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,D9N] 9 ! ,HALL ( ! ,BLOOMSBURY ,M>KET 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

      ,X,V,I4 ,D9N] 9 ! ,HALL (  
      ! ,BLOOMSBURY ,M>KET 
     
     

      ,AS ,I SPOKE1 ,I HE>D FOOT/EPS NE> ! DOOR2 ! LAT* YIELD$1 & 9 CAME \R TWO 
      LOV]S LOOK+ SO H&SOME ?AT ONE HAD NO FEEL+ ( %AME 9 LOOK+ ON AT !IR 
      LITTLE-CONCEAL$ LOVE-MAK+2 = 9DE$ IT SEEM$ AS IF ALL ! WORLD MU/ BE 9 
      LOVE ) !M4 ,AS = OLD ,HAMMOND1 HE LOOK$ ON !M LIKE AN >TI/ :O HAS JU/ 
      PA9T$ A PICTURE NE>LY AS WELL AS HE ?\<T HE C\LD :5 HE BEGAN IT1 & WAS 
      P]FECTLY HAPPY4 ,HE SAID3 
     
     

      0,SIT D[N1 SIT D[N1 Y\NG FOLK1 & DON'T MAKE A NOISE4 ,\R GUE/ H]E HAS /ILL 
      SOME QUE/IONS TO ASK ME40 
     
     

      0,WELL1 ,I %\LD SUPPOSE SO10 SAID ,DICK2 0Y\ HAVE ONLY BE5 ?REE H\RS & A HALF 
      TOGE!R2 & IT ISN'T TO BE HOP$ ?AT ! HI/ORY ( TWO C5TURIES C\LD BE TOLD 
      9 ?REE H\RS & A HALF3 LET ALONE ?AT = ALL ,I KN[1 Y\ MAY HAVE BE5 
      W&]+ 9TO ! REALMS ( GEOGRAPHY & CRAFTSMAN%IP40 
     
     

      0,AS TO NOISE1 MY DE> K9SMAN10 SAID ,CL>A1 0,Y\ WILL V]Y SOON BE DI/URB$ BY ! 
      NOISE ( ! D9N]-BELL1 :I* ,I %\LD ?9K WILL BE V]Y PLEASANT MUSIC TO \R 
      GUE/1 :O BREAKFA/$ E>LY1 IT SEEMS1 & PROBABLY HAD A TIR+ DAY1 YE/]DAY40 
     
     

      ,I SAID3 0,WELL1 S9CE Y\ HAVE SPOK5 ! WORD1 ,I BEG9 TO FEEL ?AT IT IS SO2 BUT ,I 
      HAVE BE5 FE$+ MYSELF ) WOND] ?IS LONG TIME PA/3 REALLY1 IT'S QUITE TRUE10 
      QUO? ,I1 AS ,I SAW H] SMILE1 ,O SO PRETTILY6 
     
     

      ,BUT JU/ !N FROM SOME T[] HI< UP 9 ! AIR CAME ! S\ND ( SILV]Y *IMES 
      PLAY+ A SWEET CLE> TUNE1 ?AT S\ND$ TO MY UNACCU/OM$ E>S LIKE ! SONG ( 
      ! FIR/ BLACKBIRD 9 ! SPR+1 & CALL$ A RU% ( MEMORIES TO MY M9D1 SOME 
      ( BAD TIMES1 SOME ( GOOD BUT ALL SWEET5$ N[ 9TO M]E PLEASURE4 
     
     

      0,NO MORE QUE/IONS N[ BE=E D9N]10 SAID ,CL>A2 & %E TOOK MY H& AS AN 
      AFFECTIONATE *ILD W\LD1 & L$ ME \T ( ! ROOM & D[N /AIRS 9TO ! 
      =EC\RT ( ! ,MUSEUM1 LEAV+ ! TWO ,HAMMONDS TO FOLL[ AS !Y PLEAS$4 
     
     

