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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GODW9 

,TEXT 3 

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,N,E,W ,M,A,N ,( ,F,E,E,L,+4 

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BY ,W,I,L,L,I,A,M ,G,O,D,W,94 

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    0,B,Y DEGREES ,I BECAME MORE S]I\S & M$IATAT+4 ,I SAID TO MYSELF1 ',:AT AM ,I8 & :]E=E AM ,I H]E8' ,! YE>S ( NONAGE 9 ! HUMAN CREATURE >E MANY1 P>TLY BECAUSE BE IS SURR\ND$ ) P>5TS1 & K9DR$1 & ACQUA9TANCES1 :OSE HABIT IT IS TO TAKE C>E ( HIM1 & TO DIRECT HIS /EPS4 ,P]HAPS ! MAJORITY ( HUMAN BE+S NEV] ?9K ( /&+ BY !MSELVES1 & *OOS+ !IR [N EMPLOYM5TS1 TILL ! S5T5CE HAS BE5 REGUL>LY PROMULGAT$ TO !M1 -,IT IS TIME = Y\ TO TAKE C>E ( Y\RSELF4 ,= MY P>T1 ,I F\ND MYSELF CA/ UPON A NEW WORLD1 )\T RELATIONS1 ACQUA9TANCES1 OR FRI5DS1 & ?IS URG$ ME ON PREMATURELY TO ACTS ( DISCRETION4 ,I C\LD SC>CELY P]SUADE MYSELF ?AT ! LIFE TO :I* ,I WAS DEVOT$1 DES]V$ ! NAME ( TAK+ C>E ( ME1 & !RE=E BEGAN TO CA/ AB\T 9 MY [N ?\<TS :AT ,I %\LD DO4 

    0' ,I NE$ NOT TELL Y\ ?AT ,I DETE/$ ! CONDITION 9 :I* ,I F\ND MYSELF PLAC$1 & LONG$ TO ESCAPE FROM IT1 & SEEK MY =TUNE4 ,BUT :I!R DIRECT MY /EPS 8 ,I D>$ NOT ?9K ( ,SWITZ]L&4 ,!RE RESID$ MY UNCLE1 ?AT MALIGNANT DEMON1 ! RECOLLECTION ( :OM HAUNT$ MY ?\<TS1 WAK+ & SLEEP+4 ,9 ALL ! RE/ ( ! WORLD ,I KNEW NOT EV5 ! PRIVATE & PROP] NAME ( A HUMAN CREATURE4 ,I HAD LI/5$1 H[EV]1 TO ! OLD SONGS ( ,SWITZ]L&1 & HAD SOME ACQUA9TANCE ) ! ROMANCES ( ! MIDDLE AGES4 ,M9E W]E ! YE>S ( ROMANCE4 ,)\T KN[L$GE 5\< ( :AT MAY ACTUALLY PASS+ 9 ! SC5ES ( ! UNIV]SE1 YET ) A RE/LESS IMAG9ATION1 & A P[]FUL MOTIVE URG+ ME TO CONSULT IT1 ,I PAT*$ UP AS ,I C\LD1 FROM N>RATIVES ( HUMBLE LIFE1 & TALES ( *IVALRY1 :AT IT WAS ?AT ,I %\LD HAVE TO 5C\NT]4 ,I KNEW ,I MU/ HAVE BREAD1 & ?AT BREAD DID NOT GR[ 9 EV]Y H$GE4 ,I CONCLUD$ ?AT ,I MU/ F9D OR MAKE A FRI5D1 BY :OSE ASSI/ANCE TO SUPPORT LIFE1 &1 IF POSSIBLE1 ATTA9 TO SOME?+ BEYOND B>E SUBSI/5CE4 

