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,RALPH ,HOLDS ,CONV]SE ,) ,KA!R9E ,HIS ,GOSSIP 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,RALPH W5T /RAI<T FROM ,/4 ,AU/9'S TO ,CLEM5T'S H\SE1 & F\ND MU* PEOPLE AB\T ! DOOR !RE(1 :AT ( ! T[NSM51 :AT ( ! M5 ( HIS [N HO/4 ,HE PASS$ ?R\< !SE1 & F\ND ,CLEM5T 9 HIS *AMB]1 & ) HIM A HALF SCORE ( SU* COMPANY AS WAS )\T1 & AMONG !M ,ROG] & ! ,SAGE2 BUT ,/EPH5 & ,RI*>D BO? W]E AMONG !IR M5 DO+ :AT WAS NE$FUL4 ,ALL M5 >OSE :5 ,RALPH 5T]$2 BUT HE LOOK$ >\ND1 & C\LD SEE NAU<T ( HIS GOSSIP AMONG !M4 ,!N HE SAT D[N BY ,CLEM5T & ASK$ IF HE HAD ANY FRE% TID+S2 & ,CLEM5T DID HIM TO WIT ?AT !RE HAD COME 9 A C>LE FROM \T ( ,UPMEADS1 :O HAD TOLD !M BY SURE TOK5S ?AT ! FOE W]E COME 9TO ! ,UPMEADS-L& AT NOON ?AT DAY1 & BETWE5 !N & SUNSET HAD SKIRMI%$ ) ,NI*OLAS & !M ?AT W]E HOLD+ ! ,HI< ,H\SE1 BUT HAD GOTT5 NAU<T !REBY4 ,?IS MAN1 SAID ,CLEM5T1 BE+ BO? BOLD & ( GOOD SLEI<T HAD M+L$ ) ! FOE2 & HAD HE>D ! TALK ( !M1 & HE SAID ?AT !Y HAD NO 9KL+ ( ! ,%EPH]DS OR ! ,DRY ,TREE COM+ AGA9/ !M2 BUT !Y LOOK$ TO HAVE AID FROM !IR [N FOLK FROM ! L&S ( ,HI<AM2 :]E=E !Y MADE A MOCK ( ! DEF5SE ( ! ,UPMEADS' M52 & SAID ?AT S9CE1 :5 !Y W]E ALL JO9$ TOGE!R 9 ,UPMEADS1 !Y MI<T 5T] :]E !Y W\LD )\T ! LOSS ( A HALF-SCORE M51 !RE=E !Y W\LD RISK NAU<T N[2 NOR W\LD !Y BURN EI!R ! ,HI< ,H\SE OR ! O!R /EAD+S1 S9CE1 SAID !Y1 !Y W]E M9D$ TO KEEP !M S\ND & :OLE = !IR [N4  

,!SE TID+S SEEM$ GOOD TO ,RALPH2 SO HE TOOK A CUP ( W9E & PL$G$ ! COMPANY1 & SAID3  0,MY MA/]S1 SU* ( Y\ AS LI/ TO SLEEP LONG TO-NI<T HAD BE/ BE AB$ PRES5TLY1 = ,I W>N Y\ ?AT ! TRUMPETS WILL BL[ = DEP>TURE BE=E ! SUN RISE? TO-MORR[2 & HE ?AT FAILE? TO SEE TO-MORR['S BATTLE WILL BE SORRY = HIS LACK ALL HIS LIFE LONG40  

,:5 HE HAD ?US SPOK5 !Y ALL CRI$ HAIL TO HIM1 & ANON >OSE & W5T !IR WAYS4  ,!N ,RALPH BADE ,CLEM5T COME ) HIM ?AT HE MI<T VISIT ! QU>T]S ( HIS M5-AT->MS1 & SEE ?AT ALL ! LEAD]S KNEW ( ! MU/]1 & ( ! ORD] ( DEP>T+ ON ! MORR[2 & ,CLEM5T >OSE & W5T ) HIM4  