      ,WE W5T 9TO ! M>KET-PLACE :I* ,I HAD BE5 9 BE=E1 A ?9NI% /REAM ( 
      ELEGANTLY7#a7 DRESS$ PEOPLE GO+ 9 ALONG ) US4 ,WE TURN$ 9TO ! CLOI/] & 
      CAME TO A RI*LY MOLD$ & C>V$ DOORWAY1 :]E A V]Y PRETTY D>K-HAIR$ Y\NG 
      GIRL GAVE US EA* A BEAUTIFUL BUN* ( SUMM] FL[]S1 & WE 5T]$ A HALL MU* 
      BIGG] ?AN ?AT ( ! ,HAMM]SMI? ,GUE/ ,H\SE1 MORE ELABORATE 9 ITS >*ITECTURE 
      & P]HAPS MORE BEAUTIFUL4 ,I F\ND IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP MY EYES (F ! 
      WALL-PICTURES 7= ,I ?\<T IT BAD MANN]S TO />E AT ,CL>A ALL ! TIME1 ?\< 
      %E WAS QUITE WOR? IT74 ,I SAW AT A GLANCE ?AT !IR SUBJECTS W]E TAK5 FROM 
      QUE] OLD-WORLD MY?S & IMAG9ATIONS :I* 9 YE/]DAY'S WORLD ONLY AB\T HALF A 
      DOZ5 PEOPLE 9 ! C\NTRY KNEW ANY?+ AB\T2 & :5 ! TWO ,HAMMONDS SAT D[N 
      OPPOSITE TO US1 ,I SAID TO ! OLD MAN1 PO9T+ TO ! FRIEZE3 
     
     

      0,H[ /RANGE TO SEE SU* SUBJECTS H]E60 
     
     

      #a 0,ELEGANT10 ,I MEAN1 AS A ,P]SIAN PATT]N IS ELEGANT2 NOT LIKE A RI* 0ELEGANT0 
      LADY \T = A MORN+ CALL4 ,I %\LD RA!R CALL ?AT G5TEEL4 
     
     

      0,:Y80 SAID HE4 0,I DON'T SEE :Y Y\ %\LD BE SURPRIS$2 EV]YBODY KN[S ! 
      TALES2 & !Y >E GRACEFUL & PLEASANT SUBJECTS1 NOT TOO TRAGIC = A PLACE 
      :]E PEOPLE MO/LY EAT & DR9K & AMUSE !MSELVES1 & YET FULL ( 9CID5T40 
     
     

      ,I SMIL$1 & SAID3 0,WELL ,I SC>CELY EXPECT$ TO F9D RECORD ( ! ,SEV5 ,SWANS & 
      ! ,K+ ( ! ,GOLD5 ,M\NTA9 & ,FAI?FUL ,H5RY1 & SU* CURI\S PLEASANT 
      IMAG9ATIONS AS ,JACOB ,GRIMM GOT TOGE!R FROM ! *ILDHOOD ( ! WORLD1 B>ELY 
      L+]+ EV5 9 HIS TIME3 ,I %\LD HAVE ?\<T Y\ W\LD HAVE =GOTT5 SU* 
      *ILDI%NESS BY ?IS TIME40 
     
     

      ,! OLD MAN SMIL$1 & SAID NO?+2 BUT ,DICK TURN$ RA!R R$1 & BROKE \T3 
     
     

      0,:AT DO Y\ MEAN1 GUE/8 ,I ?9K !M V]Y BEAUTIFUL1 ,I MEAN NOT ONLY ! 
      PICTURES1 BUT ! /ORIES2 & :5 WE W]E *ILDR5 WE US$ TO IMAG9E !M GO+ 
      ON 9 EV]Y WOOD-5D1 BY ! BI<T ( EV]Y /REAM3 EV]Y H\SE 9 ! FIELDS WAS 
      ! ,FAIRYL& ,K+'S ,H\SE TO US4 ,DON'T Y\ REMEMB]1 ,CL>A80 
     
     

