,! ,RE/ORATION ( ,R\5 ,CA!DRAL 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

      ,I AM GLAD TO SEE ?AT ! ,DAILY ,*RONICLE UND]/&S SO WELL ! DANG] 
      ( ! ?REAT5$ RE/ORATION ( ,R\5 ,CA!DRAL4 ,IT W\LD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO 
      OV]-E/IMATE ! 9T]E/ ( ?IS MO/ BEAUTIFUL MONUM5T ( >T1 :I*1 TAK+ IT 
      ALTOGE!R1 IS SECOND TO NONE 9 ! TWO GREAT >*ITECTURAL C\NTRIES1 ,FRANCE & 
      ,5GL&4 ,& ?\< VISITORS TO ! ANCI5T ,NORMAN CAPITAL >E MO/ (T5 
      CAPTIVAT$ BY ! EXTRAORD9>Y ELEGANCE ( ,/ ,\51 & 9 CONSEQU5CE SOME:AT 
      NEGLECT ! CA!DRAL1 ! LATT] HAS BO? MORE 9T]E/ & MORE SPECIAL BEAUTY 
      ?AN ! =M]4 ,AS TO WORK TO BE DONE1 ( C\RSE IT IS POSSIBLE ?AT /RUCTURAL 
      REPAIRS >E NECESS>Y2 NAY1 ON SOME SCALE OR O!R !Y >E SURE TO BE1 = 9 
      !SE HUGE BUILD+S UNCEAS+ WAT*FULNESS & UN9T]MITT5T SMALL REPAIRS >E 
      ! PRICE :I* MU/ BE PAID 9 ORD] TO AVOID ! TWO IRREP>ABL$ISA/]S ( RU9 
      OR RE/ORATION4 ,I FE>1 H[EV]1 ) Y\1 ?AT ?IS /RUCTURAL REPAIR1 :I* :5 
      DONE W\LD SC>CELY BE VISIBLE1 IS NOT :AT IS CONTEMPLAT$1 BUT ?AT :5 ! 
      RE/ORATION IS COMPLET$ WE %ALL F9D A GREAT DEAL1 P]HAPS ! GREAT] P>T ( 
      ! DETAIL R$ONE 9TO A M]E MOD]N IMITATION ( ! ANCI5T WORK4 ,?IS HAS BE5 
      DONE = SOME YE>S N[ 9 ! CASE ( ! ,PALAIS DE ,JU/ICE 9 ,R\51 :I* IS 9 
      CONSEQU5CE1 NO LONG] A BEAUTIFUL ,LATE ,GO?IC BUILD+1 AS ,I FIR/ SAW IT 9 #a#h#e#c1 
      BUT A LIFELESS MOD]N ^*/UDY 9 ,GO?IC' PREP>$ 9 ! >*ITECT'S (FICE1 & 
      C>RI$ \T SLAVI%LY BY ! WORKMAN R$UC$ TO A M]E MA*9E4 
     
     

      ,9 !SE DAYS :5 HI/ORY IS /UDI$ SO KE5LY ?R\< G5U9E ORIG9AL DOCUM5TS1 
      & HAS !REBY GA9$ A VITALITY :I* MAKES IT SU* A CONTRA/ TO ! DULL & 
      NOT TOO V]ACI\S ACC\NTS ( K+S & NOBLES1 ?AT US$ TO DO DUTY = HI/ORY1 
      IT SEEMS PITIABLE 9DE$ ?AT ! MO/ IMPORTANT DOCUM5TS ( ALL1 ! ANCI5T 
      BUILD+S ( ! ,MIDDLE ,AGES1 ! WORK ( ! ASSOCIAT$ LABOR & ?\<T ( ! 
      PEOPLE1 ! RESULT ( A *A9 ( TRADITION UNBROK5 FROM ! E>LIE/ AGES 
      ( >T1 %\LD BE FALSIFI$ BY AN UNEASY DESIRE TO DO SOME?+1 A VULG> CRAV+ 
      = =MAL COMPLET5ESS1 :I* IS ALMO/ ESS5TIALLY IMPOSSIBLE 9 A BUILD+ ?AT 
      HAS GR[N FROM DECADE TO DECADE & C5TURY TO C5TURY4 
     
     

      ,AGA91 ! SPECIAL BEAUTY ( M$IEVAL BUILD+S :I* AFT] A LONG P]IOD ( 
      NEGLECT & IGNORANCE1 HAS =C$ ITSELF ON ! ATT5TION ( \R TIME1 %\LD 
      SURELY BY N[ BE RECOGNIZ$ BY ALL 9TELLIG5T P]SONS AS ! \TCOME ( ! 
      CONDITIONS ( ! SOCIETY ( ?AT EPO*1 A ?+ IMPOSSIBLE ( REPRODUCTION UND] 
      ! MOD]N SY/EM ( CAPITALI/ & WAGE-E>N]2 ! ATTEMPT AT REPRODUCTION BE+ 
      MU* ON A LEVEL ) A FIF? =M BOY'S ,LAT9 V]SES SET AGA9/ A PASSAGE ( ! 
      ,5EID4 ,= ! :OLE SURFACE ( A M$IEVAL BUILD+S %[S9TELLIG5T1 
      FREE1 & !RE=E PLEASURABLE WORK ON ! P>T ( ! ACTUAL WORKMAN1 :ILE ?AT 
      ( A MOD]N BUILD+ HAS NO?+ 9 IT MORE ?AN TOIL DONE AGA9/ ! GRA9 UND] 
      ! ?REAT ( />VATION4 ,! ^*RE/ORATION' !RE=E1 9 ! G5]ALLY UND]/OOD 
      S5SE ( ! WORD1 MU/ MEAN S]I\S & LA/+ 9JURY TO ,R\5 ,CA!DRAL1 & MAY 
      MEAN ! DE/RUCTION ( ALL 9T]E/ & BEAUTY 9 IT1 AS WE MAY SEE AT HOME 9 
      SU* EXAMPLES AS ,WORCE/] & ,LI*FIELD4 
     
     

      ,AS TO ,PET]BOR\<1 ,I DO NOT WI% TO PREJUDGE ! CASE1 & CAN ONLY HOPE ?AT 
      NO?+ WILL BE DONE !RE BUT 5SUR+ ! /ABILITY ( ! WE/ FRONT4 ,BUT ,I AM 
      SURE ?AT ! PUBLIC \<T TO BE HE$FULLY ON ! WAT*1 & ?AT NOT A P5NY \<T 
      TO BE SUBSCRIB$1 UNTIL ! REPORT ( :AT IS 9T5D$ TO BE DONE IS FRANKLY LAID 
      BE=E IT 9 ALL DETAIL4 
     
     

      ,LETT] TO ! ,DAILY ,*RONICLE1 #ad ,OCTOB] #a#h#i#e4 
     

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