,AS !Y W]E ON ! WAY ,RALPH ASK$ ,CLEM5T :AT AIL$ HIS GOSSIP ,KA!R9E ?AT %E HAD NOT COME TO MEET HIM ALREADY2 & ,CLEM5T LAU<$ & SAID3  0,NAU<T1 NAU<T2 %E IS SOME:AT %AMEFAC$ TO MEET !E FIR/ AMONG A MANY FOLK1 & %E NOT ABLE BELIKE TO REFRA9 H] KISSES & C>ESSES TO !E4 ,FE> NOT1 %E IS 9 H] B[]-AL(T1 & WE %ALL F9D H] !RE :5 WE COME BACK FROM \R ]R&2 FE> NOT6 %E WILL NOT SLEEP TILL %E HA? HAD H] >MS AB\T !E40 0,GOOD IS ?AT10 SAID ,RALPH2 0,I HAD LOOK$ TO SEE H] ]E N[2 BUT :5 WE MEET AP>T FROM FOLK1 SOME?+ WE %ALL BE ABLE TO SAY TO EA* O!R1 :I* BELIKE NEI!R %E NOR ,I HAD LIK$ TO LEAVE UNSAID TILL WE MEET AGA940  

,SO CAME !Y TO ! *IEF QU>T]S ( ! FI<T+ M51 & ,RALPH HAD ALL ! LEAD]S CALL$ TO HIM1 & HE SPAKE TO !M ( H[ !Y %\LD DO ON ! MORR[1 BO? FOOTM5 & HORSEM51 :ATWISE !Y %\LD /& TOGE!R1 & H[ !Y %\LD FALL ON2 & HE TOLD !M ALL AS CLE>LY AS IF HE W]E ALREADY 9 ! FIELD ) ! FOE BE=E HIM2 SO ?AT !Y WOND]$ AT HIM1 SO Y\NG 9 YE>S1 BE+ SO OLD 9 ! WISDOM ( W>4 ,)AL !Y SAW ( HIM ?AT HE HAD NO D\BT BUT ?AT !Y %\LD COME TO !IR ABOVE ON ! MORR[2 & ALL M51 NOT ONLY ( ! TRI$ M5-AT->MS ( ! ,DRY ,TREE1 BUT !Y ( ! ,%EPH]DS ALSO1 EV5 ?OSE ( !M :O HAD NEV] /RICK5 A /ROKE 9 ANG]1 W]E ( HI< HE>T & FE>$ NOT :AT %\LD BEFALL4  

,SO :5 ALL ?IS BUS9ESS WAS OV]1 !Y TURN$ AB\T & CAME !IR WAYS HOME TO ,CLEM5T'S H\SE AGA94  

,!Y SAW LI<TS 9 ! *AMB] OR EV] !Y 5T]$1 & :5 !Y CAME TO ! DOOR1 LO6 !RE )9 WAS ,KA!R9E WALK+ UP & D[N ! FLOOR AS IF %E KNEW NOT H[ TO CONTA9 H]SELF4  ,%E TURN$ & SAW ,RALPH AT ! DOOR1 & %E CRI$ AL\D & RAN T[>DS HIM ) >MS \TSPREAD4 ,BUT :5 %E DREW NI< TO HIM & BEHELD HIM CLOSELY1 %E )HELD H]1 & FALL+ D[N ON H] KNEES BE=E HIM TOOK HIS H& & FELL TO KISS+ IT & WEEP+ & CRY+ \T1 0,O MY LORD1 MY LORD1 ?\ >T COME AGA9 TO US60 ,BUT ,RALPH /OOP$ D[N TO H]1 & LIFT$ H] UP1 & EMBRAC$ H] & KISS$ H] ON ! *EEKS & ! M\?1 & L$ H] TO ! SETTLE & SAT D[N BESIDE H] & PUT HIS >M AB\T H]2 & ,CLEM5T LOOK$ ON SMIL+1 & SAT HIM D[N OV] AGA9/ !M4  

,!N SPAKE ,KA!R9E3  0,O MY LORD6 H[ GREAT & MA/]FUL HA/ ?\ GR[N2 NEV] DID ,I HOPE TO SEE !E COME BACK SO MI<TY A MAN40 ,& AGA9 %E WEPT = JOY2 BUT ,RALPH KISS$ H] AGA91 & %E SAID1 LAU<+ ?R\< H] TE>S3  0,MA/] ,CLEM5T1 ?IS LORD & W>RIOR HA? BR\<T BACK ) HIM SOME?+ ?AT ,I HAVE NOT SE52 & BELIKE HE HA? HAD ONE FAIR WOMAN 9 HIS >MS1 OR MORE IT MAY BE1 S9CE ,I SAW HIM LA/4 ,= ?\< HE BUT KISSES ME AS HIS GOSSIP & FO/]-MO!R1 YET >E HIS KISSES CLOS] & K9D] ?AN !Y W]E A=ETIME40  