      0,YES10 %E SAID2 & IT SEEM$ TO ME AS IF A SLI<T CL\D CAME OV] H] FAIR FACE4 
      ,I WAS GO+ TO SPEAK TO H] ON ! SUBJECT1 :5 ! PRETTY WAITRESSES CAME TO US 
      SMIL+1 & *ATT]+ SWEETLY LIKE RE$ W>BL]S BY ! RIV]-SIDE1 & FELL TO 
      GIV+ US \R D9N]4 ,AS TO ?IS1 AS AT \R BREAKFA/1 EV]Y?+ WAS COOK$ & 
      S]V$ ) A A DA9T9ESS :I* %[$ ?AT ?OSE :O HAD PREP>$ IT W]E 
      9T]E/$ 9 IT2 BUT !RE WAS NO EXCESS EI!R ( QUANTITY OR ( G\RM&IZE2 
      EV]Y?+ WAS SIMPLE1 ?\< SO EXCELL5T ( ITS K9D2 & IT WAS MADE CLE> TO US 
      ?AT ?IS WAS NO FEA/1 ONLY AN ORD9>Y MEAL4 ,! GLASS1 CROCK]Y1 & PLATE W]E 
      V]Y BEAUTIFUL TO MY EYES1 US$ TO ! /UDY ( M$IEVAL >T2 BUT A N9ETE5? 
      C5TURY CLUB-HAUNT] W\LD1 ,I D>ESAY1 HAVE F\ND !M R\< & LACK+ 9 F9I%2 
      ! CROCK]Y BE+ LEAD-GLAZ$ POT-W>E4 ?\< BEAUTIFULLY ORNAM5T$2 ! ONLY 
      PORCELA9 BE+ H]E & !RE A PIECE ( OLD ORI5TAL W>E4 ,! GLASS1 AGA91 
      ?\< ELEGANT & QUA9T1 & V]Y V>I$ 9 =M1 WAS SOME:AT BUBBL$ & 
      HORNI] 9 TEXTURE ?AN ! COMM]CIAL >TICLES ( ! N9ETE5? C5TURY4 ,! 
      FURNITURE & G5]AL FITT+S ( ! HALL W]E MU* ( A PIECE ) ! 
      TABLE-GE>1 BEAUTIFUL 9 =M & HI<LY ORNAM5TAL1 BUT )\T ! COMM]CIAL 
      'F9I%' ( ! JO9]S & CAB9ET-MAK]S ( \R TIME4 ,)AL1 !RE WAS A TOTAL 
      ABS5CE ( :AT ! N9ETE5? C5TURY CALLS 'COM=T' - ?AT IS1 /UFFY 
      9CONV5I5CE2 SO ?AT1 EV5 AP>T FROM ! DELI<TFUL EXCITEM5T ( ! DAY ,I HAD 
      NEV] EAT5 MY D9N] SO PLEASANTLY BE=E4 
     
     

      ,:5 WE HAD DONE EAT+1 & W]E SITT+ A LITTLE :ILE1 ) A BOTTLE ( V]Y 
      GOOD ,BORDEAUX W9E BE=E US1 ,CL>A CAME BACK TO ! QUE/ION ( ! SUBJECT-MATT] 
      ( ! PICTURES1 AS ?\< IT HAD TR\BL$ H]4 
     
     

      ,%E LOOK$ UP AT !M1 & SAID3 0,H[ IS IT ?AT ?\< WE >E SO 9T]E/$ ) 
      \R LIFE = ! MO/ P>T1 YET :5 PEOPLE TAKE TO WRIT+ POEMS OR PA9T+ 
      PICTURES !Y SELDOM DEAL ) \R MOD]N LIFE1 OR IF !Y DO1 TAKE GOOD C>E TO 
      MAKE !IR POEMS OR PICTURES UNLIKE ?AT LIFE8 ,>E WE NOT GOOD 5\< TO PA9T 
      \RSELVES8 ,H[ IS IT ?AT WE F9D ! DREADFUL TIMES ( ! PA/ SO 9T]E/+ TO 
      US - 9 PICTURES & POETRY80 
     
