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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,SOMETIMES ,I AM REW>D$ = FRETT+ MYSELF SO MU* AB\T PRES5T MATT]S BY A QUITE UNASK$-= PLEASANT DREAM4  ,I MEAN :5 ,I AM ASLEEP4  ,?IS DREAM IS AS IT W]E A PRES5T ( AN >*ITECTURAL PEEP-%[4  ,I SEE SOME BEAUTIFUL & NOBLE BUILD+ NEW MADE1 AS IT W]E = ! OCCASION1 AS CLE>LY AS IF ,I W]E AWAKE2 NOT VAGUELY OR ABSURDLY1 AS (T5 HAPP5S 9 DREAMS1 BUT ) ALL ! DETAIL CLE> & REASONABLE4  ,SOME ,ELIZABE?AN H\SE ) ITS SCRAP ( E>LI] F\RTE5?-C5TURY BUILD+1 & ITS LAT] DEGRADATIONS ( ,QUE5 ,ANNE & ,SILLY ,BILLY & ,VICTORIA1 M>R+ BUT NOT DE/ROY+ IT1 9 AN OLD VILLAGE ONCE A CLE>+ AMID ! S&Y WOODL&S ( ,SUSSEX4  ,OR AN OLD & UNUSUALLY CURI\S *UR*1 MU* *UR*W>D5$1 & BESIDE IT A FRAGM5T ( FIFTE5?-C5TURY DOME/IC >*ITECTURE AMONG ! NOT UNPICTURESQUE LA? & PLA/] ( AN ,ESSEX F>M1 & LOOK+ NATURAL 5\< AMONG ! SLEEPY ELMS & ! M$ITATIVE H5S SCRAT*+ AB\T 9 ! LITT] ( ! F>MY>D1 :OSE TRODD5 YELL[ /RAW COMES UP TO ! V]Y JAMBS ( ! RI*LY C>V$ ,NORMAN DOORWAY ( ! *UR*4  ,OR SOMETIMES 'TIS A SPL5DID COLLEGIATE *UR*1 UNT\*$ BY RE/OR+ P>SON & >*ITECT1 /&+ AMID AN ISL& ( %APELY TREES & FL[]-BESET COTTAGES ( ?AT*$ GRAY /ONE & COB1 AMID ! N>R[ /RET* ( BRI<T GRE5 WAT]-MEAD[S ?AT W9D BETWE5 ! SWEEP+ ,WILT%IRE D[NS1 SO WELL BELOV$ ( ,WILLIAM ,COBBETT4  ,OR SOME NEW-SE5 & YET FAMILI> CLU/] ( H\SES 9 A GRAY VILLAGE ( ! UPP] ,?AMES OV]TOPP$ BY ! DELICATE TRAC]Y ( A F\RTE5?-C5TURY *UR*2 OR EV5 SOMETIMES ! V]Y BUILD+S ( ! PA/ UNT\*$ BY ! DEGRADATION ( ! SORDID UTILIT>IANISM ?AT C>ES NOT & KN[S NOT ( BEAUTY & HI/ORY3 AS ONCE1 :5 ,I WAS J\RNEY+ 79 A DREAM ( ! NI<T7 D[N ! WELL-REMEMB]$ REA*ES ( ! ,?AMES BETWIXT ,/REATLEY & ,WALL+=D1 :]E ! FOO?ILLS ( ! ,:ITE ,HORSE FALL BACK FROM ! BROAD /REAM1 ,I CAME UPON A CLE>-SE5 M$IEVAL T[N /&+ UP ) RO( & T[] & SPIRE )9 ITS WALLS1 GRAY & ANCI5T1 BUT UNT\*$ FROM ! DAYS ( ITS BUILD]S ( OLD4  ,ALL ?IS ,I HAVE SE5 9 ! DREAMS ( ! NI<T CLE>] ?AN ,I CAN =CE MYSELF TO SEE !M 9 DREAMS ( ! DAY4  ,SO ?AT IT W\LD HAVE BE5 NO?+ NEW TO ME ! O!R NI<T TO FALL 9TO AN >*ITECTURAL DREAM IF ?AT W]E ALL1 & YET ,I HAVE TO TELL ( ?+S /RANGE & NEW ?AT BEFELL ME AFT] ,I HAD FALL5 ASLEEP4  ,I HAD BEGUN MY SOJ\RN 9 ! ,L& ( ,NOD BY A V]Y CONFUS$ ATTEMPT TO CONCLUDE ?AT IT WAS ALL RI<T = ME TO HAVE AN 5GAGEM5T TO LECTURE AT ,MAN*E/] & ,MIT*AM ,FAIR ,GRE5 AT HALF-PA/ ELEV5 AT NI<T ON ONE & ! SAME ,SUNDAY1 & ?AT ,I C\LD MANAGE PRETTY WELL4  ,& !N ,I HAD GONE ON TO TRY TO MAKE ! BE/ ( ADDRESS+ A L>GE OP5-AIR AUDI5CE 9 ! CO/UME ,I WAS REALLY !N WE>+--TO WIT1 MY NI<T-%IRT1 RE9=C$ = ! DREAM OCCASION BY A PAIR ( BRACELESS TR\S]S4  ,! CONSCI\SNESS ( ?IS FACT SO BO!R$ ME1 ?AT ! E>NE/ FACES ( MY AUDI5CE--:O W\LD ,N,O,T NOTICE IT1 BUT W]E CLE>LY PREP>+ T]RIBLE ANTI-,SOCIALI/ POS]S = ME--BEGAN TO FADE AWAY & MY DREAM GREW ?91 & ,I AWOKE 7AS ,I ?\<T7 TO F9D MYSELF LY+ ON A /RIP ( WAYSIDE WA/E BY AN OAK COPSE JU/ \TSIDE A C\NTRY VILLAGE4  

