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,RALPH ,HA? ,HOPE ( ,TID+S ,CONC]N+ ! ,WELL AT ! ,WORLD'S ,5D 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,N[ HE GOES TO ,CLEM5T1 & TELLS HIM ?AT HE DEEMS HE HAS NO NE$ TO ABIDE !IR DEP>TURE FROM ,GOLDBURG TO SAY F>EWELL & FOLL[ HIS QUE/ FUR!R AFIELD2 S9CE IT IS CLE> ?AT 9 ,GOLDBURG HE %\LD HAVE NO MORE TID+S4  ,CLEM5T LAU<$ & SAID3 0,NOT SO FA/1 ,LORD ,RALPH2 ?\ MAY/ YET HE> A WORD OR TWO40 0,:AT60 SAID ,RALPH1 0HA/ ?\ HE>D ( SOME?+ NEW80 ,SAID ,CLEM5T3  0,!RE HAS BE5 A MAN H]E SEEK+ !E1 :O SAID ?AT HE WOTT$ ( A WISE MAN :O C\LD TELL !E MU* CONC]N+ ! ,WELL AT ! ,WORLD'S ,5D4  ,& :5 ,I ASK$ HIM ( ! ,DAMSEL & ! ,LORD ( ,UTT]BOL1 IF HE KNEW ANY?+ ( H]1 HE SAID YEA1 BUT ?AT HE W\LD KEEP IT = ?Y PRIVY E>4 ,SO ,I BADE HIM GO & COME AGA9 :5 ?\ %\LD/ BE H]E4 ,& ,I DEEM ?AT HE WILL NOT T>RY LONG40  

,N[ !Y W]E SITT+ ON A B5* \TSIDE ! HALL ( ! HO/EL1 ) ! C\RT BETWE5 !M & ! GATE2 & ,RALPH SAID3 0,TELL ME1 DID/ ?\ DEEM ! MAN GOOD OR BAD80  ,SAID ,CLEM5T3 0,HE WAS H>D TO LOOK 9TO3  BUT AT LEA/ HE LOOK$ NOT A FI]CE OR CRUEL MAN2 NOR 9DE$ DID HE SEEM FALSE OR SLY1 ?\< ,I TAKE HIM = ONE :O HA? LO/ HIS MANHOOD-- BUT LO Y\6 H]E HE COMES ACROSS ! C\RT40  

,SO ,RALPH LOOK$1 & SAW 9 SOO? A MAN DRAW+ NI<1 :O CAME /RAI<T UP TO !M & L[T$ TO !M1 & !N /OOD BE=E !M WAIT+ = !IR WORD3  HE WAS FAT & SOME:AT %ORT1 :ITE-FAC$ & P9K-*EEK$1 ) YELL[ HAIR LONG & CURL+1 & ) A LITTLE ?9 R$ BE>D & BLUE EYES3 ALTOGE!R MU* UNLIKE ! FA%ION ( M5 ( ?OSE P>TS4 ,HE WAS CLAD GAILY 9 AN ORANGE-TAWNY COAT LAC$ ) SILV]1 & BROID]$ ) COLORS4  

,CLEM5T SPAKE TO HIM & SAID3  0,?IS IS ! Y\NG KNI<T :O IS M9D$ TO SEEK FUR!R EA/ TO WOT IF IT BE M]E LIES :I* HE HA? HE>D ( ! ,WELL AT ! ,WORLD'S ,5D40  

,! NEW-COM] L[T$ BE=E !M AGA91 & SAID 9 A SMALL VOICE1 & AS ONE :O WAS %Y & SOME:AT AFE>$3  0,LORDS1 ,I CAN TELL MANY A TALE CONC]N+ ?AT ,WELL1 & !M :O HAVE GONE ON ! QUE/ !RE(4 ,& ! FIR/ ?+ ,I HAVE TO TELL IS ?AT ! WAY !RETO IS ?R\< ,UTT]NESS1 & ?AT ,I CAN BE A %[] ( ! WAY & A LEAD] TO ANY WOR?Y KNI<T :O LI/E? TO SEEK ?I!R2 & MOREOV]1 ,I KN[ ( A SAGE :O DWELLE? NOT F> FROM ! T[N ( ,UTT]NESS1 & :O1 IF HE WILL1 CAN PUT A SEEK] ( ! ,WELL ON ! RI<T ROAD40  

