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,EVIL ,TID+S ,COME ,TO ,H& ,AT ,CLEVEL& 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,NOT LONG HAD HE WORK$ ]E HE HE>D ! S\ND ( HORSEHO(S ONCE MORE1 & HE LOOK$ NOT UP1 BUT SAID TO HIMSELF1 0,IT IS BUT ! LADS BR++ BACK ! TEAMS FROM ! ACRES1 & RID+ FA/ & DRIV+ H>D = JOY ( HE>T & 9 WANTONNESS ( Y\?40  

,BUT ! S\ND GREW NE>] & HE LOOK$ UP & SAW OV] ! TURF WALL ( ! G>? ! FLUTT] ( :ITE RAIM5T2 & HE SAID3  

0,NAY1 IT IS ! MAID5S COM+ BACK FROM ! SEA%ORE & ! GA!R+ ( WRACK40  

,SO HE SET HIMSELF ! H>D] TO HIS WORK1 & LAU<$1 ALL ALONE AS HE WAS1 & SAID3  0,%E IS ) !M3  N[ ,I WILL NOT LOOK UP AGA9 TILL !Y HAVE RIDD5 9TO ! G>?1 & %E HAS COME FROM AMONG !M1 & LEAP$ (F H] HORSE1 & CA/ H] >MS AB\T MY NECK AS H] WONT IS2 & IT WILL REJOICE H] !N TO MOCK ME ) H>D WORDS & K9D VOICE & LONG+ HE>T2 & ,I %ALL LONG = H] & KISS H]1 & SWEET %ALL ! COM+ DAYS SEEM TO US3  & ! DAU<T]S ( \R FOLK %ALL LOOK ON & BE K9D & BLI! ) US40  

,!RE) RODE ! MAID5S 9TO ! G>?1 BUT HE HE>D NO S\ND ( LAU<T] OR M]RIM5T AMONG !M1 :I* WAS CONTR>Y TO !IR WONT2 & HIS HE>T FELL1 & IT WAS AS IF 9/EAD ( ! MAID5S' LAU<T] ! VOICES ( ?OSE WAYF>]S CAME BACK UPON ! W9D CRY+ \T1 0,IS ?IS ! ,L&8  ,IS ?IS ! ,L&80  

,!N HE LOOK$ UP HA/ILY1 & SAW ! MAID5S DRAW+ NE>1 T5 ( ! ,H\SE ( ! ,RAV51 & ?REE ( ! ,H\SE ( ! ,ROSE2 & HE BEHELD !M ?AT !IR FACES W]E PALE & WOE-BEGONE1 & !IR RAIM5T R5T1 & !RE WAS NO JOY 9 !M4  ,HALLBLI! /OOD A<A/ :ILE ONE :O HAD GOTT5 (F H] HORSE 7& %E WAS ! DAU<T] ( HIS [N MO!R7 RAN PA/ HIM 9TO ! HALL1 LOOK+ NOT AT HIM1 AS IF %E DUR/ NOT3  & ANO!R RODE (F SWIFTLY TO ! HORSE-/ALLS4 ,BUT ! O!RS1 LEAV+ !IR HORSES1 DREW R\ND AB\T HIM1 & = A :ILE NONE DUR/ UTT] A WORD2 & HE /OOD GAZ+ AT !M1 ) ! SPOKE-%AVE 9 HIS H&1 HE ALSO SIL5T2 = HE SAW ?AT ! ,HO/AGE WAS NOT ) !M1 & HE KNEW ?AT N[ HE WAS ! YOKEFELL[ ( SORR[4  

,AT LA/ HE SPOKE G5TLY & 9 A K9D VOICE1 & SAID3  0,TELL ME1 SI/]S1 :AT EVIL HA? BEFALL5 US1 EV5 IF IT BE ! DEA? ( A DE> FRI5D1 & ! ?+ ?AT MAY NOT BE AM5D$40  

,!N SPOKE A FAIR WOMAN ( ! ,ROSE1 :OSE NAME WAS ,BRI<TL+1 & SAID3  0,HALLBLI!1 IT IS NOT ( DEA? ?AT WE HAVE TO TELL1 BUT ( SUND]+1 :I* MAY YET BE AM5D$4  ,WE W]E ON ! S& ( ! SEA NI< ! ,%IP-/EAD & ! ,ROLL]S ( ! ,RAV51 & WE W]E GA!R+ ! WRACK & PLAY+ TOGE!R2 & WE SAW A R\ND-%IP NI< TO %ORE LY+ ) H] %EET SLACK1 & H] SAIL BEAT+ ! MA/2 BUT WE DEEM$ IT TO BE NONE O!R ?AN SOME B>K ( ! ,FI%- BIT]S1 & ?\<T NO H>M !RE(1 BUT W5T ON RUNN+ & PLAY+ AMID ! LITTLE WAVES ?AT FELL ON ! S&1 & ! RIPPLES ?AT CURL$ >\ND \R FEET4  ,AT LA/ !RE CAME A SMALL BOAT FROM ! SIDE ( ! R\ND-%IP1 & R[$ 9 T[>D %ORE1 & /ILL WE FE>$ NOT1 ?\< WE DREW A LITTLE ABACK FROM ! SURF & LET FALL \R G[N-HEMS4  ,BUT ! CREW ( ?AT BOAT BEA*$ H] CLOSE TO :]E WE /OOD1 & CAME HA/ILY WAD+ ! SURF T[>DS US2 & WE SAW ?AT !Y W]E TWELVE WEAPON$ M51 GREAT1 & GRIM1 & ALL CLAD 9 BLACK RAIM5T4  ,!N 9DE$ W]E WE AFRAID1 & WE TURN$ AB\T & FL$ UP ! BEA*2 BUT N[ IT WAS TOO LATE1 = ! TIDE WAS AT MORE ?AN HALF EBB & LONG WAS ! WAY OV] ! S& TO ! PLACE :]E WE HAD LEFT \R HORSES TI$ AMONG ! TAM>ISK-BU%ES4  ,NEV]!LESS WE RAN1 & HAD GOTT5 UP TO ! PEBBLE-BEA* BE=E !Y RAN 9 AMONG US3  & !Y CAU<T US1 & CA/ US D[N ON TO ! H>D /ONES4  

