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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

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,A ,DIALOGUE ,BETWE5 ,[5 ,M>X ,BAKUN9 ,JONES1 AN >*ITECT 7UNSUCCESSFUL71 & -- ! ,REV4 ,SWA9 ,/RIDE1 A ,NONCON=MI/ P>SON1 & ,MR ,J]EMIAH ,BR[N1 A BUS9ESS MAN -- ADVANC$ ,RADICALS4 

,SC5E -- ,A COM=TABLE BAT*ELOR-LOOK+ ROOM 9 ,MR ,BR[N'S H\SE1 ) TOBACCO & PIPES & GROG TO ! =E4 ,MR ,/RIDE & ,MR ,BR[N SITT+ ON EI!R SIDE O F ! FIRE1 LOOK+ IMPORTANT & SELF-SATISFI$4 ,5T] TO !M ,MR ,JONES ) AN ILL-CONCEAL$ GR9 ON HIS FACE2 AFT] ! USUAL GREET+S HE SITS D[N & SAYS3 

,JONES4 ,WELL1 ,MR ,BR[N1 H]E ,I AM1 READY TO HE> :AT Y\ HAVE TO SAY TO ME1 & EAG] TO KN[ :AT PUTS Y\ 9TO SU* GOOD SPIRITS ?IS EV5+1 AS Y\ OBVI\SLY >E 94 

,BR[N4 ,WELL1 WE >E2 WE HAVE BE5 TALK+ AB\T MATT]S ?AT MAKE US HOPEFUL4 

,J4 ,I AM GLAD ( ?AT4 ,I SEE SO MANY DOLEFUL FACES N[ADAYS1 ?AT IT DOES ME GOOD TO SEE TWO *E]FUL ONES1 ESPECIALLY AS F9IALS TO TWO SU* P9NACLES ( ! TEMPLE AS A P>SON & A MAN ( BUS9ESS4 

,/RIDE4 ,I DON'T LIKE Y\ TO CALL ME A P>SON1 ,JONES4 ,I AM NONE ( Y\R PRIE/S2 & REALLY ,I ?9K Y\ KN[ ME WELL 5\< NOT TO SET ME D[N AS A RELATION ( ,*ADB&4 ,Y\ KN[ V]Y WELL ?AT :AT ,I'M REALLY 9T]E/$ 9 IS POLITICS1 & PRACTICAL AT ?AT2 & ?AT ,I WANT !M TO BE DISCUSS$ )\T FE> OR FAVOR2 SO KN[+ Y\ = A CANTANK]\S ,SOCIALI/1 ,I ASK$ ,BR[N TO ASK Y\ TO COME H]E TO-NI<T4 

,J4 ,?ANK Y\ = ! COMPLIM5T -- & ALSO = Y\R COMPANY3 Y\ WANT TO *E] ME UP1 :I* IS K9D ( Y\4 ,BUT Y\ KN[ H[ CURI\S ,I AM2 :AT CAN IT BE8 ,IT CAN'T BE POLITICS1 = ?+S >E LOOK+ RA!R BLUE = Y\R SIDE ( ! H\SE4 ,IS BUS9ESS BEG9N+ TO BOOM1 ,BR[N8 ,HAVE Y\ BE5 SPECULAT+ 9 A GOLD-M9E :I* IS TURN+ UP TRUMPS1 ,/RIDE8 

,B4 ,WELL1 P]HAPS BUS9ESS IS A ?\<T BETT]4 ,BUT ?AT'S NOR IT4 ,Y\ SEE- 

,S4 79T]RUPT+47 ,IT SO HAPP5S ?AT Y\ >E \T AB\T IT'S NOT BE+ POLITICS4 ,BR[N & ,I ?9K MATT]S >E LOOK+ MU* MORE HOPEFUL ( LATE4 

