,BOOK #c1 ,*APT] #g ,AN ,ADV5TURE BY ! ,WAY ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS ,TEXT 3 ,:5 MORR[ DAWN$ !Y >OSE BETIMES & DID ON !IR WORLDLY RAIM5T2 & :5 !Y HAD EAT5 A MORSEL !Y MADE !M READY = ! ROAD1 & ! ELD] GAVE !M VICTUAL = ! WAY 9 !IR SADDLE-BAGS1 SAY+3 0,?IS %ALL SUFFICE = ! PASS+ DAYS1 & :5 IT IS GONE YE HAVE LE>N$ :AT TO DO40 ,!RE)ALL !Y GAT TO HORSE2 BUT ,RALPH W\LD HAVE ! ,ELD] RIDE HIS NAG1 :ILE HE W5T AFOOT BY ! SIDE ( ,URSULA4 ,SO ! ,SAGE TOOK HIS BIDD+1 BUT SMIL$ !RE)1 & SAID3 0,?\ >T A ,K+'S SON & A FRI5DLY Y\NG MAN1 ELSE HAD ,I SAID NAY TO ?IS2 = IT NE$E? NOT1 :]EAS ,I AM /RONG] ?AN ?\1 SO HA? MY DRAFT ( ! ,WELL DEALT ) ME40 ,?US !N !Y W5T !IR WAYS2 BUT ,RALPH NOT$ ( ,URSULA ?AT %E WAS SIL5T & %Y ) HIM1 & IT IRK$ HIM SO MU*1 ?AT AT LA/ HE SAID TO H]3 0,MY FRI5D1 DO? AUE GR[N ( FEW WORDS ) ME & TURNE/ !E FROM ME1 & SEEME/ AS IF ?\ HE$E/ ME LITTLE4 ,?\ >T AS A FAIR SPR+ MORN+ GONE COLD & OV]CA/ 9 ! AFT]NOON4 ,:AT IS IT !N8 WE >E GO+ A LONG J\RNEY TOGE!R1 & BELIKE %ALL F9D LITTLE HELP OR COM=T SAVE 9 EA* O!R2 & ILL WILL IT BE IF WE FALL ASUND] 9 HE>T1 ?\< WE BE NI< 9 BODY40 ,%E LAU<$ & R$D5$ !RE)AL2 & !N H] C\NT5ANCE FELL & %E LOOK$ PITE\SLY ON HIM & SAID3 0,IF ,I SEEM$ TO !E AS ?\ SAYE/1 ,I AM SORRY2 = ,I MEANT NOT TO BE ?US ) !E AS ?\ DEEME/4 ,BUT SO IT IS ?AT ,I WAS ?9K+ ( ?IS LONG J\RNEY1 & ( !E & ME TOGE!R 9 IT1 & H[ WE %ALL BE ) EA* O!R IF WE COME BACK AGA9 ALIVE1 ) ALL ?+S DONE ?AT WE HAD TO DO40 ,%E /AY$ H] SPEE* A:ILE1 & SEEM$ TO F9D IT H>D TO GIVE =? ! WORD ?AT WAS 9 H]2 BUT AT LA/ %E SAID3 0,FRI5D1 ?\ MU/ P>DON ME2 BUT ?AT :I* ?\ SAWE/ 9 ME1 ,I ALSO SEEM$ TO SEE 9 !E1 ?AT ?\ W]T GR[N %Y & COLD ) ME2 BUT N[ ,I KN[ IT IS NOT SO1 S9CE ?\ HA/ SE5 ME WRONGLY2 BUT ?AT ,I HAVE SE5 !E WRONGLY1 AS ?\ HA/ ME40 ,!RE) %E REA*$ H] H& TO HIM1 & HE TOOK IT & KISS$ IT & C>ESS$ IT :ILE %E LOOK$ FONDLY AT HIM1 & !Y F>$ ON SWEETLY & HAPPILY TOGE!R4 ,BUT AS ?IS WAS A-SAY+ & A-DO+ BETWIXT !M1 & A :ILE AFT]1 !Y HAD HE$$ ! ,ELD] LITTLE OR NOT AT ALL1 ?