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,AN ,E>LY ,MORN+ BY ,RUNNYM$E 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

      ,X,X,I,I,I4 ,AN ,E>LY ,MORN+ BY ,RUNNYM$E 
     
     

      ,?\< !RE W]E NO R\< NOISES TO WAKE ME1 ,I C\LD NOT LIE LONG AB$ ! NEXT 
      MORN+1 :]E ! WORLD SEEM$ SO WELL AWAKE1 &1 DESPITE ! OLD GRUMBL]1 SO 
      HAPPY2 SO ,I GOT UP1 & F\ND ?AT1 E>LY AS IT WAS1 SOME ONE HAD BE5 /IRR+1 
      S9CE ALL WAS TRIM & 9 ITS PLACE 9 ! LITTLE P>LOR1 & ! TABLE LAID = 
      ! MORN+ MEAL4 ,NOBODY WAS AFOOT 9 ! H\SE AS !N1 H[EV]1 SO ,I W5T \T 
      A-DOORS1 & AFT] A TURN OR TWO R\ND ! SUP]-ABUNDANT G>D51 ,I W&]$ D[N 
      OV] ! MEAD[ TO ! RIV]-SIDE1 :]E LAY \R BOAT1 LOOK+ QUITE FAMILI> & 
      FRI5DLY TO ME4 ,I WALK$ UP-/REAM A LITTLE1 WAT*+ ! LI<T MI/ CURL+ UP 
      FROM ! RIV] TILL ! SUN GA9$ P[] TO DRAW IT ALL AWAY2 SAW ! BLEAK 
      SPECKL+ ! WAT] UND] ! WILL[ B\<S1 :5CE ! T9Y FLIES !Y F$ ON W]E 
      FALL+ 9 MYRIADS2 HE>D ! GREAT *UB SPLA%+ H]E & !RE AT SOME BELAT$ 
      MO? OR O!R1 & FELT ALMO/ BACK AGA9 9 MY BOYHOOD4 ,!N ,I W5T BACK AGA9 TO 
      ! BOAT1 & LOIT]$ !RE A M9UTE OR TWO1 & !N WALK$ SL[LY UP ! MEAD[ 
      T[>DS ! LITTLE H\SE4 ,I NOT$ N[ ?AT !RE W]E F\R MORE H\SES ( AB\T ! 
      SAME SIZE ON ! SLOPE AWAY FROM ! RIV]4 ,! MEAD[ 9 :I* ,I WAS GO+ WAS NOT 
      UP = HAY2 BUT A R[ ( FLAKE-HURDLES RAN UP ! SLOPE NOT F> FROM ME ON EA* 
      SIDE1 & 9 ! FIELD SO P>T$ (F FROM \RS ON ! LEFT !Y W]E MAK+ HAY 
      BUSILY BY N[1 9 ! SIMPLE FA%ION ( ! DAYS :5 ,I WAS A BOY4 ,MY FEET TURN$ 
      ?AT WAY 9/9CTIVELY1 AS ,I WANT$ TO SEE H[ HAYMAK]S LOOK$ 9 !SE NEW & 
      BETT] TIMES1 & ALSO ,I RA!R EXPECT$ TO SEE ,ELL5 !RE4 ,I CAME TO ! HURDLES 
      & /OOD LOOK+ OV] 9TO ! HAY-FIELD1 & WAS CLOSE TO ! 5D ( ! LONG 
      L9E ( HAYMAK]S :O W]E SPREAD+ ! L[ RIDGES TO DRY (F ! NI<T DEW4 ,! 
      MAJORITY ( !SE W]E Y\NG WOM5 CLAD MU* LIKE ,ELL5 LA/ NI<T1 ?\< NOT 
      MO/LY 9 SILK1 BUT 9 LI<T WOOL5 MO/ GAILY EMBROID]$ 9 BRI<T COLORS4 ,! 
      MEAD[ LOOK$ LIKE A GIGANTIC TULIP-B$ BECAUSE ( !M4 ,ALL H&S W]E WORK+ 
      DELIB]ATELY BUT WELL & /EADILY1 ?\< !Y W]E AS NOISY ) M]RY TALK AS A 
      GROVE ( AUTUMN />L+S4 ,HALF A DOZ5 ( !M1 M5 & WOM51 CAME UP TO ME & 
      %OOK H&S1 GAVE ME ! SELE ( ! MORN+1 & ASK$ A FEW QUE/IONS AS TO 
      :5CE & :I!R1 & WI%+ ME GOOD LUCK1 W5T BACK TO !IR WORK4 ,ELL51 TO MY 
      DISAPPO9TM5T1 WAS NOT AMONG !M1 BUT PRES5TLY ,I SAW A LI<T FIGURE COME \T 
      ( ! HAY-FIELD HI<] UP ! SLOPE1 & MAKE = \R H\SE2 & ?AT WAS ,ELL51 
      HOLD+ A BASKET 9 H] H&4 ,BUT BE=E %E HAD COME TO ! G>D5 GATE1 \T CAME 
      ,DICK & ,CL>A1 :O1 AFT] A M9UTE'S PAUSE1 CAME D[N TO MEET ME1 LEAV+ ,ELL5 9 
      ! G>D52 !N WE ?REE W5T D[N TO ! BOAT1 TALK+ M]E MORN+ PRATTLE4 ,WE 
      /AY$ !RE A LITTLE1 ,DICK >RANG+ SOME ( ! MATT]S 9 H]1 = WE HAD ONLY 
      TAK5 UP TO ! H\SE SU* ?+S AS WE ?\<T ! DEW MI<T DAMAGE2 & !N WE 
      W5T T[>D ! H\SE AGA92 BUT :5 WE CAME NE> ! G>D51 ,DICK /OPP$ US BY 
      LAY+ A H& ON MY >M & SAID3- 
     