,J4 ,9DE$6 ,& N[ ,I LOOK AT Y\1 !RE IS SOME?+ PORT5T\S AB\T Y\R *E]FULNESS4 ,:AT'S UP8 ,>E Y\ GO+ TO TURN ,TORY-,DEMOCRATS1 ! LA/ REFUGE = ! DESP]ATELY HOPEFUL8 ,OR DOES ! ,SALVATION ,>MY RAISE Y\R SPIRITS8 ,HAVE Y\ GOT ANO!R ,GORDON ON H& TO PUT A /OP TO W> BY CUTT+ D[N ! FRUIT-TREES ON :I* POT5TIAL W>RIORS LIVE1 & TO PUT A /OP TO SLAV]Y BY KILL+ ! NIGG]S BE=E !Y CAN BE MADE SLAVES (8 ,>E Y\ CIVILIZ+ ,AFRICA8 

,S4 ,N[ DON'T Y\ BE (F5SIVE AB\T ,GORDON3 Y\ KN[ ,I'M DEAD AGA9/ ! :OLE NIGG]-SLAY+ BUS9ESS4 

,J4 ,YES1 BUT SOME:AT 9 FAVOR ( ! ,*RI/IAN-H]O PE/4 ,BUT LET ?AT PASS4 ,IS ,LORD ,SALISBURY DEAD8 ,DON'T BE TOO GLAD ( IT2 IT WON'T DO Y\ ,LIB]ALS MU* GOOD4 ,VIC CAN TRULY SAY ) ,K+ ,H>RY 9 ',*EVY ,*ASE'1 

',I TRU/ ,I HAVE )9 MY REALM 

,AN HUNDR$ GOOD AS HE4' 

,S4 7LAU<+47 ,HE> ! SPITE ( ! ,TORY-,DEMOCRAT6 

,J4 7SEV]ELY47 ,DON'T CALL BAD NAMES1 ,/RIDE6 

,B4 7ANXI\SLY47 ,NO1 BUT A9'T Y\ A ,TORY-,DEMOCRAT1 ,JONES8 ,/RIDE ALWAYS CALLS Y\ ONE4 

,J4 ,YES1 ?AT COMES ( HIS 9NATE WISDOM1 ?AT DOES NOT NE$ VULG> 9=MATION4 ,I AM NOT A ,TORY-,DEMOCRAT1 ,BR[N4 

,B4 ,:AT >E Y\ !N8 ,BECAUSE - 

,S4 79T]RUPT+47 ,COME1 LET'S BE S]I\S1 ,JONES4 ,Y\ KN[ ,I'M REALLY A PRACTICAL ,SOCIALI/4 

,J4 ,9DE$ ,I DID NOT KN[ IT4 ,MAY ,I ASK - 

,S4 79T]RUPT+47 ,NO1 PLEASE DON'T 9T]RUPT ME6 ,I SAY ,I AM A PRACTICAL ,SOCIALI/2 & YET ,I CANNOT BE ONE ( Y\R H>D-%ELL ,SOCIALI/S1 ) Y\R IMPOSSIBLE NO/RUMS ( ! ABOLITION ( CAPITAL & RAILWAYS1 & Y\R PREPO/]\S IDEALS ( COMMUNISM & EQUALITY2 & Y\R FALSE POLITICAL ECONOMY1 DEAD 9 ! TEE? ( ALL ! ACCURATE ?9K]S ( ! DAY1 SU* AS ,MILL & ,T5NYSON & ,RIC>DO & ,SW9BURNE1 & -- & -- ,LORD ,ROSEBURY & ,AUB]ON-,H]B]T4 ,BUT YET1 Y\ SEE1 ,I WAS BO!R$ ?AT !RE %\LD BE NO TRUE ,SOCIALI/ P>TY ?AT ,I C\LD WORK ) HE>TILY2 & N[ ,I REALLY ?9K ?AT WE >E GETT+ ONE1 & ,I'VE GOT \T A SORT ( MANIFE/O ( IT3 9DE$1 !RE IT LIES ON ! TABLE N[4 