\< HE RODE ON ! RIT ! OLD MAN SAID NAUD !M NOT1 :5 !Y SPAKE ?USWISE TOGE!R4 ,N[ !Y RODE ! WOOD ON SOME:AT LEVEL GR\ND = A :ILE2 !N ! TREES BEGAN TO ?91 & ! GR\ND GREW BROK52 & AT LA/ IT WAS V]Y RUGG$1 ) HI< HILLS & DEEP VALLEYS1 & ALL ! L& POPUL\S ( WILD BEA/S1 SO ?AT AB\T SUNSET !Y HE>D ?RICE ! RO> ( A LION4 ,BUT EV] ! ,SAGE L$ !M BY W9D+ WAYS ?AT HE KNEW1 R\ND ! FEET ( ! HILLS1 ALONG /REAM-SIDES = ! MO/ P>T1 & BY PASSES OV] ! M\NTA9-NECKS :5 !Y NE$S MU/1 :I* WAS TWICE 9 ! DAY4 ,DUSK FELL ON !M 9 A LITTLE VALLEY1 ?R\< :I* RAN A /REAM BU%$ AB\T ITS $GES1 & :I* = ! RE/ WAS GRASSY & PLEASANT1 ) BIG SWEET-*E/NUT TREES SCATT]$ AB\T IT4 0,N[10 QUO? ! ,ELD]2 0TWO ?+S WE HAVE TO BEW>E ( 9 ?IS VALLEY1 ! LIONS FIR/2 :I*1 ?\< BELIKE !Y WILL NOT FALL UPON WEAPON$ M51 MAY WELL MAKE AN ONSLAUM ( !M40 0,YEA10 SAID ,RALPH1 0BUT IF ! RID]S ( ,UTT]BOL >E ANI< US1 %ALL WE LIK NIE BY ! WAY7 & ! ,SAGE W5T D[N TO ! /REAM & FET*$ !M WAT] 9 A LE!RN BUDGET3 0,=10 SAID HE1 0,I KN[ ! BEA/S ( ! WOOD & !Y ME1 & !RE IS PEACE BETWIXT US40 ,!RE !N !Y SAT TO MEAT UN>M$1 = ! ,SAGE HAD SAID TO !M3 0,D(F Y\R >MOR2 YE %ALL NOT COME TO H&Y/ROKES ) ! ,UTT]BOL ,RID]S40 ,SO !Y ATE !IR MEAT 9 ! WILD]NESS1 & W]E N[ISE UNGLEEFUL1 = TO ?OSE TWA9 ! WORLD SEEM$ FAIR1 & !Y HOP$ = GREAT ?+S4 ,BUT ?\< !Y W]E GLAD1 !Y W]E WE>Y 5\<1 = ! WAY HAD BE5 BO? RUGG$ & LONG2 SO !Y LAY !M D[N TO SLEEP :ILE ! NID !M BY WIZ>DRY4 ,SO !RE) HE TURN$ AB\T ON ! GRASS & WAS ASLEEP AT ONCE4 ,AFT] A :ILE HE />T$ & SAT UP1 HALF AWAKE AT FIR/2 = BE FELT SOME ONE T\* HIM2 & HIS HALFDREAMS W5T BACK TO PA/ DAYS1 & HE CRI$ \T3 0,HA ,ROG]6 IS IT ?\8 ,:AT IS T[>D80 ,BUT !RE) HE WOKE UP FULLY1 & KNEW ?AT IT WAS ! ,SAGE ?AT HAD T\*$ HIM1 & )AL HE SAW H>D BY ,URSULA4 SITT+ UP ALSO4 ,!RE WAS /ILL A FLICK]+ FLAME PLAY+ AB\T ! R$ EMB]S ( !IR FIRE1 = !Y HAD MADE IT V]Y BIG2 & ! MOON HAD >IS5 & WAS %9+ BRIE UPON US40 ,!Y DID AS HE BADE !M1 BUT ,RALPH GOT SOME:AT ( AN EYE-%OT \T ( A CORN] ( ! CLOAK1 & HE C\LD SEE ?AT ! ,SAGE W5T & /OOD UP AGA9/ ! TREE-TRUNK HOLD+ A HORSE BY ! BRIDLE1 ONE ON EA* SIDE ( HIM4 ,EV5 !RE) ,RALPH HE>D ! CLATT] ( HORSE-HO(S OV] ! /ONES AB\T ! /REAM1 & A MAN'S VOICE CRI$ \T3 0,!Y WILL HAVE HE>D US2 SO SPUR OV] ! GRASS TO ! FIRE & ! BIG