     

      0,JU/ LOOK A MOM5T40 
     
     

      ,I LOOK$1 & OV] ! L[ H$GE SAW ,ELL51 %AD+ H] EYES AGA9/ ! SUN AS %E 
      LOOK$ T[>D ! HAY-FIELD1 A LI<T W9D /IRR+ 9 H] TAWNY HAIR1 H] EYES LIKE 
      LI<T JEWELS AMID H] SUNBURNT FACE1 :I* LOOK$ AS IF ! W>M? ( ! SUN 
      W]E YET 9 IT4 
     
     

      0,LOOK1 GUE/10 SAID ,DICK2 0DOESN'T IT ALL LOOK LIKE ONE ( ?OSE V]Y /ORIES \T 
      ( ,GRIMM ?AT WE W]E TALK+ AB\T UP 9 ,BLOOMSBURY8 ,H]E >E WE TWO LOV]S 
      W&]+ AB\T 9 ! WORLD1 & WE HAVE COME TO A FAIRY G>D51 & !RE IS ! 
      V]Y FAIRY H]SELF AMID ( IT2 ,I WOND] :AT %E WILL DO = US40 
     
     

      ,SAID ,CL>A DEMURELY1 DEMURELY1 BUT NOT /IFFLY3 0,IS %E A GOOD FAIRY1 ,DICK80 
     
     

      0,O YES10 SAID HE2 0& ACCORD+ TO ! C>D1 %E W\LD DO BETT]1 IF IT W]E NOT 
      = ! GNOME OR WOOD-SPIRIT1 \R GRUMBL+ FRI5D ( LA/ NI<T40 
     
     

      ,WE LAU<$ AT ?IS2 & ,I SAID1 0,I HOPE Y\ SEE ?AT Y\ HAVE LEFT ME \T ( ! 
      TALE40 
     
     

      0,WELL10 SAID HE1 0?AT'S TRUE4 ,Y\ HAD BETT] CONSID] ?AT Y\ HAVE GOT ! CAP ( 
      D>KNESS1 & >E SEE+ EV]Y?+1 Y\RSELF 9VISIBLE40 
     
     

      ,?AT T\*$ ME ON MY WEAK SIDE ( NOT FEEL+ SURE ( MY POSITION 9 ?IS 
      BEAUTIFUL NEW C\NTRY2 SO 9 ORD] NOT TO MAKE MATT]S WOR/1 ,I HELD MY TONGUE1 & 
      WE ALL W5T 9TO ! G>D5 & UP TO ! H\SE TOGE!R4 ,I NOTIC$ BY ! WAY ?AT 
      ,CL>A MU/ REALLY RA!R HAVE FELT ! CONTRA/ BETWE5 H]SELF AS A T[N MADAM & 
      ?IS PIECE ( SUMM] C\NTRY ?AT WE ALL ADMIR$ SO1 = %E HAD RA!R DRESS$ 
      AFT] ,ELL5 ?AT MORN+ AS TO ?9NESS & SCANT9ESS1 & W5T B>EFOOT ALSO1 
      EXCEPT = LI<T S&ALS4 
     