,I GOT UP & RUBB$ MY EYES & LOOK$ AB\T ME1 & ! L&SCAPE SEEM$ UNFAMILI> TO ME1 ?\< IT WAS1 AS TO ! LIE ( ! L&1 AN ORD9>Y ,5GLI% L[-C\NTRY1 SWELL+ 9TO RIS+ GR\ND H]E & !RE4  ,! ROAD WAS N>R[1 & ,I WAS CONV9C$ ?AT IT WAS A PIECE ( ,ROMAN ROAD FROM ITS /RAI<TNESS4  ,COPSES W]E SCATT]$ OV] ! C\NTRY1 & !RE W]E SIGNS ( TWO OR ?REE VILLAGES & HAMLETS 9 SI<T BESIDES ! ONE NE> ME1 BETWE5 :I* & ME !RE WAS SOME OR*>D- L&1 :]E ! E>LY APPLES W]E BEG9N+ TO R$D5 ON ! TREES4  ,ALSO1 JU/ ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! ROAD & ! DIT* :I* RAN ALONG IT1 WAS A SMALL CLOSE ( AB\T A QU>T] ( AN ACRE1 NEATLY H$G$ ) QUICK1 :I* WAS NE>LY FULL ( :ITE POPPIES1 &1 AS F> AS ,I C\LD SEE = ! H$GE1 HAD ALSO A GOOD FEW ROSE-BU%ES ( ! BRI<T-R$ NE>LY S+LE K9D1 :I* ,I HAD HE>D >E ! ONES FROM :I* ROSE-WAT] US$ TO BE DI/ILL$4  ,O!RWISE ! L& WAS QUITE UNH$G$1 BUT ALL UND] TILLAGE ( V>I\S K9DS1 MO/LY 9 SMALL /RIPS4  ,FROM ! O!R SIDE ( A COPSE NOT F> (F ROSE A TALL SPIRE :ITE & BR&- NEW1 BUT AT ONCE BOLD 9 \TL9E & UNAFFECT$LY GRACEFUL & ALSO DI/9CTLY ,5GLI% 9 *>ACT]4  ,?IS1 TOGE!R ) ! UNH$G$ TILLAGE & A C]TA9 UNWONT$ TRIMNESS & H&9ESS AB\T ! 5CLOSURES ( ! G>D5 & OR*>DS1 PUZZL$ ME = A M9UTE OR TWO1 AS ,I DID NOT UND]/&1 NEW AS ! SPIRE WAS1 H[ IT C\LD HAVE BE5 DESIGN$ BY A MOD]N >*ITECT2 & ,I WAS ( C\RSE US$ TO ! H$G$ TILLAGE & TUMBL$[N BANKRUPT-LOOK+ SURR\ND+S ( \R MOD]N AGRICULTURE4  ,SO ?AT ! G>D5-LIKE NEATNESS & TRIMNESS ( EV]Y?+ SURPRIS$ ME4  ,BUT AFT] A M9UTE OR TWO ?AT SURPRISE LEFT ME 5TIRELY2 & IF :AT ,I SAW & HE>D AFT]W>DS SEEMS /RANGE TO Y\1 REMEMB] ?AT IT DID NOT SEEM /RANGE TO ME AT ! TIME1 EXCEPT :]E N[ & AGA9 ,I %ALL TELL Y\ ( IT4  ,ALSO1 ONCE = ALL1 IF ,I W]E TO GIVE Y\ ! V]Y WORDS ( ?OSE :O SPOKE TO ME Y\ W\LD SC>CELY UND]/& !M1 AL?\< !IR LANGUAGE WAS ,5GLI% TOO1 & AT ! TIME ,I C\LD UND]/& !M AT ONCE4  