,J4 ,& Y\ HAVE ASK$ ,BR[N TO ASK ME H]E TO *E] ME UP ) IT8 ,H[ K9D ( Y\4 ,IS IT 9 PR9T8 

,S4 ,NO2 BUT ANY ,RADICAL PAP] WILL PR9T IT4 

,J4 ,WELL1 WELL1 ?+S >E GETT+ ON FA/4 ,& IS ,BR[N A MEMB] ( ! NEW P>TY8 ,>E Y\ A ,SOCIALI/1 ,BR[N8 

,B4 ,WELL1 :]E'S ! H>M ( A NAME8 ,/RIDE & ,I ?\<T- 

,S4 79T]RUPT+47 ,WE DON'T CALL \RSELVES ,SOCIALI/S1 ( C\RSE4 

,J4 ,NO1 ( C\RSE NOT4 

,S4 ,WE CALL \RSELVES ,ADVANC$ ,LIB]ALS OR ,RADICALS4 

,J4 7) PRET]NATURAL GRAVITY47 ,HA6 ,BUT IS ?AT SU* A GREAT 9V5TION 9 ! WAY ( NAMES8 

,S4 ,?AT'S JU/ ! BEAUTY ( IT4 

,J4 ,I GRANT Y\ ! BEAUTY ( IT MU/ BE !RE -- OR NO:]E4 

,S4 ,PRAY BE S]I\S1 & DON'T 9T]RUPT6 

,B4 ,I ASSURE Y\1 ,JONES - 

,S4 79T]RUPT+47 ,WE >E ,SOCIALI/S :O DON'T SET CLASS AGA9/ CLASS1 :I* ,I ?9K IS D[NRI<T WICK$NESS4 

,J4 7S(TLY47 ,LET ! GALL$ JADE W9CE1 MY WI!RS >E UNWRUNG6 ,! AGES HAVE DONE ALL ?AT = ME4 

,S4 7TAK+ UP A PAP] FROM ! TABLE47 ,NEV]!LESS WE HAVE A CLE>1 DEF9ITE ,CRE$1 :I* ,I WILL N[ LAY BE=E Y\1 ,JONES 

,J4 ,AH1 N[ ,I SEE :AT MAKES Y\ LOOK SO HAPPY6 ,Y\ >E ,RADICALS :O HAVE BE5 SE>*+ = ! PLANKS ( Y\R PLAT=M1 & Y\ ?9K Y\ HAVE DISCOV]$ ! NECESS>Y TIMB] -- 7SOTTO VOCE7 ALL \T ( Y\R [N HEADS4 

,S4 7HURRI$LY1 & NOT LI/5+47 ,YES1 ?AT'S IT4 ,N[ LOOK H]E1 ?IS IS ! PREAMBLE4 7,READS47 ',IT IS ALWAYS FOOLI% & WICK$ TO SET CLASS AGA9/ CLASS1 BUT ! TIME HAS COME = A RESOLUTE =W>D MOVEM5T 9 FAVOR ( ! TOIL]S ( \R /REETS & FIELDS4 ,LEGISLATION CANNOT DO MU* TO MAKE ! WEAK /RONG1 TO MAKE ! POOR RI*1 TO MAKE ! MIS]ABLE HAPPY2 BUT IT CAN KEEP (F ! GRE$Y H&1 & %IELD ! HELPLESS FROM OPPRESSION4 ,IT CAN HELP ! POOR TO HELP !MSELVES4 ,IT CAN BREAK D[N LEGALIZ$ MONOPOLY4 ,IT CAN CLE> ! ROAD BY SWEEP+ AWAY MANY H9DRANCES 9 ! PA? ( M5 )\T 9FLU5CE4 ,IT CAN GIVE ! POOR 0! B5EFIT ( ! D\BT40 ,IT CAN HELP ! WAGE-E>N] TO GIVE HIS *ILD A *ANCE4 #aT CAN PROVIDE SOME?+ BETT] ?AN ! WORKH\SE = OLD M5 & WOM5 :OSE /R5G? IS SP5T & :OSE FRI5DS >E GONE4' 