     

      ,! OLD MAN GREET$ US K9DLY 9 ! P>LOR1 & SAID3 0,WELL1 GUE/S1 SO Y\ HAVE 
      BE5 LOOK+ AB\T TO SE>* 9TO ! NAK$NESS ( ! L&3 ,I SUPPOSE Y\R 
      ILLUSIONS ( LA/ NI<T HAVE GIV5 WAY A BIT BE=E ! MORN+ LI<T8 ,DO Y\ /ILL 
      LIKE IT1 EH80 
     
     

      0,V]Y MU*10 SAID ,I1 DOGG$LY2 0IT IS ONE ( ! PRETTIE/ PLACES ON ! L[] 
      ,?AMES40 
     
     

      0,OHO60 SAID HE2 0SO Y\ KN[ ! ,?AMES1 DO Y\80 
     
     

      ,I R$D5$1 = ,I SAW ,DICK & ,CL>A LOOK+ AT ME1 & SC>CELY KNEW :AT TO SAY4 
      ,H[EV]1 S9CE ,I HAD SAID 9 \R E>LY 9T]C\RSE ) MY ,HAMM]SMI? FRI5DS ?AT 
      ,I HAD KN[N ,EPP+ ,=E/1 ,I ?\<T A HA/Y G5]ALIZATION MI<T BE BETT] 9 
      AVOID+ COMPLICATIONS ?AN A D[NRI<T LIE2 SO ,I SAID3 
     
     

      0,I HAVE BE5 9 ?IS C\NTRY BE=E2 & ,I HAVE BE5 ON ! ,?AMES 9 ?OSE DAYS40 
     
     

      0,O10 SAID ! OLD MAN1 EAG]LY1 0SO Y\ HAVE BE5 9 ?IS C\NTRY BE=E4 ,N[ 
      REALLY1 DON'T Y\ F9D IT 7AP>T FROM ALL !ORY1 Y\ KN[7 MU* *ANG$ 
      = ! WORSE80 
     
     

      0,NO1 NOT AT ALL10 SAID ,I2 0,I F9D IT MU* *ANG$ = ! BETT]40 
     
     

      0,AH10 QUO? HE1 0,I FE> ?AT Y\ HAVE BE5 PREJUDIC$ BY SOME !ORY OR ANO!R4 
      ,H[EV]1 ( C\RSE ! TIME :5 Y\ W]E H]E BE=E MU/ HAVE BE5 SO NE> \R 
      [N DAYS ?AT ! DET]IORATION MI<T NOT BE V]Y GREAT3 AS !N WE W]E1 ( 
      C\RSE1 LIV+ UND] ! SAME CU/OMS AS WE >E N[ ,I WAS ?9K+ ( E>LI] DAYS 
      ?AN ?AT40 
     
     

      0,9 %ORT10 SAID ,CL>A1 0Y\ HAVE !ORIES AB\T ! *ANGE :I* HAS 
      TAK5 PLACE4 
     
     

      0,I HAVE FACTS AS WELL10 SAID HE4 0,LOOK H]E6 FROM ?IS HILL Y\ CAN SEE JU/ F\R 
      LITTLE H\SES1 9CLUD+ ?IS ONE4 ,WELL1 ,I KN[ = C]TA9 ?AT 9 OLD TIMES1 EV5 
      9 ! SUMM]1 :5 ! LEAVES W]E ?ICKE/1 Y\ C\LD SEE FROM ! SAME PLACE SIX 
      QUITE BIG & F9E H\SES2 & HI<] UP ! WAT]1 G>D5 JO9$ G>D5 RI<T UP 
      TO ,W9DSOR2 & !RE W]E BIG H\SES 9 ALL ! G>D5S4 ,AH6 ,5GL& WAS AN 
      IMPORTANT PLACE 9 ?OSE DAYS40 
     