,HE LOOK$ ASKANCE ON ,RALPH1 :OSE FACE FLU%$ & :OSE EYES GLITT]$ AT ?AT WORD4  ,BUT ,CLEM5T SAID3  0,YEA1 ?AT SEEME? FAIR TO LOOK TO3 BUT H>K YE6  ,IS IT NOT SO ?AT ! WAY TO ,UTT]NESS IS P]IL\S80 ,SAID ! MAN3  0,?\ MAY/ RA!R CALL IT DEADLY1 TO ANY :O IS NOT FURNI%$ ) A LET-PASS FROM ! ,LORD ( ,UTT]BOL1 AS ,I AM4 ,BUT ) SU* A SCROLL A *ILD OR A WOMAN MAY W5D ! ROAD UNH>M$40 0,:]E HA/ ?\ ! SAID LET-PASS80 SAID ,CLEM5T4  0,H]E10 QUO? ! NEW-COM]2 & !RE) HE DREW A SCROLL FROM \T ( HIS P\*1 & OP5$ IT BE=E !M1 & !Y READ IT TOGE!R1 & SURE 5\< IT WAS A WRIT+ *>G+ ALL M5 SO LET PASS & AID ,MORF9N ! ,M9/REL 7( :OSE ASPECT IT TOLD CLOSELY71 UND] PA9 ( FALL+ 9TO ! DISPLEASURE ( ,G&OLF1 ,LORD ( ,UTT]BOL2 & ! DATE !REON WAS BUT ?REE MON?S OLD4  

,SAID ,CLEM5T3  0,?IS IS GOOD1 ?IS LET-PASS3 SEE ?\1 ,RALPH1 ! SEAL ( ,UTT]BOL1 ! ,BE> UPON ! ,CA/LE ,WALL4 ,NONE W\LD D>E TO C\NT]FEIT ?IS SEAL1 SAVE ONE :O WAS WE>Y ( LIFE1 & LONG$ = TORM5TS40  

,SAID ,RALPH1 SMIL+3  0,?\ SEE/1 ,MA/] ,CLEM5T1 ?AT !RE MU/ BE A P>T+ BETWIXT US1 & ?AT ?IS MAN'S COM+ FUR!RS IT3 BUT W]E HE OR W]E HE NOT1 YET ! P>T+ HAD COME4  ,& W]T ?\ NOT LIEF] ?AT IT %\LD COME 9 A WAY TO PLEASURE & AID ME1 ?AN ?AT ?\ %\LD/ BUT LEAVE ME BEH9D AT ,GOLDBURG :5 ?\ DEP>TE/3 & ,I ) NAU<T DONE T[>D ! A*IEV+ MY QUE/1 BUT M]ELY DRAGG+ MY DE$LESS BODY AB\T !SE /REETS2 & AT LA/1 IT MAY BE1 GO+ ON A P]IL\S J\RNEY )\T GUID+ OR SAFE-CONDUCT80  

0,YEA1 LAD10 SAID ,CLEM5T1 0,I WOTT$ WELL ?AT ?\ W\LD/ TAKE ?9E [N WAY1 BUT FA9 HAD ,I BE5 ?AT IT HAD BE5 M9E ALSO40 ,!N HE POND]$ A :ILE & SAID AFT]W>DS3  0,I SUPPOSE ?AT ?\ WILT TAKE ?Y S]VANT ,BULL ,%OCKHEAD ) !E1 = HE IS A /\T MAN-AT->MS1 & ,I DEEM HIM TRU/Y1 ?\< HE BE A WILD MAN4 ,BUT ONE MAN IS ( LITTLE AVAIL TO A TRAVEL] ON A P]IL\S ROAD1 SO IF ?\ WILT ,I WILL GIVE LEAVE & LIC5SE TO A HALF SCORE ( \R S]GEANTS TO FOLL[ !E ON ! ROAD2 =1 AS ?\ WOTTE/1 ,I MAY EASILY WAGE O!RS 9 !IR PLACE4  ,OR ELSE W\LD/ ?\ ASK ! ,QUE5 ( ,GOLDBURG TO GIVE !E A SCORE ( M5-AT->MS2 %E LOOK$ TO ME ! O!R DAY AS ONE :O W\LD D5Y !E FEW ( ?9E ASK+S40  