,J4 ,IT IS NICELY WRITT51 ,/RIDE1 & ,I'M SURE ?AT Y\ MEAN WELL1 SO F> AS Y\ KN[ H[ TO2 BUT Y\ >E DECEIV+ Y\RSELF4 ,H[ CAN LEGISLATION DO ALL !SE ?+S ) ONE H&1 :ILE ) ! O!R IT IS 5GAG$ UPHOLD+ ?AT V]Y MONOPOLY 7DO Y\ KN[ :AT MONOPOLY IS1 MY FRI5D87 ( :I* ! POOR & !IR T]RIBLE NE$S >E A NECESS>Y RESULT8 ,IT EXI/S TO SUPPORT ! GRE$Y H&2 IT EXI/S = OPPRESSION1 & :5 CEASES TO OPPRESS WILL CEASE TO EXI/4 ,?IS IS A RIDDLE Y\ CANNOT R$E TILL Y\ KN[ A LITTLE MORE4 

,S4 ,WELL1 WELL1 ?AT'S ONLY ! PREAMBLE4 ,WAIT A BIT6 ,\R FIR/ PLANK IS1 ',GOV]NM5T BY ! PEOPLE1 = ! PEOPLE1 9 ! 9T]E/S ( ! PEOPLE'4 

,J4 ,IF ! PEOPLE GOV]N !MSELVES = !MSELVES & 9 !IR [N 9T]E/1 !RE WILL BE NO?+ BUT !MSELVES3 IS ?AT SO8 ,CAN IT BE SO :ILE ! PRES5T SY/EM LA/S1 RE=M$ OR NOT8 ,Y\R FIR/ PLANK IS NOT A PLANK1 BUT A PHRASE1 & A PHRASE )\T MEAN+4 ,AS LONG AS !RE >E RI* M5 NURS$ UP AT ! EXP5SE ( ! PEOPLE !Y WILL GOV]N US = !IR 9T]E/1 :ATEV] ! MA*9]Y ( !IR GOV]NM5T MAY BE4 ,MEANTIME ! PEOPLE IS BUT ! MAT]IAL = ! FE$+ ( ! RI*4 

,S4 ,WELL1 ?IS NEXT IS A PLANK1 AT ALL EV5TS3 ',! ,/ATE %\LD AS F> & AS FA/ AS POSSIBLE DELEGATE TO EA* LOCALITY ! RI<TS ( SELF-GOV]NM5T1 & %\LD 5C\RAGE & PROTECT !M 9 ! USE ( SU* RI<TS4' ,!RE6 

,J4 ,C\NTY ,C\NCILS1 EH8 ,A ,TORY MEASURE2 & PROP]LY SO4 ,BODIES ) FEEBLE ADM9I/RATIVE P[]S 9 !MSELVES2 M]E MA*9]Y 9 ! H&S ( ! C5TRAL GOV]NM5T2 GOOD TO /R5G!N ?AT BY DO+ ITS DIRTY WORK & APPE>+ RESPONSIBLE = IT1 :ILE 9 REALITY !Y >E RESPONSIBLE = NO?+4 ,?AT IS :AT Y\ MEAN BY SELF-GOV]NM5T4 ,IF Y\ W]E TO MEAN MORE Y\R PLANK W\LD BE A PLANK TO BE WALK$ BY ! PRES5T SOCIETY2 = :5 ! ,/ATE HAS DELEGAT$ ALL ITS P[]S :AT IS ! GOOD ( IT1 & :AT %ALL WE DO ) IT8 

,S4 ,HILLOA6 ,S9CE :5 HAVE Y\ TURN$ ,AN>*I/8 

,J4 ,DON'T USE WORDS Y\ DON'T UND]/&4 ,BUT GO ON4 

,S4 ',WE %\LD LIFT ! BURD5S AS F> AS POSSIBLE FROM ! %\LD]S ( ! /RUGGL+ CLASSES' - 

,J4 ,/OP A BIT6 ,?AT'S GOOD6 AS F> AS POSSIBLE IS A GOOD PHRASE4 ,NO ,TORY C\LD OBJECT TO ?AT PLANK SO F>4 ,WELL1 :]E >E Y\ GO+ TO PUT !SE BURD5S :5 Y\ HAVE LIFT$ !M AS F> AS POSSIBLE8 ,I SUSPECT BACK AGA94 