,WELL1 AS ,I /RET*$ MYSELF & TURN$ MY FACE T[>D ! VILLAGE1 ,I HE>D HORSE-HO(S ON ! ROAD1 & PRES5TLY A MAN & HORSE %[$ ON ! O!R 5D ( ! /RET* ( ROAD & DREW NE> AT A SW++ TROT ) PL5TY ( CLA% ( METAL4  ,! MAN SOON CAME UP TO ME1 BUT PAID ME NO MORE HE$ ?AN ?R[+ ME A NOD4  ,HE WAS CLAD 9 >MOR ( M+L$ /EEL & LEA!R1 A SWORD GIRT TO HIS SIDE1 & OV] HIS %\LD] A LONG-H&L$ BILL-HOOK4  

,HIS >MOR WAS FANTA/IC 9 =M & WELL WR\<T2 BUT BY ?IS TIME ,I WAS QUITE US$ TO ! /RANG5ESS ( HIM1 & M]ELY MUTT]$ TO MYSELF1 0,HE IS COM+ TO SUMMON ! SQUIRE TO ! LEET20 SO ,I TURN$ T[>D ! VILLAGE 9 GOOD E>NE/4  ,NOR1 AGA91 WAS ,I SURPRIS$ AT MY [N G>M5TS1 AL?\< ,I MI<T WELL HAVE BE5 FROM !IR UNWONT$NESS4  ,I WAS DRESS$ 9 A BLACK CLO? G[N REA*+ TO MY ANKLES1 NEATLY EMBROID]$ AB\T ! COLL> & CUFFS1 ) WIDE SLEEVES GA!R$ 9 AT ! WRI/S2 A HOOD ) A SORT ( BAG HANG+ D[N FROM IT WAS ON MY HEAD1 A BROAD R$ LEA!R GIRDLE R\ND MY WAI/1 ON ONE SIDE ( :I* HUNG A P\* EMBROID]$ V]Y PRETTILY & A CASE MADE ( H>D LEA!R *AS$ ) A HUNT+ SC5E1 :I* ,I KNEW TO BE A P5 & 9K CASE2 ON ! O!R SIDE A SMALL %EA?-KNIFE1 ONLY AN >M 9 CASE ( DIRE NECESSITY4  