    0 ,AT FIR/ ,I WAS SOME:AT T]RIFI$ ) ! PROJECT ,I HAD CONCEIV$4 ,AGA9 & AGA9 ,I SAT D[N 9 DESPAIR1 & SAID1 ' ,I AM TOO Y\NG-2 ,I MU/ WAIT YET SOME YE>S BE=E ,I CAN LAUN* UPON SO GREAT AN UND]TAK+4' ,BUT MY TASKS W\LD NOT WAIT3 !Y BESET ME FROM MORN+ TILL NI<T1 &1 :5 ,I HAD ONCE CONCEIV$ ! IDEA ( FLI<T1 BECAME CONT9UALLY MORE 9SUPPORTABLE4 ,FROM ! EXTREME ( DESPAIR1 ,I PASS$ TO ! EXTREME ( SANGU9E EXPECTATION4 ,I BROOD$ OV] MY PLANS1 TILL ALL DIFFICULTIES SEEM$ TO VANI% BE=E ME 2 ! SC5ES ,I ANTICIPAT$ AT L5G? BECAME AS FAMILI> TO ME1 AS ANY ?+ :I* HAD ABSOLUTELY PASS$ 9 ANY =M] P]IOD ( MY LIFE4 

    0 ,Y\ WILL SMILE :5 ,I TELL Y\ ?AT MY FAVORITE S*EME WAS TO GO TO ,V]SAILLES1 & ?R[ MYSELF AT ! FEET ( ! ,K+ ( ,FRANCE4 ,IT WAS ! PROJECT ( A *ILD1 & WILL %[ Y\ H[ RIPE & UNRIPE AT ONCE WAS ! /ATE ( MY 9TELLECT4 ,! ,GALLIC SOV]EIGN IS1 ( ALL K+S1 ! FAVORITE ( ! PEOPLE ( ,SWITZ]L&4 ,I HAD LI/5$ TO ! SONGS & POPUL> TALES CONC]N+ ,FRANCIS ,I4 & ,H5RY ,I,V2 & A K+ ( ,FRANCE APPE>$1 9 MY EYES1 ! MO/ GALLANT & G5]\S ( MORTALS4 ,I DID NOT KN[ EXACTLY H[ MU* ,I PROPOS$ TO TELL ! ,K+ 2 ,I SCRUPL$ ! SECRET MY UNCLE HAD SO SEV]ELY 5JO9$ ME TO PRES]VE 2 YET1 IF HE %\LD 9SI/ UPON KN[+ ! :OLE1 SURELY HE WAS ABLE TO PROTECT ME AGA9/ ! RES5TM5T ( A BUR<] ( ,URI6 ,H[EV] ?IS PO9T MI<T BE DISPOS$ (1 ,I FELT 9 MYSELF A DE/9ATION SUP]IOR TO ?AT ( A H&ICRAFT 9 ! SILK-MILLS ( ,LYONS2 ,I BELIEV$ ?AT ,I WAS CAPABLE ( EXTRAORD9>Y ?+S4 ,:AT BOY FROM ! SWIFTS1 BUT MYSELF1 W\LD HAVE HAD ! BOLDNESS TO ?9K ( APPLY+ = R$RESS TO ! ,K+ ( ,FRANCE 8 ,I WAS P]SUAD$ ?AT ,I C\LD 9T]E/ HIS ,MAJE/Y 9 MY CASE1 - ?AT ,I C\LD 9DUCE HIM TO JUDGE ME DES]V+ ( HIS PROTECTION4 ,I W\LD SAY TO HIM1 ' ,SIRE1 DISPOSE ( ME AS Y\ PLEASE2 MAKE ME ONE ( Y\R PAGES2 Y\ %ALL F9D ME ! MO/ ZEAL\S & FAI?FUL ( Y\R S]VANTS6' 

