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,( ,GOLDBURG ,AGA91 & ! ,QUE5 ,!RE( 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,NEXT DAY !Y W5T =? ?R\< ! C\NTRY :]E?R\< ,MORF9N HAD L$ ,RALPH 9TO CAPTIVITY2 & ,R$HEAD RODE W>ILY2 = !RE W]E MANY PASSES :I* LOOK$ D\BTFUL3  BUT :E!R ! ILL M5 FE>$ TO M$DLE ) !M1 OR H[EV] IT W]E1 NONE WAYLAID !M1 & !Y ALL CAME SAFELY TO ! GATE ( ,GOLDBURG1 ! T[]S :]E( W]E FULL ( FOLK LOOK+ =? ON !M4 ,SO !Y DISPLAY$ !IR P5NON1 & RODE 9TO ! /REET1 :]E FOLK PRESS$ AB\T !M 9 FRI5DLY WISE2 = ! NEW ,LORD ( ,UTT]BOL HAD MADE FIRM & FA/ PEACE ) ,GOLDBURG4 ,SO !Y RODE TO ! HO/EL1 & GAT !M VICTUAL1 & RE/$ 9 PEACE ?AT NI<T4  ,BUT ,RALPH WOND]$ :E!R ! ,QUE5 W\LD S5D = HIM :5 %E HE>D ( HIS COM+ BACK AGA91 & HE HOP$ ?AT %E W\LD LET HIM BE2 = HE WAS A%AM$ :5 HE ?\<T ( H] LOVE = HIM1 & H[ ?AT HE HAD CLEAN =GOTT5 H] TILL HE WAS CLOSE TO ,GOLDBURG AGA94  

,BUT :5 MORN+ WAS COME ,RALPH SPAKE TO ,R$HEAD & ASK$ HIM H[ HE %\LD DO TO WAGE M5 = ! HOMEW>D J\RNEY ON !NCE2 & ,R$HEAD SAID3  0,I HAVE ALREADY SE5 ! ,CL]K ( ! ,PORTE1 & HE WILL BE H]E 9 AN H\R ) ! LIC5SE = !E TO WAGE M5 TO GO ) !E TO ,*EAP+ ,KN[E4  ,AS = ME1 ,I MU/ NE$S GO SEE ! ,K+1 & GIVE HIM A LETT] SEAL$ BY MY LORD'S H&2 & :5 ,I COME BACK FROM HIM1 ,I WILL GO R\ND TO ! ALEH\SES :I* BE HAUNT$ ( ! M5-AT->MS TO SEE AFT] /RONG C>LES = ?9E AVAIL4 ,BUT TO ! ,K+ HA/ ?\ NO NE$ TO GO1 SAVE HE S5D = !E1 :]EAS ?\ >T NOT COME HI!R TO *AFF]1 & HE NE$E? NOT M5 ( W>40  

,RALPH />$ AT HIM & SAID3  0,! ,K+1 SAY/ ?\8 IS !RE NO ,QUE5 ( ,GOLDBURG80  ,SAID ,R$HEAD3  0,!RE IS ! ,K+'S W$D$ WIFE1 BUT H] !Y CALL NOT ,QUE51 BUT ,LADY40 0,BUT ! ,QUE5 ?AT WAS10 SAID ,RALPH1 0:]E IS %E !N80 0,YEA TRULY10 SAID ,R$HEAD1 0A ,QUE5 SAT ALONE AS RUL] H]E A :ILE AGO2 BUT :E!R %E DI$1 OR :AT BEFELL H]1 ,I KN[ NO?+4 ,I HAD LITTLE TO DO ) ,GOLDBURG TILL \R LORD CONQU]$ ,UTT]BOL4 ,LO H]E ! HO/6 HE MAY TELL !E ! TALE !RE(40  

,!RE) HE DEP>T$1 & LEFT ,RALPH ) ! HO/1 :OM ,RALPH QUE/ION$ ( ! /ORY1 = HIS HE>T WAS WRUNG LE/ SU* A FAIR WOMAN & SO FRI5DLY %\LD HAVE COME TO H>M4  

,SO ! HO/ SAT D[N BY ,RALPH & SAID3  0,MY MA/]1 ?IS IS A TALE :I* IS GRIEV\S TO US3  = ?\< ! SA9TS =BID ,I %\LD SAY A WORD AGA9/ MY LORD ?AT IS N[1 NOR IS !RE ANY NE$ TO1 YET WE DEEM$ US HAPPY TO BE UND] SO DE> A LADY & SO GOOD & FAIR AS %E WAS4 ,WELL1 %E IS GONE SO ?AT WE WOT NOT :E!R %E BE LIV+ OR DEAD4 ,= SO IT IS ?AT 9 ! E>LY SPR+1 SOME:AT MORE ?AN A YE> AGO ?AT IS1 ONE MORN+ :5 FOLK >OSE1 ! ,QUE5'S PLACE WAS EMPTY4 ,RID+ & RUNN+ !RE WAS AB\T & AB\T1 BUT NONE ! MORE WAS %E F\ND4  ,=SOO? AS TIME WORE1 TALES W]E TOLD ( :AT WISE %E LEFT US1 & :Y3  BUT %E WAS GONE4  ,WELL1 FAIR SIR1 MANY DEEM$ ?AT ?\< H] L9EAGE WAS KN[N BY SEEM+1 YET %E WAS ( ! FAIRY1 & NE$$ NEI!R /E$ NOR *>IOT TO GO :]E %E W\LD4 ,BUT H] WOM5 & ?OSE ?AT KNEW H] BE/1 DEEM$ ?AT :ATSO %E W]E1 %E HAD SLA9 H]SELF1 AS !Y ?\<T1 = SOME UNHAPP9ESS ( LOVE4 ,= 9DE$ %E HAD LONG GONE AB\T SAD & DI/RAU<T1 ?\< %E NEI!R WEPT1 NOR W\LD SAY ONE WORD ( H] SORR[1 :ATSOEV] IT MI<T BE4  