,WELL1 ,I CAME 9TO ! VILLAGE1 :]E ,I DID NOT SEE 7NOR BY ?IS TIME EXPECT$ TO SEE7 A S+LE MOD]N BUILD+1 AL?\< MANY ( !M W]E NE>LY NEW1 NOTABLY ! *UR*1 :I* WAS L>GE1 & QUITE RAVI%$ MY HE>T ) ITS EXTREME BEAUTY1 ELEGANCE1 & FITNESS4  ,! *ANCEL ( ?IS WAS SO NEW ?AT ! DU/ ( ! /ONE /ILL LAY :ITE ON ! MIDSUMM] GRASS B5EA? ! C>V+S ( ! W9D[S4  ,! H\SES W]E ALMO/ ALL BUILT ( OAK FRAME- WORK FILL$ ) COB OR PLA/] WELL :ITEWA%$2 ?\< SOME HAD !IR L[] /ORIES ( RUBBLE-/ONE1 ) !IR W9D[S & DOORS ( WELL-MOLD$ FREE/ONE4  ,!RE WAS MU* CURI\S & 9V5TIVE C>V+ AB\T MO/ ( !M2 & ?\< SOME W]E OLD & MU* WORN1 !RE WAS ! SAME LOOK ( DEFTNESS & TRIMNESS1 & EV5 BEAUTY1 AB\T EV]Y DETAIL 9 !M :I* ,I NOTIC$ BE=E 9 ! FIELD-WORK4  ,!Y W]E ALL RO($ ) OAK %+LES1 MO/LY GR[N AS GRAY AS /ONE2 BUT ONE WAS SO NEWLY BUILT ?AT ITS RO( WAS YET PALE & YELL[4  ,?IS WAS A CORN] H\SE1 & ! CORN] PO/ ( IT HAD A C>V$ NI*E :]E9 /OOD A GAILY PA9T$ FIGURE HOLD+ AN AN*OR--,/4 ,CLEM5T TO WIT1 AS ! DWELL] 9 ! H\SE WAS A BLACKSMI?4  ,HALF A /ONE'S ?R[ FROM ! EA/ 5D ( ! *UR*Y>D WALL WAS A TALL CROSS ( /ONE1 NEW LIKE ! *UR*1 ! HEAD BEAUTIFULLY C>V$ ) A CRUCIFIX AMID LEAFAGE4  ,IT /OOD ON A SET ( WIDE /ONE /EPS1 OCTAGONAL 9 %APE1 :]E ?REE ROADS FROM O!R VILLAGES MET & =M$ A WIDE OP5 SPACE ON :I* A ?\S& PEOPLE OR MORE C\LD /& TOGE!R ) NO GREAT CR[D+4  

,ALL ?IS ,I SAW1 & ALSO ?AT !RE WAS A GOODI% MANY PEOPLE AB\T1 WOM5 & *ILDR51 & A FEW OLD M5 AT ! DOORS1 MANY ( !M SOME:AT GAILY CLAD1 & ?AT M5 W]E COM+ 9TO ! VILLAGE /REET BY ! O!R 5D TO ?AT BY :I* ,I HAD 5T]$1 BY TWOS & ?REES1 MO/ ( !M C>RY+ :AT ,I C\LD SEE W]E B[S 9 CASES ( L95 YELL[ ) WAX OR OIL2 !Y HAD QUIV]S AT !IR BACKS1 & MO/ ( !M A %ORT SWORD BY !IR LEFT SIDE1 & A P\* & KNIFE ON ! RI<T2 !Y W]E MO/LY DRESS$ 9 R$ OR BRI<TI% GRE5 OR BLUE CLO? J]K9S1 ) A HOOD ON ! HEAD G5]ALLY ( ANO!R COLOR4  ,AS !Y CAME NE>] ,I SAW ?AT ! CLO? ( !IR G>M5TS WAS SOME:AT CO>SE1 BUT /\T & S]VICEABLE4  ,I KNEW1 SOMEH[1 ?AT !Y HAD BE5 %OOT+ AT ! BUTTS1 &1 9DE$1 ,I C\LD /ILL HE> A NOISE ( M5 !REAB\T1 & EV5 N[ & AGA9 :5 ! W9D SET FROM ?AT QU>T] ! TWANG ( ! B[/R+ & ! PLUMP ( ! %AFT 9 ! T>GET4  