    0,L\IS ,X,I,V WAS AT ?IS TIME 9 ! HEI<T ( HIS GLORY4 ,AMONG ! LITTLE TOPICS1 BY MY EXCELL5CE 9 :I* ,I HAD DI/+UI%$ MYSELF 9 ! HALCYON DAYS ( MY *ILDHOOD1 WAS HI/ORY4 ,IT WILL EASILY BE SUPPOS$ ?AT MY KN[L$GE AM\NT$ TO SC>CELY MORE ?AN A FEW NAMES & DATES 2 ,I BUT ,I HAD HE>D C]TA9 FAMILI> ANECDOTES ( ,H5RY ,I,V4 PLEAS+ TO MY BOYI% IMAG9ATION1 & HAD LONG S9CE MADE HIM MY H]O4 ,I WAS TOLD ?AT ,L\IS ,X,I,V WAS ! WOR?Y GR&SON ( ?IS FREE-HE>T$ PR9CE4 ,9 ONE ( MY ,SUNDAY EXCURSIONS ,I FELL 9 ) AN OLD ,FR5* SOLDI]4 ,! MILIT>Y PRIVATE IS USUALLY ( A LOQUACI\S & COMMUICATIVE TEMP]4 ,I WAS EAG] TO BE ACQUA9T$ ) ! *>ACT] ( HIS MA/] 2 HE WAS NO LESS PROMPT TO TELL ME ALL HE KNEW4 ,HE SPOKE ( ! BEAUTY ( HIS FIGURE1 & ! AFFABILITY ( HIS DEMEANOR4 ,HE RELAT$ ! VICTORIES HE HAD WON1 & DESCRIB$ ! PALACES & PUBLIC $IFICES :I* HE HAD F\ND$ OR ADORN$4 ,HE SWORE ?AT HE WAS ! MO/ G5]\S1 CONDESC5D+1 & T5D]-HE>T$ ( MANK9D2 & HE HAPP5$ TO HAVE TWO OR ?REE 9/ANCES1 :I* HE AFFIRM$ TO HAVE OCCURR$ UND] HIS [N EYE1 NOT UNHAPPILY ILLU/RATIVE ( ?IS *>ACT]4 ,EV]Y ?+1 AS ,I ?\<T1 SEEM$ TO CONCUR = ! SUCCESS ( MY DESIGN4 ,! MAGNIFIC5CE ( ,L\IS ,X,I,V4 FASC9AT$ MY IMAG9ATION2 ! EXAMPLES ( HIS G5TL5ESS & HUMANITY W]E SO MANY OM5S ASSUR+ MY GOOD =TUNE4 ,I B\<T A PORTRAIT ( ?IS MON>*2 IT WAS ALMO/ ! ONLY EXTRAVAGANCE ( :I* ,I HAD BE5 GUILTY S9CE MY LA/ DEGRADATION4 ,I C>RI$ IT 9 MY POCKET4 ,ON ,SUNDAYS1 :5 ,I HAD W&]$ 9TO ! MO/ OBSCURE RETREAT ,I C\LD F9D1 ,I HELD IT 9 MY H& 2 ,I SET IT BE=E ME1 ,I TALK$ TO IT1 & 5DEAVOR$ TO W9 ! GOOD-WILL ( ! ,K+4 ,SOMETIMES ,I WORK$ MYSELF 9TO SU* A DEGREE ( F]VOR & 5?USIASM1 ?AT ,I C\LD SC>CELY BELIEVE BUT ?AT ! PORTRAIT SMIL$ UPON ME1 &1 ) A LOOK ( PECULI> B5IGNITY1 SEEM$ TO SAY1 ',COME TO ,V]SAILLES1 & ,I WILL MAKE Y\R =TUNE 6' 