0,BUT1 FAIR SIR1 S9CE ?\ >T A /RANG]1 & >T PRES5TLY DEP>T+ FROM \R CITY1 ,I WILL TELL !E A ?+4 ,TO WIT2 ONE MON? OR SO AFT] %E HAD VANI%$ AWAY1 ,I HELD TALK ) A C]TA9 OLD FI%]MAN ( \R WAT]1 & HE TOLD ME ?AT ON ?AT SAME NI<T ( H] VANI%+1 AS HE /OOD ON ! WAT]-SIDE H&+ ! HAWS] ( HIS B>K1 & ! SAIL WAS ALL READY TO BE %EET$ HOME1 !RE CAME ALONG ! %ORE A WOMAN GO+ V]Y SWIFTLY1 :O1 GLANC+ AB\T H]1 AS IF TO SEE ?AT !RE WAS NONE LOOK+ ON OR PRY+1 CAME UP TO HIM1 & PRAY$ HIM 9 A SWEET VOICE = 9/ANT PASSAGE D[N ! WAT]4 ,WRAPP$ %E WAS 9 A D>K CLOAK & A C[L OV] H] HEAD1 BUT AS %E PUT =? H] H& TO GIVE HIM GOLD1 HE SAW EV5 BY ! LI<T ( HIS LANT]N ?AT IT WAS EXCE$+ FAIR1 & ?AT GREAT GEMS FLA%$ FROM ! F+]-R+S1 & ?AT !RE WAS A GREAT GOLD R+ MO/ PRECI\S ON H] >M4  

0,HE YEASAID H] ASK+1 P>TLY BECAUSE ( H] GOLD1 P>TLY 7AS HE TOLD ME7 ?AT HE FE>$ H]1 DEEM+ H] TO BE ( ! FAIRY4 ,!N %E /EPP$ OV] HIS GANGWAY ( ONE BO>D ON TO HIS BOAT1 & AS HE HELD ! LANT]N L[ D[N TO LI<T H]1 LE/ %E %\LD MAKE A FALSE /EP & FALL 9TO ! WAT]1 HE NOT$ 7QUO? HE7 ?AT A GOLD5 %OE ALL BEGEMM$ CAME \T FROM UND] G[N-HEM & ?AT ! SAID HEM WAS BROID]$ ?ICKLY ) PE>L & JEWELS4  

0,SMALL WAS HIS B>K1 & HE ALONE ) ! WOMAN1 & !RE WAS A W9D 9 ! ,M>* NI<T1 & ! /REAM IS SWIFT BETWIXT ! QUAYS ( \R CITY2 SO ?AT BY NI<T & CL\D !Y MADE MU* WAY D[N ! WAT]1 & AT SUNRISE W]E SAIL+ ?R\< ! GREAT WOOD :I* LIE? H5CE A TW5TY LEAGUES SEAW>D4 ,SO :5 ! SUN WAS RIS5 %E /OOD UP 9 ! =E P>T ( ! BOAT1 & BADE HIM TURN ! B>K T[>D ! %ORE1 & EV5 AS ! B[S RAN UPON ! S&1 %E LEAP$ \T & LET ! ?ICKET COV] H]2 NOR HAVE ANY ( ,GOLDBURG SE5 H] S9CE1 OR ! ,QUE54  ,BUT = MY P>T ,I DEEM ! WOMAN TO HAVE BE5 NONE O!R ?AN ! ,QUE54  ,SEE/ ?\ !N6 %E IS GONE3 BUT ! ,K+ ,RA9ALD H] C\S9 REIGNS 9 H] /EAD1 A WISE MAN1 & A MI<TY1 & NO TYRANT OR SK9N] ( ! PEOPLE40  

,RALPH HE>D & POND]$1 & WAS EXCE$+ SORRY1 & MORE HAD HE BE5 BUT = ! JOY\SNESS :I* CAME ( ! ,WAT] ( ! ,WELL4 ,H[BEIT HE MI<T NOT AM5D IT3  = EV5 W]E HE TO SEEK = ! ,QUE5 & F9D H]1 IT MI<T WELL BE WORSE ?AN LETT+ IT BE4  ,= HE KNEW 7:5 HE ?\<T ( H]7 ?AT %E LOV$ HIM1 & H[ W\LD IT BE IF %E MI<T NOT \TWE> H] LOVE1 OR 5DURE ! DAYS ( ,GOLDBURG1 & HE F> AWAY8 ,?IS HE SAID TO HIMSELF1 :I* HE MI<T NOT HAVE SAID TO ANY O!R S\L4  

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