,S4 ,WE W\LD 'PUT !M TO A GREAT] EXT5T ON ! %\LD]S ( ?OSE :O TOIL NOT1 BUT )\T TOIL+ HAVE 5\< & TO SP>E'4 

,J4 ,WELL1 ?AT ,I CALL A GREAT 9V5TION2 ONLY IT SMACKS SOME:AT ( GO+ AB\T TO GET SOME?+ \T ( NO?+4 ,= H[ ! DEVIL CAN ?OSE :O TOIL NOT 7IE41 PRODUCE NO?+7 HAVE 5\< & TO SP>E -- UNLESS !Y /EAL IT8 ,9 %ORT1 Y\R /RUGGL+ CLASSES >E TOO POOR TO PAY TAXES2 ?AT Y\ ADMIT 7& BY ! ADMISSION ADMIT ALSO ?AT ! :OLE ( ! MIDDLE-CLASSES OR WELL-TO-DO >E ?IEVES74 ,SO Y\ >E GO+ TO SET ! O!R CLASSES TO /EAL FROM ! POOR1 9 ORD] ?AT ! TAXES MAY BE DULY PAID4 ,?AT WILL BR+ AB\T NO NEW BLESS+ = ! /RUGGL+ CLASSES2 !Y 5JOY IT ALREADY4' 

,S4 ,Y\ NE$N'T TALK NONS5SE6 ',WE BELIEVE 9 A GRADUAT$ 9COME-TAX & GRADUAT$ DEA?-DUES4' 

,J4 ,JU/ SO3 TO BE PAID BY ?OSE :O HAVE NO 9COME BUT :AT !Y /EAL4 ,H]E IS A PRETTY \TCOME ( '! C>E] OP5 TO TAL5T'1 :I* ,I BELIEVE IS /ILL ! GREAT MAXIM ( ! ,RADICALS4 ,C]TA9LY ,I NE$ NOT TALK NONS5SE4 

,S4 ,N[ LI/56 ',WE >E 9 FAVOR ( A RE=M ( ! POOR-LAWS4' 

,J4 ,G5TLY1 G5TLY6 

,S4 ',IT IS ( C\RSE NECESS>Y TO WAT* C>EFULLY LE/ ! PA? TO ! POOR'S PURSE OR ! POOR'S H\SE %\LD NOT BECOME TOO EASY4' 

,J4 ,/OP6 ,DO Y\ KN[ :Y IT IS NECESS>Y8 

,S4 ,NO4  

,J4 ,( C\RSE1 NO4 ,:Y 7ALSO ( C\RSE71 BECAUSE ! %>E ( ! NATIONAL PURSE :I* ! POOR GET BY WORK+ H>D IS ONLY JU/ 5\< TO GIVE !M A MO/ MIS]ABLE LIFE4 ,SO ?AT IF Y\ DID NOT MAKE ! PA? TO ?AT PALACE ( BLISS1 ! POOR-H\SE1 A H>D ONE1 ?AT K+DOM ( HEAV5 W\LD BE TAK5 BY /ORM4 

,S4 ,WELL1 ',AT ANY RATE ?AT IS NO REASON :Y ! HOPELESSLY BEAT5 9 ! BATTLE ( LIFE %\LD BE P5N$ UP LIKE CRIM9ALS'4 

,J4 ,EXCUSE ME3 IT IS ! REASON4 

,S4 ',9 ANY CASE ! NEGLECT ( POOR OLD PEOPLE 9 ,5GL& IS ALMO/ \R GREATE/ S9 & %AME4' 

,J4 ,! S5TIM5T DOES HONOR TO Y\R HE>T3 BUT Y\ >E TOO S5SITIVE3 !RE >E PL5TY ( S9S & %AMES QUITE AS BAD2 ! NEGLECT ( WORN-\T WORK]S IS A NATURAL CONSEQU5CE ( ! C>E] OP5 TO TAL5T ACCORD+ TO ! DOCTR9E ( PRIVATE PROP]TY4 

,S4 ,WELL1 N[ ,I HAVE BEGUN1 ,I SUPPOSE ,I MU/ GO ON4 ,BUT H[ CANTANK]\S Y\ >E6 

,J4 ,I FLATT] MYSELF ,I AM4 ,BUT GO ON1 PRAY4 

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