    0 ,:ILE ,I ATT5D$ ! LESSONS ( ! REG5TS ( ! FREE- S*OOL ( ,LYONS1 ,I RECEIV$ ! WEEKLY /IP5D USUALLY ALLOTT$ TO BOYS ( MY AGE4 ,I HAD BE=E1 AS ,I HAVE M5TION$1 RECEIV$1 A L\IS D'OR & -A ?REE LIVRES PIECE FROM MY UNCLE & C\S9 AT P>T+4 ,LIKE A BOY1 ,I SOMETIMES SP5T MY MONEY UPON TOYS & CONFITURES2 BUT = ! MO/ P>T ,I RES]V$ IT1 & SUFF]$ IT TO GR[ 9TO A LITTLE /OCK4 ,Y\NG AS ,I WAS1 FROM ! MOM5T ( P>T+ ) MY UNCLE ,I C\LD NOT CONCEAL FROM MYSELF ?AT ,I WAS 9 AN EXTRAORD9>Y SITUATION4 ,! SECRECY ?AT HAD BE5 5JO9$ ME WEI<$ UPON MY M9D4 ,COMPELL$ TO D5Y MY FAMILY1 MY FRI5DS1 & MY C\NTRY & SUDD5LY DROPP$ 9 A CITY :]E ,I WAS UNACQUA9T$ ) A S+LE CREATURE1 ,I 9CESSANTLY SAID1 ' ,:AT IS NEXT TO BEFAL ME8 ,IT IS NECESS>Y = ME TO PROVIDE MYSELF1 & NOT TO BE :OLLY UNPREP>$ = EV5TS :I* IT IS NOT 9 MY P[] TO =ESEE4' ,Y\? IS1 9 SOME RESPECTS1 ! AGE ( SUSPICION2 AT LEA/ IT WAS SO ) ME4 ,:5EV] A *ILD ( ! AGE AT :I* ,I WAS >RIV$1 FEELS ?AT HE IS ?W>T$ & RIGOR\SLY US$1 HE HALF SUSPECTS SOME MOTIVE1 OBSCURE & UNAV[$1 ' 9 ! 9DIVIDUAL FROM :OM HIS MORTIFICATION IS D]IV$4 

    0 ,! P]IOD ,I ULTIMATELY FIX$ = MY FLI<T WAS ! WEEK ( ,EA/]4 ,AT ?IS TIME WE W]E ALL[$ AT ! MILL TWO HOLIDAYS1 9 ADDITION TO ?AT ( ,SUNDAY4 ,I WAS P]HAPS P>TLY 9FLU5C$ 9 *OOS+ ?IS SEASON1 BY ! IDEA ?AT :5 ,I WAS NOT WANT$ AT WORK1 MY PRES5CE OR ABS5CE W\LD BE LITTLE TAK5 NOTICE (4 ,! PEOPLE ) :OM ,I LIV$ W]E TOO WRET*$1 & TOO ANXI\S AB\T !IR [N *ILDR51 TO FEEL MU* K9DNESS = ME2 & ,I %\LD NOT BE REPORT$ TO ! OV]SE] TILL ,W$NESDAY4 ,BUT ! PR9CIPAL CONSID]ATION ?AT GUID$ ME WAS ! *E]FULNESS ( ! SEASON2 LIB]TY WAS1 TO ! :OLE L[] CLASS ( ! PEOPLE1 ! ORD] ( ! DAY4 ,I HAD ?REE DAYS ( FRE$OM 3 :Y %\LD ,I NOT MAKE ?IS ! />T+ PO/ ( MY ET]NAL LIB]TY 8 

    0 ,I WILL NOT TR\BLE Y\ ) A DETAIL ( MY SMALL] ADV5TURES ON ! ROAD4 ,FULL ( ! ANTICIPATION ( MY GR& UND]TAK+1 ,I HAD REPEAT$LY TURN$ MY /EPS ON MY DAYS ( RELAXATION T[>D ,P>IS1 & MADE MANY 9QUIRIES RESPECT+ ! WAY4 ,I HAD LE>N$ ! NAMES ( ! PR9CIPAL T[NS4 ,I SET \T ) A BEAT+ HE>T2 &1 HAV+ WALK$ GRAVELY TILL ,I WAS \T ( ! CITY1 ,I !N BEGAN TO RUN4 ,I DID NOT1 H[EV]1 RUN F>2 MY ?\<TS W]E TOO FULL ( AGITATION TO ADMIT ANY REGUL>ITY ( MOTION4 ,SOMETIMES ,I SLACK5$ MY PACE1 BECAUSE ,I FE>$ ,I %\LD BE TAK5 = A FUGITIVE2 & SOMETIMES BECAUSE ,I SAID TO MYSELF1 ' ,I MU/ MANAGE MY /R5G?1 IF ,I EXPECT IT TO C>RY ME F>4' 