     

      ,OLD ,HAMMOND SMIL$4 0,IT ALWAYS WAS SO1 & ,I SUPPOSE ALWAYS WILL BE10 SAID HE1 
      0H[EV] IT MAY BE EXPLA9$4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT 9 ! N9ETE5? C5TURY1 :5 !RE 
      WAS SO LITTLE >T & SO MU* TALK AB\T IT1 !RE WAS A !ORY ?AT >T & 
      IMAG9ATIVE LIT]ATURE \<T TO DEAL ) CONTEMPOR>Y LIFE2 BUT !Y NEV] DID SO2 
      =1 IF !RE WAS ANY PRET5SE ( IT1 ! AU?OR ALWAYS TOOK C>E 7AS ,CL>A H9T$ 
      JU/ N[7 TO DISGUISE1 OR EXAGG]ATE1 OR IDEALIZE1 & 9 SOME WAY OR ANO!R MAKE 
      IT /RANGE2 SO ?AT1 = ALL ! V]ISIMILITUDE !RE WAS1 HE MI<T JU/ AS WELL 
      HAVE DEALT ) ! TIMES ( ! ,PH>AOHS40 
     
     

      0,WELL10 SAID ,DICK1 0SURELY IT IS BUT NATURAL TO LIKE !SE ?+S /RANGE2 JU/ AS 
      :5 WE W]E *ILDR51 AS ,I SAID JU/ N[1 WE US$ TO PRET5D TO BE SO-&-SO 9 
      SU*-&-SU* A PLACE4 ,?AT'S :AT !SE PICTURES & POEMS DO2 & :Y %\LDN'T 
      !Y80 
     
     

      0,?\ HA/ HIT IT1 ,DICK10 QUO? OLD ,HAMMOND2 0IT IS ! *ILD-LIKE P>T ( US ?AT 
      PRODUCES WORKS ( IMAG9ATION4 ,:5 WE >E *ILDR5 TIME PASSES SO SL[ ) US 
      ?AT WE SEEM TO HAVE TIME = EV]Y?+40 
     
     

      ,HE SI<$1 & !N SMIL$ & SAID3 0,AT LEA/ LET US REJOICE ?AT WE HAVE GOT BACK 
      \R *ILDHOOD AGA94 ,I DR9K TO ! DAYS ?AT >E60 
     
     

      0,SECOND *ILDHOOD10 SAID ,I 9 A L[ VOICE1 & !N BLU%$ AT MY D\BLE RUD5ESS1 
      & HOP$ ?AT HE HADN'T HE>D4 ,BUT HE HAD1 & TURN$ TO ME SMIL+1 & SAID3 
      0,YES :Y NOT8 ,& = MY P>T1 ,I HOPE IT MAY LA/ LONG2 & ?AT ! WORLD'S NEXT 
      P]IOD ( WISE & UNHAPPY MANHOOD1 IF ?AT %\LD HAPP51 WILL SPE$ILY LEAD US TO 
      A ?IRD *ILDHOOD3 IF 9DE$ ?IS AGE BE NOT \R ?IRD4 ,MEANTIME1 MY FRI5D1 Y\ 
      MU/ KN[ ?AT WE >E TOO HAPPY1 BO? 9DIVIDUALLY & COLLECTIVELY1 TO TR\BLE 
      \RSELVES AB\T :AT IS TO COME H]EAFT]40 
     
     

      0,WELL1 = MY P>T10 SAID ,CL>A1 0,I WI% WE W]E 9T]E/+ 5\< TO BE WRITT5 
      OR PA9T$ AB\T40 
     
     

      ,DICK ANSW]$ H] ) SOME LOV]'S SPEE*1 IMPOSSIBLE TO BE WRITT5 D[N1 & !N 
      WE SAT QUIET A LITTLE4 
     

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