     

      ,I WAS GETT+ NETTL$1 & SAID3 0,:AT Y\ MEAN IS ?AT Y\ DE-COCKNEYIS$ ! 
      PLACE1 & S5T ! DAMN$ FLUNKIES PACK+1 & ?AT EV]YBODY CAN LIVE 
      COM=TABLY & HAPPILY1 & NOT A FEW DAMN$ ?IEVES ONLY1 :O W]E C5T]S ( 
      VULG>ITY & CORRUPTION :]EV] !Y W]E1 & :O1 AS TO ?IS LOVELY RIV]1 
      DE/ROY$ ITS BEAUTY MORALLY1 & HAD ALMO/ DE/ROY$ IT PHYSICALLY1 :5 !Y 
      W]E 
     
     

      ?R[N \T ( IT40 
     
     

      ,!RE WAS SIL5CE AFT] ?IS \TBUR/1 :I* = ! LIFE ( ME ,I C\LD NOT HELP1 
      REMEMB]+ H[ ,I HAD SUFF]$ FROM COCKNEYISM & ITS CAUSE ON ?OSE SAME WAT]S 
      ( OLD TIME4 ,BUT AT LA/ ! OLD MAN SAID1 QUITE COOLLY3 
     
     

      0,MY DE> GUE/1 ,I REALLY DON'T KN[ :AT Y\ MEAN BY EI!R COCKNEYS1 OR FLUNKIES1 
      OR ?IEVES OR DAMN$2 OR H[ ONLY A FEW PEOPLE C\LD LIVE HAPPILY & COM=TABLY 
      9 A WEAL?Y C\NTRY4 ,ALL ,I CAN SEE IS ?AT Y\ >E ANGRY1 & ,I FE> ) ME3 SO 
      IF Y\ LIKE WE WILL *ANGE ! SUBJECT40 
     
     

      ,I ?\<T ?IS K9D & HOSPITABLE 9 HIM1 CONSID]+ HIS OB/9ACY AB\T HIS 
      !ORY2 & HA/5$ TO SAY ?AT ,I DID NOT MEAN TO BE ANGRY1 ONLY EMPHATIC4 ,HE 
      B[$ GRAVELY1 & ,I ?\<T ! /ORM WAS OV]1 :5 SUDD5LY ,ELL5 BROKE 93 
     
     

      0,GR&FA!R1 \R GUE/ IS RETIC5T FROM C\RTESY2 BUT REALLY :AT HE HAS 9 M9D 
      TO SAY TO Y\ \<T TO BE SAID2 SO AS ,I KN[ PRETTY WELL :AT IT IS1 ,I WILL SAY IT 
      = HIM2 = AS Y\ KN[1 ,I HAVE BE5 TAU<T !SE ?+S BY PEOPLE :O - 0 
     
     

      0,YES10 SAID ! OLD MAN1 0BY ! SAGE ( ,BLOOMSBURY1 & O!RS40 
     
     

      0,O10 SAID ,DICK1 0SO Y\ KN[ MY OLD K9SMAN ,HAMMOND80 
     
     

      0,YES10 SAID %E1 0& O!R PEOPLE TOO1 AS MY GR&FA!R SAYS1 & !Y HAVE 
      TAU<T ME ?+S3 & ?IS IS ! UP%OT ( IT4 ,WE LIVE 9 A LITTLE H\SE N[1 NOT 
      BECAUSE WE HAVE NO?+ GR&] TO DO ?AN WORK+ 9 ! FIELDS1 BUT BECAUSE WE 
      PLEASE2 = IF WE LIK$1 WE C\LD GO & LIVE 9 A BIG H\SE AMONG PLEASANT 
      COMPANIONS40 
     
     

      ,GRUMBL$ ! OLD MAN3 0,JU/ SO6 ,AS IF ,I W\LD LIVE AMONG ?OSE CONCEIT$ FELL[S2 
      ALL ( !M LOOK+ D[N UPON ME60 
     
     