    0 ,TWO HUNDR$ & FIFTY MILES WAS A GREAT UND]TAK+ = A BOY UND] N9E YE>S ( AGE4 ,ONE ADVANTAGE ,I POSSESS$3 ,I HAD MONEY1 MORE ?AN ,I C\LD PRUD5TLY SP5D ON ! PASSAGE4 ,MY M9D WAS TOO 9T5TLY FIX$ UPON ! 5D ( MY J\RNEY1 TO BE CAPABLE ( MU* CALCULATION RESPECT+ ! OB/ACLES ,I HAD TO 5C\NT]4 ,ONE RESOLUTION1 H[EV]1 ,I FIX$1 FIRM AS ! BASIS ( MY NATIVE M\NTA9S1-' ,NO CONSID]ATION ON E>?1 NO DIFFICULTIES1 NO DISC\RAGEM5TS1 %ALL EV] C>RY ME BACK6' ,A ME*ANIC BECOMES A SORT ( MA*9E2 HIS LIMBS & >TICULATIONS >E CONV]T$1 AS IT W]E1 9TO WOOD & WIRES4 ,TAM$1 L[]$1 TORPIFI$ 9TO ?IS *>ACT]1 HE MAY BE SAID1 P]HAPS1 TO BE CONT5T4 ,IT IS WELL 6 ,IT SEEMS NECESS>Y ?AT !RE %\LD BE SU* A CLASS ( ANIMAT$ MA*9ES 9 ! WORLD4 ,IT IS PROBABLE1 IF ,I HAD CONT9U$ MU* LONG] 9 ! SILK-MILLS ( ,LYONS1 ,I %\LD HAVE BECOME SU* A BE+ MYSELF4 ,BUT1 ) ! CONCEPTIONS & RECOLLECTIONS :I* CONT9UALLY BESET MY IMAG9ATION1 IT APPE>$ ! MO/ HORRIBLE ( ALL DE/9IES4 ,I1 ?AT D>$1 AT N9E YE>S ( AGE1 LAUN* MYSELF 9 ! WORLD1 -?AT D>$1 TO A C]TA9 DEGREE1 TO REVOLVE ! V>I\S *ANCES ( HUMAN AFFAIRS1 & DEFY ! WOR/1--?AT PURPOS$ TO *ALL5GE ! ATT5TION1 ! EQUITY1 & ! COMPASSION ( ! ,K+ ( ,FRANCE1 --%\LD ,I BE ?US NEUTRALIZ$6 ,:Y DID ,I FEEL ?US8 ,BECAUSE MY E>LY $UCATION HAD NOT PREP>$ ME = MY PRES5T LOT4 ,I UND]/OOD :Y MY COMPANIONS ( MY [N AGE W]E PUT 9TO ! SILK-MILL3 !IR P>5TS W]E 5GAG$ 9 EMPLOYM5TS EQUALLY DEAD5+2 !IR P>5TS W]E UNABLE BY !IR LABOR TO OBTA9 BREAD = !MSELVES & !IR (FSPR+3 BUT ,I DID NOT UND]/& :Y ,I WAS !RE4 ,I FELT SU* A LOA?+ AT ?IS MOM5T TO ! OCCUPATION :I* HAD 5GROSS$ ME = MON?S1 ?AT1 IF ,I C\LD HAVE BE5 ASSUR$ ?AT SU* %\LD BE MY OCCUPATION = AS MANY MON?S TO COME1 ,I BELIEVE1 *ILD AS ,I WAS1 ,I %\LD SOON] HAVE TAK5 A KNIFE & ?RU/ IT 9TO MY HE>T1 ?AN SUBMIT TO IT4 