,RALPH BLU%$ R$1 & SAID3  0,NAY1 ,I WILL NOT ASK H] ?IS40 ,!N HE WAS SIL5T2 ! NEW-COM] LOOK$ FROM ONE TO ! O!R1 & SAID NO?+4  ,AT LA/ ,RALPH SPAKE3  0,LOOK Y\1 ,CLEM5T1 MY FRI5D1 ,I WOT WELL H[ ?\ W\LD/ MAKE MY GO+S SAFE1 EV5 IF IT W]E TO ?Y LOSS1 & ,I ?ANK !E = IT3  BUT ,I DEEM ,I %ALL DO NO BETT] ?AN PUTT+ MYSELF 9TO ?IS MAN'S H&S1 S9CE HE HAS A LET-PASS = ! L&S ( HIM ( ,UTT]BOL3 & MESEEME? FROM ALL ?AT ,I HAVE HE>D1 ?AT A HALF SCORE OR A SCORE1 OR = ! MATT] ( ?AT AN HUNDR$ M5-AT->MS W\LD NOT BE 5\< TO FI<T A WAY TO ,UTT]BOL1 & !IR GA!R+ TOGE!R W\LD DRAW FOLK UPON !M1 :O W\LD NOT M$DLE ) TWO M5 J\RNEY+ TOGE!R1 EV5 IF !Y HAD NO LET-PASS ( ?IS MI<TY MAN40  ,CLEM5T SI<$ & GRUNT$1 & !N SAID3 0,WELL1 LORD1 MAYBE ?\ >T RI<T40  

0,YEA10 SAID ! GUIDE1 0HE IS AS RI<T AS MAY BE3 ,I HAVE NOT SPOK5 BE=E LE/ YE MI<T HAVE DEEM$ ME UNTRU/Y3 BUT N[ ,I TELL !E ?IS1 ?AT NEV] %\LD A SMALL B& ( M5 UNKN[N W9 ?R\< ! L&S ( ! ,LORD ( ,UTT]BOL1 OR ! L& DEBATABLE ?AT LIE? BETWIXT !M & ,GOLDBURG40  

,RALPH NODD$ FRI5DLY AT HIM AS HE SPAKE2 BUT ,CLEM5T LOOK$ ON HIM /]NLY2 & ! MAN BEHELD HIS SC[L+ FACE 9NOC5TLY1 & TOOK NO HE$ ( IT4  

,!N SAID ,RALPH3  0,AS TO ,BULL ,%OCKHEAD1 ,I WILL SPEAK TO HIM ANON2 BUT ,I WILL NOT TAKE HIM ) ME2 = 9DE$ ,I FE> LE/ HIS M\NTA9-PRIDE GR[ UP OV] GRE5LY AT :ILES & 5TANGLE ME 9 SOME ?ICKET ( P]IL H>D TO W9 \T (40  

0,WELL10 SAID ,CLEM5T1 0& :5 WILT ?\ DEP>T80 0,TO-MORR[10 SAID ,RALPH1 0IF MY F>+-FELL[ BE READY = ME BY !N40 0,I AM ALL READY10 SAID ! MAN3  0IF ?\ WILT RIDE \T BY ! EA/ GATE AB\T TWO H\RS BE=E NOON TO-MORR[1 ,I WILL ABIDE !E ON A GOOD HORSE ) ALL ?AT WE MAY NE$ = ! J\RNEY3 & N[ ,I ASK LEAVE40  0,?\ HA/ IT10 SAID ,CLEM5T4  

,SO ! MAN DEP>T$1 & ?OSE TWO BE+ LEFT ALONE1 ,MA/] ,CLEM5T SAID3 0,WELL1 ,I DEEM$ ?AT NO?+ ELSE W\LD COME ( IT3  & ,I FE> ?AT ?Y GOSSIP WILL BE ILL-CONT5T ) ME2 = GREAT IS ! P]IL40 0,YEA10 SAID ,RALPH1 0& GREAT ! REW>D40  ,CLEM5T SMIL$ & SI<$1 & SAID3  0,WELL1 LAD1 EV5 SO HA? A MANY ?\<T BE=E !E1 WISE M5 AS WELL AS FOOLS40  ,RALPH LOOK$ AT HIM & R$D5$1 & DEP>T$ FROM HIM A LITTLE1 & W5T WALK+ 9 ! CLOI/] !RE TO & FRO1 & POND]$ !SE MATT]S2 & :ATEV] HE MI<T DO1 /ILL W\LD ?AT TRIM FIGURE BE BE=E HIS EYES :I* HE HAD LOOK$ ON SO GLADLY ]E:ILE 9 ! HO/EL ( ,B\RTON ,ABBAS2 & HE SAID AL\D TO HIMSELF3 0,SURELY %E NE$E? ME1 & DRAWE? ME TO H] :E!R ,I WILL OR NO40 ,SO WORE ! DAY4  

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