,SAID ,CLEM5T3  0,SOO? IS ! ,SAGE'S GUESS2 YET V]ILY1 FAIR SIR1 ,I HAVE TOLD H] SOME:AT ( ?Y J\RNEYS1 SO F> AS ,I KNEW ( !M40  

,SAID ,KA!R9E3  0,DE> LORD & GOSSIP1 WILT ?\ NOT TELL ME MORE !RE( N[80  

0,:AT60 SAID ,RALPH2 0%ALL ,I NOT SLEEP TO-NI<T80  

0,DE> GOSSIP10 %E SAID1 0?\ >T OV]-MI<TY TO NE$ SLEEP4  ,& AH6 ,I HAD =GOTT5 9 ! JOY ( \R MEET+ ?AT TO-MORR[ ?\ GOE/ TO BATTLE2 & H[ IF ?\ COME NOT AGA980  

0,FE> NAU<T10 SAID ,RALPH2 0>T ?\ NOT SOME:AT =ESEE+8 ,DO/ ?\ NOT KN[ ?AT TO-MORR[ OR ! DAY AFT] ,I %ALL COME BACK UNHURT & VICTORI\S2 & !N %ALL BO? ?\ & ,CLEM5T COME TO ,UPMEADS & ABIDE !RE AS LONG AS YE WILL2 & !N %ALL ,I TELL !E A MANY TALES ( MY W&]+S2 & ,URSULA MY BELOV$1 %E ALSO %ALL TELL !E40  

,KA!R9E R$D5$ SOME:AT1 BUT %E SAID3  0,W\LD ,I MI<T KISS H] FEET1 DE> LORD4  ,BUT N[1 ,I PRAY !E1 TELL ME SOME:AT1 N[ AT ONCE40  

0,SO %ALL IT BE10 SAID ,RALPH1 0S9CE ?\ WILT HAVE IT1 DE> GOSSIP2 BUT :5 ,I HAVE DONE ,I %ALL ASK !E TO TELL ME SOME:AT1 :]E( HA? LONG BE5 WOND] 9 MY M9D2 & MESEEME? ?AT BY ! TIME WE >E BO? DONE ) TALES1 ,I %ALL NE$S BE PUTT+ ON MY HELM AGA94--,NAY1 AGA9 ,I TELL !E IT IS BUT A %[ ( BATTLE ?AT ,I GO TO60  

,SO !N HE W5T & SAT BY ,CLEM5T'S SIDE1 & BEGAN & TOLD OV] AS %ORTLY AS MI<T BE ! TID+S ( HIS J\RNEYS4 ,& (T %E WEPT = PITY !REAT4  

,BUT :5 HE WAS DONE & HE HAD SAT BEHOLD+ H]1 & SAW H[ GOODLY A WOMAN %E WAS1 & H[ /RAI<T & WELL KNIT ( BODY1 HE SAID3 0,GOSSIP1 ,I WOND] N[1 IF ?\ ALSO HA/ DRUNK ( ! ,WELL2 = ?\ >T TOO FAIR & GOODLY TO BE ( ! AGE ?AT WE CALL !E4 ,H[ IS ?IS6  ,ALSO TELL ME H[ ?\ CAME/ BY ?IS PAIR ( BEADS ?AT SEEM TO HAVE L$ ME TO ! ,WELL AT ! ,WORLD'S ,5D8 ,= AS ,I SAID E'5 N[1 ,I HAVE LONG M>VEL$ H[ ?\ HAD/ !M & :]E40  

0,FAIR SIR10 SAID ,CLEM5T1 0AS = H] DR9K+ ( ! ,WELL AT ! ,WORLD'S ,5D1 IT IS NOT SO2 BUT ?IS IS A GOOD WOMAN1 & A VALIANT1 & ( GREAT WISDOM2 & SU* WOM5 WE> WELL1 EV5 AS A WELL-WR\<T PIECE ( >MOR ?AT HA? BORNE MANY /ROKES ( ! CRAFTSMAN'S H&1 & HA? 9 IT SOME DEAL ( HIS V]Y M9D & ! WISDOM ( HIM4 ,BUT N[ LET H] TELL !E H] TALE 7:I* =SOO? ,I KN[ NOT71 = NI<T IS GR[+ OLD40  

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