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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

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      ,:5 ,I DID WAKE1 TO A BEAUTIFUL SUNNY MORN+1 ,I LEAP$ \T ( B$ ) MY 
      OV]-NI<T APPREH5SION /ILL CL++ TO ME1 :I* VANI%$ DELI<TFULLY H[EV] 
      9 A MOM5T AS ,I LOOK$ >\ND MY LITTLE SLEEP+ *AMB] & SAW ! PALE BUT 
      PURE-COLOR$ FIGURES PA9T$ ON ! PLA/] ( ! WALL1 ) V]SES WRITT5 
      UND]NEA? !M :I* ,I KNEW SOME:AT OV]-WELL4 ,I DRESS$ SPE$ILY1 9 A SUIT ( 
      BLUE LAID READY = ME1 SO H&SOME ?AT ,I QUITE BLU%$ :5 ,I HAD GOT 9TO IT1 
      FEEL+ AS ,I DID SO ?AT EXCIT$ PLEASURE ( ANTICIPATION ( A HOLIDAY1 :I*1 
      WELL-REMEMB]$ AS IT WAS1 ,I HAD NOT FELT S9CE ,I WAS A BOY1 NEW COME HOME = ! 
      SUMM] HOLIDAYS4 
     
     

      ,IT SEEM$ QUITE E>LY 9 ! MORN+1 & ,I EXPECT$ TO HAVE ! HALL TO MYSELF 
      :5 ,I CAME 9TO IT \R ( ! CORRIDOR :]E9 WAS MY SLEEP+ *AMB]2 BUT ,I MET 
      ,ANNIE AT ONCE1 :O LET FALL H] BROOM & GAVE ME A KISS1 QUITE MEAN+LESS ,I FE>1 
      EXCEPT AS BETOK5+ FRI5D%IP1 ?\< %E R$D5$ AS %E DID IT1 NOT FROM 
      %YNESS1 BUT FROM FRI5DLY PLEASURE1 & !N /OOD & PICK$ UP H] BROOM AGA91 
      & W5T ON ) H] SWEEP+1 NODD+ TO ME AS IF TO BID ME /& \T ( ! WAY 
      & LOOK ON2 :I*1 TO SAY ! TRU?1 ,I ?\<T AMUS+ 5\<1 AS !RE W]E FIVE 
      O!R GIRLS HELP+ H]1 & !IR GRACEFUL FIGURES 5GAG$ 9 ! LEISURELY WORK 
      W]E WOR? GO+ A LONG WAY TO SEE1 & !IR M]RY TALK & LAU<+ AS !Y SWEPT 
      9 QUITE A SCI5TIFIC MANN] WAS WOR? GO+ A LONG WAY TO HE>4 ,BUT ,ANNIE 
      PRES5TLY ?REW ME BACK A WORD OR TWO AS %E W5T ON TO ! O!R 5D ( ! HALL3 
      0,GUE/10 %E SAID1 0,I AM GLAD ?AT Y\ >E UP E>LY1 ?\< WE W\LDN'T DI/URB 
      Y\2 = \R ,?AMES IS A LOVELY RIV] AT HALF-PA/ SIX ON A ,JUNE MORN+3 & AS IT 
      W\LD BE A PITY = Y\ TO LOSE IT1 ,I AM TOLD JU/ TO GIVE Y\ A CUP ( MILK & A 
      BIT ( BREAD \TSIDE !RE1 & PUT Y\ 9TO ! BOAT3 = ,DICK & ,CL>A >E ALL 
      READY N[4 ,WAIT HALF A M9UTE TILL ,I HAVE SWEPT D[N ?IS R[40 
     
     

      ,SO PRES5TLY %E LET H] BROOM DROP AGA91 & CAME & TOOK ME BY ! H& & L$ 
      ME \T ON TO ! T]RACE ABOVE ! RIV] TO A LITTLE TABLE UND] ! B\<S1 :]E 
      MY BREAD & MILK TOOK ! =M ( AS DA9TY A BREAKFA/ AS ANY ONE C\LD DESIRE1 
      & !N SAT BY ME AS ,I ATE4 ,& 9 A M9UTE OR TWO ,DICK & ,CL>A CAME TO ME1 ! 
      LATT] LOOK+ MO/ FRE% & BEAUTIFUL 9 A LI<T SILK EMBROID]$ G[N1 :I* TO 
      MY UNUS$ EYES WAS EXTRAVAGANTLY GAY & BRI<T2 :ILE ,DICK WAS ALSO H&SOMELY 
      DRESS$ 9 :ITE FLANNEL PRETTILY EMBROID]$4 ,CL>A RAIS$ H] G[N 9 H] H&S 
      AS %E GAVE ME ! MORN+ GREET+1 & SAID LAU<+LY3 0,LOOK1 GUE/6 Y\ SEE WE 
      >E AT LEA/ AS F9E AS ANY ( ! PEOPLE Y\ FELT 9CL9$ TO SCOLD LA/ NI<T2 
      Y\ SEE WE >E NOT GO+ TO MAKE ! BRI<T DAY & ! FL[]S FEEL A%AM$ ( 
      !MSELVES4 ,N[ SCOLD ME60 
     
     