      ,%E SMIL$ ON HIM K9DLY1 BUT W5T ON AS IF HE HAD NOT SPOK54 0,9 ! PA/ TIMES1 
      :5 ?OSE BIG H\SES ( :I* GR&FA!R SPEAKS W]E SO PL5TY1 WE MU/ 
      HAVE LIV$ 9 A COTTAGE :E!R WE LIK$ IT OR NOT2 & ! SAID COTTAGE1 9/EAD 
      ( HAV+ 9 IT EV]Y?+ WE WANT1 W\LD HAVE BE5 B>E & EMPTY4 ,WE %\LD NOT 
      HAVE GOT 5\< TO EAT2 \R CLO!S W\LD HAVE BE5 UGLY TO LOOK AT1 DIRTY & 
      FR[ZY4 ,Y\1 GR&FA!R1 HAVE DONE NO H>D WORK = YE>S N[1 BUT W&] AB\T 
      & READ Y\R BOOKS & HAVE NO?+ TO WORRY Y\2 & AS = ME1 ,I WORK H>D :5 
      ,I LIKE IT1 BECAUSE ,I LIKE IT1 & ?9K IT DOES ME GOOD1 & KNITS UP MY MUSCLES1 
      & MAKES ME PRETTI] TO LOOK AT1 & HEAL?I] & HAPPI]4 ,BUT 9 ?OSE PA/ DAYS 
      Y\1 GR&FA!R1 W\LD HAVE HAD TO WORK H>D AFT] Y\ W]E OLD2 & W\LD HAVE 
      BE5 ALWAYS AFRAID ( HAV+ TO BE %UT UP 9 A K9D ( PRISON ALONG ) O!R OLD 
      M51 HALF-/>V$ & )\T AMUSEM5T4 ,& AS = ME1 ,I AM TW5TY YE>S OLD4 ,9 
      ?OSE DAYS MY MIDDLE AGE W\LD BE BEG9N+ N[1 & 9 A FEW YE>S ,I %\LD BE 
      P9*$1 ?91 & HAGG>D1 BESET ) TR\BLES & MIS]IES1 SO ?AT NO ONE C\LD 
      HAVE GUESS$ ?AT ,I WAS ONCE A BEAUTIFUL GIRL40 
     
     

      0,IS ?IS :AT Y\ HAVE HAD 9 Y\R M9D1 GUE/80 SAID %E1 ! TE>S 9 H] EYES AT 
      ?\<T ( ! PA/ MIS]IES ( PEOPLE LIKE H]SELF4 
     
     

      0,YES10 SAID ,I1 MU* MOV$2 0?AT & MORE4 (T5 - 9 MY C\NTRY ,I HAVE SE5 ?AT 
      WRET*$ *ANGE Y\ HAVE SPOK5 (1 FROM ! FRE% H&SOME C\NTRY LASS TO ! 
      POOR DRAGGLE-TAIL$ C\NTRY WOMAN40 
     
     

      ,! OLD MAN SAT SIL5T = A LITTLE1 BUT PRES5TLY RECOV]$ HIMSELF & TOOK 
      COM=T 9 HIS OLD PHRASE ( 0,WELL1 Y\ LIKE IT SO1 DO Y\80 
     
     

      0,YES40 SAID ,ELL51 0,I LOVE LIFE BETT] ?AN DEA?40 
     
     

      0,O1 Y\ DO1 DO Y\80 SAID HE4 0,WELL1 = MY P>T ,I LIKE READ+ A GOOD OLD BOOK 
      ) PL5TY ( FUN 9 IT1 LIKE ,?ACK]AY'S ',VANITY ,FAIR4' ,:Y DON'T Y\ WRITE BOOKS 
      LIKE ?AT N[8 ,ASK ?AT QUE/ION ( Y\R ,BLOOMSBURY SAGE40 
     
     

      ,SEE+ ,DICK'S *EEKS R$D5+ A LITTLE AT ?IS SALLY1 & NOT+ ?AT SIL5CE 
      FOLL[$1 ,I ?\<T ,I HAD BETT] DO SOME?+4 ,SO ,I SAID3 0,I AM ONLY ! GUE/1 
      FRI5DS2 BUT ,I KN[ Y\ WANT TO %[ ME Y\R RIV] AT ITS BE/1 SO DON'T Y\ ?9K 
      WE HAD BETT] BE MOV+ PRES5TLY1 AS IT IS C]TA9LY GO+ TO BE A HOT DAY80 
     

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