,I LEAN$ AGA9/ ! *UR*Y>D WALL & WAT*$ !SE M51 SOME ( :OM W5T /RAI<T 9TO !IR H\SES & SOME LOIT]$ AB\T /ILL2 !Y W]E R\<-LOOK+ FELL[S1 TALL & /\T1 V]Y BLACK SOME ( !M1 & SOME R$-HAIR$1 BUT MO/ HAD HAIR BURNT BY ! SUN 9TO ! COLOR ( T[2 &1 9DE$1 !Y W]E ALL BURN$ & TANN$ & FRECKL$ V>I\SLY4  ,!IR >MS & BUCKLES & BELTS & ! F9I%+S & HEMS ( !IR G>M5TS W]E ALL :AT WE %\LD N[ CALL BEAUTIFUL1 R\< AS ! M5 W]E2 NOR 9 !IR SPEE* WAS ANY ( ?AT DRAWL+ SN>L OR ?ICK VULG>ITY :I* ONE IS US$ TO HE> FROM LABOR]S 9 CIVILIZATION2 NOT ?AT !Y TALK$ LIKE G5TLEM5 EI!R1 BUT FULL & R\ND & BOLD1 & !Y W]E M]RY & GOOD-TEMP]$ 5\<2 ,I C\LD SEE ?AT1 ?\< ,I FELT %Y & TIMID AMONG !M4  

,ONE ( !M /RODE UP TO ME ACROSS ! ROAD1 A MAN SOME SIX FEET HI<1 ) A %ORT BLACK BE>D & BLACK EYES & B]RY-BR[N SK91 ) A HUGE B[ 9 HIS H& B>E ( ! CASE1 A KNIFE1 A P\*1 & A %ORT HAT*ET1 ALL CLATT]+ TOGE!R AT HIS GIRDLE4  

0,WELL1 FRI5D10 SAID HE1 0?\ LOOKE/ P>TLY MAZ$2 :AT TONGUE HA/ ?\ 9 ?9E HEAD80  

0,A TONGUE ?AT CAN TELL RHYMES10 SAID ,I4  

0,SO ,I ?\<T10 SAID HE4  0,?IR/E/ ?\ ANY80  

0,YEA1 & HUNG]10 SAID ,I4  

,& !RE) MY H& W5T 9TO MY PURSE1 & CAME \T AGA9 ) BUT A FEW SMALL & ?9 SILV] CO9S ) A CROSS /AMP$ ON EA*1 & ?REE PELLETS 9 EA* CORN] ( ! CROSS4  ,! MAN GR9N$4  

0,AHA60 SAID HE1 0IS IT SO8  ,NEV] HE$ IT1 MATE4  ,IT %ALL BE A SONG = A SUPP] ?IS FAIR ,SUNDAY EV5+4  ,BUT FIR/1 :OSE MAN >T ?\80  

0,NO ONE'S MAN10 SAID ,I1 R$D5+ ANGRILY2 0,I AM MY [N MA/]40  

,HE GR9N$ AGA94  

0,NAY1 ?AT'S NOT ! CU/OM ( ,5GL&1 AS ONE TIME BELIKE IT WILL BE4  ,ME?9KS ?\ COME/ FROM HEAV5 D[N1 & HA/ HAD A HI< PLACE !RE TOO40  

,HE SEEM$ TO HESITATE A MOM5T1 & !N LEANT =W>D & :ISP]$ 9 MY E>3  0,JOHN ! ,MILL]1 ?AT GR\ND SMALL1 SMALL1 SMALL10 & /OPP$ & W9K$ AT ME1 & FROM BETWE5 MY LIPS )\T MY M9D =M+ ANY MEAN+ CAME ! WORDS1 0,! K+'S SON ( HEAV5 %ALL PAY = ALL40  

,HE LET HIS B[ FALL ON TO HIS %\LD]1 CAU<T MY RI<T H& 9 HIS & GAVE IT A GREAT GRIP1 :ILE HIS LEFT H& FELL AMONG ! GE> AT HIS BELT1 & ,I C\LD SEE ?AT HE HALF DREW HIS KNIFE4  

0,WELL1 BRO!R10 SAID HE1 0/& NOT H]E HUNGRY 9 ! HI<WAY :5 !RE IS FLE% & BREAD 9 ! ,ROSE YOND]4  ,COME ON40  

,& ) ?AT HE DREW ME ALONG T[>D :AT WAS CLE>LY A TAV]N DOOR1 \TSIDE :I* M5 W]E SITT+ ON A C\PLE ( B5*ES & DR9K+ M$ITATIVELY FROM CURI\SLY %AP$ E>!N POTS GLAZ$ GRE5 & YELL[1 SOME ) QUA9T DEVICES ON !M4  

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