 & WAS SORRY ?AT %E WAS NOT ALIVE1 & ,I WEPT = H]1 & = MYSELF ALSO1 ?AT ,I HAD LO/ H] FELL[%IP4 ,SO :5 ,I CAME BACK TO ! H\SE AT D>K ) ! V5ISON1 ,I KNEW NOT :E!R TO TELL MY MI/RESS & TYRANT CONC]N+ ?IS MATT]2 BUT %E LOOK$ ON ME & SAID AT ONCE3 ',W]T ?\ GO+ TO TELL ME ( SOME?+ ?AT ?\ HA/ SE58' ,SO ,I TOLD H] ALL1 EV5 AS IT WAS1 & %E SAID TO ME3 ',HA/ ?\ TAK5 AU<T FROM ! CORPSE8'  ',NAY1' SAID ,I4 ',!N MU/ ,I HA/51' %E SAID1 '& BE BE=E ! WOLVES4' ,!RE) %E TOOK A BR& FROM ! FIRE1 & BADE ME BE> ONE ALSO & LEAD H]3  SO DID ,I EASILY 5\<1 = ! MOON WAS UP1 & :AT ) MOON & SN[1 IT WAS WELL NI< AS BRI<T AS ! DAY4 ,SO :5 WE CAME TO ! DEAD WOMAN1 MY MI/RESS KNEEL$ D[N BY H] & UNDID ! COLL> ( H] CLOAK1 :I* ,I HAD NOT T\*$1 & TOOK SOME?+ FROM H] NECK SWIFTLY1 & YET ,I1 :O WAS HOLD+ ! TOR*1 SAW ?AT IT WAS A NECKLACE ( BLUE /ONES & GRE51 ) GOLD BETWE5--,YEA1 DE> ,*AMPION1 LIKE UNTO ?9E AS ONE PEASCOD IS TO ANO!R10 QUO? %E4  

,& !RE) ! DI/RESSFULNESS ( H] FACE :I* HAD WORN ,RALPH'S HE>T :ILE %E HAD BE5 TELL+ H] TALE *ANG$1 & %E CAME1 AS IT W]E1 9TO H] NEW LIFE & ! LOVE ( HIM AGA91 & %E KISS$ HIM & LAID H] *EEK TO HIS & HE KISS$ H] M\?4 ,& !N %E FET*$ A SI<1 & BEGAN ) H] /ORY AGA94  

0,MY MI/RESS TOOK ! NECKLACE & PUT IT 9 H] P\*1 & SAID AS TO H]SELF3  ',H]E1 !N1 IS ANO!R SEEK] :O HA? NOT F\ND1 UNLESS ONE %\LD DIG A PIT = H] H]E :5 ! ?AW COMES1 & CALL IT ! ,WELL AT ! ,WORLD'S ,5D3 BELIKE IT WILL BE = H] AS HELPFUL AS ! REAL ONE4' ,!N %E TURN$ TO ME & SAID3  ',DO ?\ ) ! RE/ :AT ?\ WILT1' & !RE) %E W5T BACK HA/ILY TO ! H\SE4 ,BUT AS = ME1 ,I W5T BACK ALSO1 & F\ND A PICK & A MATTOCK 9 ! GOAT-H\SE1 & CAME BACK 9 ! MOONLI<T & SCRAP$ ! SN[ AWAY1 & DUG A PIT1 & BURI$ ! POOR DAMSEL !RE ) ALL H] GE>4  

0,WORE ! W9T] !NCE ) NAU<T ?AT ,I NE$ TELL (1 ONLY ,I ?\<T MU* ( ! WORDS ?AT MY MI/RESS HAD SPOK54 ,SPR+ CAME & W5T1 & SUMM] ALSO1 WELL NI< TID+LESS4 ,BUT ONE DAY AS ,I DRAVE ! GOATS FROM \R H\SE !RE CAME FROM ! WOOD F\R M51 A-HORSEBACK & WEAPON$1 BUT SO COV]$ ) !IR >MOR ?AT ,I MI<T SEE LITTLE ( !IR FACES4 ,!Y RODE PA/ ME TO \R H\SE1 & SPAKE NOT TO ME1 ?\< !Y LOOK$ H>D AT ME2 BUT AS !Y W5T PA/ ,I HE>D ONE SAY3 ',IF %E MI<T BUT BE \R GUIDE TO ! ,WELL AT ! ,WORLD'S ,5D6' ,I DUR/ NOT T>RY TO SPEAK ) !M1 BUT AS ,I LOOK$ OV] MY %\LD] ,I SAW !M TALK+ TO MY MI/RESS 9 ! DOOR2 BUT MESEEM$ %E WAS CLAD BUT 9 POOR HOMESPUN CLO? 9/EAD ( H] RI* APP>EL1 & ,I AM F>-SI<T$ & CLE>-SI<T$4 ,AFT] ?IS ! AUTUMN & W9T] ?AT FOLL[$ IT PASS$ AWAY TID+LESS4  

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