    0 ,9 ?9K+ OV] MY SITUATION AS ,I PASS$ ALONG1 ,I FELT ?AT ! ?+ MO/ IMM$IATELY PRESS+ UPON ME WAS TO AVOID EXCIT+ ! CURIOSITY & SUSPICION ( ! P]SONS :OSE ASSI/ANCE MI<T BE NECESS>Y TO ME ON ! ROAD4 ,! PRODUCTION ( A L\IS D'OR1 = EXAMPLE1 MI<T BE FATAL TO A BOY ( MY *ILDI% APPE>ANCE & CO>S5ESS ( ATTIRE4 9 MY J\RNEY FROM ,URS]5 TO ,LYONS1 ,I HAD LE>N$ SOME?+ ( ! NATURE ( 9NS2 & ,I RETA9$ ALL !SE ?+S AS P]FECTLY AS IF !Y HAD OCCURR$ ONLY YE/]DAY4 ,I RESOLV$ TO GO ONLY TO ! MEANE/ 9NS1 & ASK = ! PLA9E/ ACCOMMODATIONS4 ,ON ! SECOND DAY ,I JO9$ A WAGON]1 :O WAS CONDUCT+ HIS COMMODITIES TO ,DIJON2 & ?IS CONSID]ABLY FACILITAT$ ! FIR/ P>T ( MY J\RNEY4 ,I BEGAN ) ASK+ HIM ( MY ROAD TO ,MACON1 ! FIR/ CONSID]ABLE PLACE ?R\< :I* ,I WAS TO PASS4 ,HE WAS GO+ ?R\< ,MACON4 

    0',H[ MU* FUR!R8' 

    0',TO ,DIJON4' 

    0,! MEANNESS ( MY ATTIRE 5C\RAG$ HIM TO QUE/ION ME 9 HIS TURN4 

    0',:AT HAD ,I TO DO AT ,MACON8' 

    0',I WAS GO+ TO SEE ! WORLD1' ,I REPLI$4 

    0',I P]CEIVE1 MY SP>K1' CRI$ ! WAGON]1 ' :AT Y\ >E4 ,Y\ BELONG TO ! SILK-MILLS2 Y\ >E A RUNAWAY1 & ,I HAVE A GREAT M9D TO TAKE Y\ UP1 & S5D Y\ BACK TO Y\R MA/]4' 

    0 ,I WAS SURPRIS$ AT HIS SO 9/ANTLY FIX+ ON MY TRUE *>ACT]2 ?\<1 ON REFLECTION1 IT WAS BY NO MEANS EXTRAORD9>Y ?AT A P]SON JU/ COME FROM ,LYONS %\LD HAVE MADE ! CONJECTURE2 ! CO/UME WAS SUFFICI5TLY PECULI>4 

    0 ' ,I WILL NEV] /AY AT ! SILK-MILL1' SAID ,I2 ' NOBODY HAS A RI<T TO CONF9E ME !RE4' 

    0 ',NOBODY HAS A RI<T1 Y\NG/]8 ,NOT Y\R P>5TS8 ,Y\R WILDNESS1 ,I D>E SAY1 WILL BREAK !IR HE>TS4' 

    0 ' #a HAVE NO P>5TS4'- ,I CONFESS$ TO HIM ?AT ,I WAS DET]M9$ TO GO TO ,P>IS4 

    0 ' ,& :AT WILL Y\ DO AT ,P>IS8 ,Y\ WILL BE />V$ TO DEA?4' 

    0 ' ,BETT] BE />V$1 ?AN UND]GO SU* MIS]Y AS ,I HAVE SUFF]$4 ,BUT ,I WILL NOT />VE 6' 

    0 ,! WAGON] BEGAN TO REFLECT1 ?AT1 IF ,I HAD NO P>5TS OR K9DR$1 NOBODY W\LD BE GREATLY 9JUR$ BY MY ELOPEM5T4 ,HE CONT5T$ HIMSELF1 !RE=E1 ) S]I\SLY EXPO/ULAT+ ) ME ON ! FOLLY ( MY PROJECT1 & ADVIS+ ME TO RETURN4 ,F9D+ HIS REMON/RANCES ( NO AVAIL1 HE AGRE$ TO TAKE ME UND] HIS PROTECTION AS F> AS HE WAS GO+ ON MY WAY1 ,?US ,I CONQU]$ MORE ?AN ONE ?IRD ( ! ROAD4 

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