      ,QUO? ,I3 0,NO1 9DE$2 ! PAIR ( Y\ SEEM AS IF Y\ W]E BORN \T ( ! SUMM] 
      DAY ITSELF2 & ,I WILL SCOLD Y\ :5 ,I SCOLD IT40 
     
     

      0,WELL1 Y\ KN[10 SAID ,DICK1 0?IS IS A SPECIAL DAY - ALL !SE DAYS >E1 ,I MEAN4 
      ,! HAY-H>VE/ IS 9 SOME WAYS BETT] ?AN CORN-H>VE/ BECAUSE ( ! BEAUTIFUL 
      WEA!R2 & REALLY1 UNLESS Y\ HAD WORK$ 9 ! HAY-FIELD 9 F9E WEA!R1 Y\ 
      C\LDN'T TELL :AT PLEASANT WORK IT IS4 ,! WOM5 LOOK SO PRETTY AT IT1 TOO10 HE 
      SAID1 %YLY2 0SO ALL ?+S CONSID]$1 ,I ?9K WE >E RI<T TO ADORN IT 9 A 
      SIMPLE MANN]40 
     
     

      0,DO ! WOM5 WORK AT IT 9 SILK DRESSES80 SAID ,I1 SMIL+4 
     
     

      ,DICK WAS GO+ TO ANSW] ME SOB]LY2 BUT ,CL>A PUT H] H& OV] HIS M\?1 & 
      SAID1 0,NO1 NO1 ,DICK2 NOT TOO MU* 9=MATION = HIM1 OR ,I %ALL ?9K ?AT Y\ 
      >E Y\R OLD K9SMAN AGA94 ,LET HIM F9D \T = HIMSELF3 HE WILL NOT HAVE LONG TO 
      WAIT40 
     
     

      0,YES10 QUO? ,ANNIE1 0DON'T MAKE Y\R DESCRIPTION ( ! PICTURE TOO F9E1 OR ELSE 
      HE WILL BE DISAPPO9T$ :5 ! CURTA9 IS DRAWN4 ,I DON'T WANT HIM TO BE 
      DISAPPO9T$4 ,BUT N[ IT'S TIME = Y\ TO BE GONE1 IF Y\ >E TO HAVE ! BE/ ( 
      ! TIDE1 & ALSO ( ! SUNNY MORN+4 ,GOOD-BYE1 GUE/40 
     
     

      ,%E KISS$ ME 9 H] FRANK FRI5DLY WAY1 & ALMO/ TOOK AWAY FROM ME MY DESIRE = 
      ! EXP$ITION !REBY2 BUT ,I HAD TO GET OV] ?AT1 AS IT WAS CLE> ?AT SO 
      DELI<TFUL A WOMAN W\LD H>DLY BE )\T A DUE LOV] ( H] [N AGE4 ,WE W5T D[N 
      ! /EPS ( ! L&+-/AGE1 & GOT 9TO A PRETTY BOAT1 NOT TOO LI<T TO HOLD 
      US & \R BELONG+S COM=TABLE1 & H&SOMELY ORNAM5T$2 & JU/ AS WE GOT 
      91 D[N CAME ,B(F9 & ! WEAV] TO SEE US (F4 ,! =M] HAD N[ VEIL$ HIS 
      SPL5DOR 9 A DUE SUIT ( WORK+ CLO!S1 CR[N$ ) A FANTAIL HAT1 :I* HE 
      TOOK (F1 H[EV]1 TO WAVE US F>EWELL ) HIS GRAVE OLD-,SPANI%-LIKE C\RTESY4 
      ,!N ,DICK PU%$ (F 9TO ! /REAM1 & B5T1 VIGOR\SLY TO HIS SCULLS1 & 
      ,HAMM]SMI?1 ) ITS NOBLE TREES & BEAUTIFUL WAT]-SIDE H\SES1 BEGAN TO SLIP 
      AWAY FROM US4 
     
     

      ,AS WE W5T1 ,I C\LD NOT HELP PUTT+ BESIDE HIS PROMIS$ PICTURE ( 
     
     

      ! HAY-FIELD AS IT WAS !N ! PICTURE ( IT AS ,I REMEMB]$ IT1 & ESPECIALLY 
      ! IMAGES ( ! WOM5 5GAG$ 9 ! WORK ROSE UP BE=E ME3 ! R[ ( GAUNT 
      FIGURES1 LEAN1 FLAT-BREA/$1 UGLY1 )\T A GRACE ( =M OR FACE AB\T !M2 
      DRESS$ 9 WRET*$ SKIMPY PR9T PR9T G[NS1 & HIDE\S FLAPP+ SUN-BONNETS1 
      MOV+ !IR RAKES 9 A LI/LESS ME*ANICAL WAY4 ,H[ (T5 HAD ?AT M>R$ ! 
      LOVEL9ESS ( ! ,JUNE DAY TO ME2 H[ (T5 HAD ,I LONG$ TO SEE ! HAY-FIELDS 
      PEOPL$ ) M5 & WOM5 WOR?Y ( ! SWEET ABUNDANCE ( MIDSUMM]1 ( ITS 
      5DLESS WEAL? ( BEAUTIFUL SI<TS1 & DELICI\S SC5TS4 ,& N[1 ! WORLD HAD 
      GR[N OLD & WIS]1 & ,I WAS TO SEE MY HOPE REALIZ$ AT LA/4 
     

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