TREE3 = !N !Y CANNOT ESCAPE US40 ,!N CAME ! ?UMP ( HORSE-HO(S ON ! TURF1 & 9 HALF A M9UTE !Y W]E AMID ( A R\T ( M5 A-HORSEBACK1 MORE ?AN A SCORE1 :OSE >MOR & WEAPONS GLEAM$ 9 ! MOONLID3 0,OTT]1 ,OTT]6 :AT IS ?IS8 ,A M9UTE AGO & WE C\LD SEE ! FIRE1 & ! TREE1 & M5 & HORSES AB\T !M3 & N[1 LO Y\6 !RE IS NAUE BONES LEAN+ UP AGA9/ ! TREE1 & A RUCKLE ( OLD HORSE-BONES ON EI!R SIDE ( HIM4 ,:]E >E WE !N80 ,!N SPAKE ANO!R2 & ,RALPH KNEW ! VOICE = ,OTT]'S3 0,I WOT NOT1 LORD2 NAUE ! HILLS1 YOND] OV]HEAD IS ! MOON1 ) ! LITTLE LICE *ANG$4 ,BELIKE ! FIRE WAS AN E>?-FIRE1 & = ! RE/ WE SAW WRONG 9 ! MOONLIT1 LE/ A WORSE ?+ BEFALL US40 ,& SO ) NO MORE ADO HE TURN$ HIS HORSE & SMOTE HIS SPURS 9TO HIM & GALLOP$ (F BY ! WAY HE HAD COME1 & ! O!RS FOLL[$1 NO?+ LOA!2 ONLY ,OTT] T>RI$ A LITTLE1 & LOOK$ >\ND HIM & LAU<$ & SAID3 0,!RE GOES MY ,LORD'S NEPHEW2 LIKE MY ,LORD HE IS NOT OV] BOLD1 SAVE 9 DEAL+ ) A1 %ACKL$ MAN4 ,WELL1 = MY P>T IF ?OSE O!RS HAVE SUNK 9TO ! E>?1 OR GONE UP 9TO ! AIR1 !Y >E WELCOME TO !IR WIZ>DRY1 & ,I AM GLAD ( IT4 ,= ,I KN[ NOT H[ ,I %\LD HAVE DONE TO HAVE SE5 MY MATE ?AT \T-TILT$ ME MADE A GELD$ WRET* (2 & IT W\LD HAVE IRK$ ME TO SEE ?AT FAIR WOMAN 9 ! H&S ( ! TORM5TORS1 ?\< =SOO? ,I HAVE (T SE5 SU* SID BUT ! VOICES ( ! WILD ?+S1 & ! WIMBREL LAU<+ FROM ! HILL-SIDES4 ,!N CAME ! ,SAGE & DREW ! CLOAK FROM ?OSE TWO1 & LAU<$ ON !M & SAID3 0,N[ MAY YE SLEEP S\NDLY1 :5 ,I HAVE M5D$ \R FIRE2 = YE WILL SEE NO MORE ( ,UTT]BOL = ?IS TIME1 & IT YET LACKS ?REE H\RS ( DAWN3 SLEEP YE !N & DREAM ( EA* O!R40 ,!N !Y >OSE & ?ANK$ ! ,SAGE ) :OLE HE>TS & PRAIS$ HIS WISDOM4 ,BUT :ILE ! OLD MAN M5D$ ! FIRE ,RALPH W5T UP TO ,URSULA & TOOK H] H&1 & SAID3 0,WELCOME TO LIFE1 FELL[-F>]60 & HE GAZ$ E>NE/LY 9TO H] EYES1 AS ?\< HE W\LD HAVE H] FALL 9TO HIS >MS3 BUT :]EAS %E RA!R %RANK FROM HIM1 ?\< %E LOOK$ ON HIM LOV+LY1 IF SOME:AT %YLY1 HE BUT KISS$ H] H&1 & LAID HIM D[N AGA91 :5 HE HAD SE5 H] LY+ 9 H] PLACE4 ,& !RE) !Y FELL ASLEEP & SLEPT SWEETLY4 ,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,FEBRU>Y #b#g1 #bba 3 ,BOOK #c1 ,*APT] #g -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/