0,!N !Y MADE US SIT 9 A R[ ON A RIDGE ( ! PEBBLES2 & WE W]E SORE AFRAID1 YET MORE = DEFILEM5T AT !IR H&S ?AN = DEA?2 = !Y W]E EVIL-LOOK+ M5 EXCE$+ F\L ( FAVOR4  ,!N SAID ONE ( !M3  ',:I* ( ALL Y\ MAID5S IS ! ,HO/AGE ( ! ,H\SE ( ! ,ROSE8'  

0,!N ALL WE KEPT SIL5CE1 = WE W\LD NOT BETRAY H]4  ,BUT ! EVIL MAN SPAKE AGA93  ',*OOSE YE !N :E!R WE %ALL TAKE ONE1 OR ALL ( Y\ ACROSS ! WAT]S 9 \R BLACK %IP4'  ,YET /ILL WE O!RS SPAKE NOT1 TILL >OSE ?Y BELOV$1 ,O ,HALLBLI!1 & SAID3  

0',LET IT BE ONE !N1 & NOT ALL2 = ,I AM ! ,HO/AGE4'  

0',H[ %ALT ?\ MAKE US SURE !RE(8' SAID ! EVIL C>LE4  

0,%E LOOK$ ON HIM PR\DLY & SAID3  ',BECAUSE ,I SAY IT4'  

0',WILT ?\ SWE> IT8' SAID HE4  

0',YEA1' SAID %E1 ',I SWE> IT BY ! TOK5 ( ! ,H\SE :]E9 ,I %ALL W$2 BY ! W+S ( ! ,F[L ?AT SEEKE? ! ,FIELD ( ,SLAY+4'  

0',IT IS 5\<1' SAID ! MAN1 'COME ?\ ) US4  ,& YE MAID5S SIT YE !RE1 & MOVE NOT TILL WE HAVE MADE WAY ON \R %IP1 UNLESS YE W\LD FEEL ! PO9T ( ! >R[4  ,= YE >E )9 B[%OT ( ! %IP1 & WE HAVE %OT WEAPONS ABO>D4'  

0,SO ! ,HO/AGE DEP>T$ ) !M1 & %E UNWEEP+1 BUT WE WEPT SORELY4  ,& WE SAW ! SMALL BOAT COME UP TO ! SIDE ( ! R\ND- %IP1 & ! ,HO/AGE GO+ OV] ! GUNWALE ALONG ) ?OSE EVIL M51 & WE HE>D ! HALE & H[ ( ! M>9]S AS !Y DREW UP ! AN*OR & %EET$ HOME2 & !N ! SWEEPS CAME \T & ! %IP BEGAN TO MOVE OV] ! SEA4  ,& ONE ( ?OSE EVIL-M9D$ M5 B5T HIS B[ & %OT A %AFT AT US1 BUT IT FELL F> %ORT ( :]E WE SAT1 & ! LAU< ( ?OSE RUNAGATES CAME OV] ! S&S TO US4 ,SO WE CREPT UP ! BEA* TREMBL+1 & !N ROSE TO \R FEET & GOT TO \R HORSES1 & RODE HI!R SPE$ILY1 & \R HE>TS >E BROK5 = ?Y SORR[40  

,AT ?AT WORD CAME ,HALLBLI!'S [N SI/] \T FROM ! HALL2 & %E BORE WEAPONS ) H]1 TO WIT ,HALLBLI!'S SWORD & %IELD & HELM & HAUB]K4  ,AS = HIM HE TURN$ BACK SIL5TLY TO HIS WORK1 & SET ! /EEL ( ! SPE> ON ! NEW A%5 %AFT1 & TOOK ! HAMM] & SMOTE ! NAIL 91 & LAID ! WEAPON ON A R\ND PEBBLE ?AT WAS !REBY1 & CL5*$ ! NAIL ON ! O!R SIDE4  ,!N HE LOOK$ AB\T1 & SAW ?AT ! O!R DAMSEL HAD BR\<T HIM HIS COAL-BLACK W>-HORSE READY SADDL$ & BRIDL$2 !N HE DID ON HIS >MOR1 & GIRT HIS SWORD TO HIS SIDE & LEAP$ 9TO ! SADDLE1 & TOOK HIS NEW-%AFT$ SPE> 9 H& & %OOK ! RE94  ,BUT NONE ( ALL ?OSE DAMSELS DUR/ SAY A WORD TO HIM OR ASK HIM :I!R HE W5T1 = !Y FE>$ HIS FACE1 & ! SORR[ ( HIS HE>T4  ,SO HE GOT HIM \T ( ! G>? & TURN$ T[>D ! SEA-%ORE1 & !Y SAW ! GLITT] ( HIS SPE>-PO9T A M9UTE OV] ! TURF-WALL1 & HE>D ! CLATT] ( HIS HORSE-HO(S AS HE GALLOP$ OV] ! H>D WAY2 & ?US HE DEP>T$4  

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