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,RALPH ,MEETE? A ,MAN 9 ! ,WOOD 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,BUT ! MORN+ BEGAN TO WE> AS HE SAT DEEP 9 !SE ?\<TS & /ILL ! ,C>L9E CAME NOT TO HIM2 & HE ?\<T3 0,%E LEAVE? ME ALONE ?AT ,I MAY DO H] BIDD+3 SO WILL ,I )\T T>RY+40  ,& HE >OSE & DID ON HIS HAUB]K & BASNET1 & GIRT HIS SWORD TO HIS SIDE1 & W5T =?1 A-FOOT AS BE=E4  ,HE CROSS$ ! RIV] BY A WIDE =D & /EPP+ /ONES SOME:AT BEL[ ! POOL :]E9 HE HAD BA!D ON ?AT FIR/ DAY2 & ALREADY BY !N HE HAD GOT SO F>1 :AT ) ! FRE% AIR ( ! BEAUTE\S MORN+1 :AT ) ! *E]FUL T9KL+ ( HIS SWORD & HAUB]K1 HE WAS SOME:AT AM5D$ ( HIS TR\BLE & HEAV9ESS ( SPIRIT4 ,A LITTLE WAY ACROSS ! RIV]1 BUT NI<] TO ! WOOD1 WAS A H\SE OR COT ( ?AT C\NTRY-FOLK1 & AN OLD WOMAN SAT SP9N+ 9 ! DOOR4  ,SO ,RALPH W5T UP ?I!R1 & GREET$ H]1 & CRAV$ ( H] A DRAFT ( MILK2 SO ! GOODY TURN$ AB\T & CRI$ \T TO ONE )91 & !RE CAME =? ONE ( ! MAID5S :OM ,RALPH HAD MET FI%+ ?AT O!R DAY1 & ! OLD WOMAN BADE H] BR+ =? MILK & BREAD4 ,!N ! C>L9E LOOK$ H>D AT ,RALPH1 & SAID3  0,AH6  ,I HAVE HE>D TELL ( !E3  ?\ >T ABID+ ! TURN ( ! DAYS UP AT ! CA/LE YOND]1 AS O!RS HAVE DONE BE=E !E4 ,WELL1 WELL1 BELIKE ?\ %ALT HAVE ?Y WI%1 ?\< :E!R IT %ALL BE TO ?Y PR(IT1 :O %ALL SAY80  

,!REAT ,RALPH'S HE>T FELL AGA91 & HE SAID3  0,SAYE/ ?\1 MO!R1 ?AT !RE HAVE BE5 O!RS ABID+ LIKE ME 9 ! T[]8 ,I KN[ NOT :AT ?Y WORDS MEAN40  

,! C>L9E LAU<$4  0,WELL10 SAID %E1 0H]E COMES ?Y MORN+'S BAIT BORNE BY %APELY H&S 5\<2 EAT & DR9K FIR/2 & !N WILL ,I TELL !E MY MEAN+40  

,!RE) CAME ! MAID5 =? ) ! B[L & ! LOAF2 & 9DE$ %E WAS FAIR 5\<1 & %Y & K9D2 BUT ,RALPH HE$$ H] LITTLE1 NOR WAS HIS HE>T MOV$ BY H] AT ALL4 ,%E SET A /OOL = HIM BESIDE ! DOOR & HE SAT D[N & ATE & DRANK1 ?\< HIS HE>T WAS TR\BL$2 & ! MAID5 HUNG AB\T1 & SEEM$ TO F9D IT NO EASY MATT] TO KEEP H] EYES (F HIM4  

,PRES5TLY ! C>L9E1 :O HAD BE5 WAT*+ ! TWO1 SAID3 0,?\ ASKE/ ( ! MEAN+ ( MY WORDS2 WELL1 DEEME/ ?\ ?AT ,I HAVE HAD MORE M5 ?AN ONE TO LOVE ME80  0,I KN[ NOT1 MO!R10 SAID ,RALPH1 :O C\LD SC>CE HOLD HIMSELF PATI5T4  0,!RE N[60 QUO? ! C>L9E1 0LOOK AT MY DAMSEL6 7%E IS NOT MY DAU<T]1 BUT MY BRO!R'S17 !RE IS A MAN1 & A BRISK LAD TOO1 :OM %E CALLE? H] BAT*ELOR1 & IS AS ,I V]ILY DEEM WELL-PLEAS$ ) HIM3 YET LO Y\ H[ %E EYE? !E1 ?\ FAIR MAN1 & DO? SO ) H] RAIM5T ?AT ?\ MAY/ BE/ SEE H[ %APELY %E IS ( LIMB & FOOT1 & TOYE? H] RI<T H& ) H] LEFT WRI/1 & ! LIKE4--,WELL1 AS = ME1 ,I HAVE HAD MORE LOV]S ?AN ONE OR TWO4  ,& :Y HAVE ,I HAD JU/ SO MANY & NO MORE8 ,NAY1 ?\ NE$E/ NOT MAKE ANY LONG ANSW] TO ME4 ,I AM OLD N[1 & EV5 BE=E ,I WAS OLD ,I WAS NOT Y\NG3 ,I AM N[ F\L ( FAVOR1 & EV5 BE=E ,I BECAME F\L1 ,I WAS NOT SO FAIR--WELL !N80  

0,YEA1 :AT !N80 SAID ,RALPH4  0,?IS !N1 FAIR Y\NG FOOL10 SAID %E3 0! ONE :OM ?\ LOVE/1 LONG HA? %E LIV$1 BUT %E IS NOT OLD TO LOOK ON1 NOR F\L2 BUT FAIR--,O H[ FAIR60  

,!N ,RALPH =GOT HIS FE>1 & HIS HE>T GREW GRE$Y & HIS EYES GLI/5$1 & HE SAID1 YET HE SPOKE FA9TLY3 0,YEA1 IS %E FAIR80  0,:AT6 HA/ ?\ NOT SE5 H]80 SAID ! C>L9E4 ,RALPH CALL$ TO M9D ! GUISE 9 :I* HE HAD SE5 H] & FLU%$ BRI<T R$1 AS HE ANSW]$3  0,YEA1 ,I DEEM ?AT ,I HAVE3 SURELY IT WAS %E40  ,! C>L9E LAU<$3  0,WELL10 SAID %E2 0H[EV] ?\ HA/ SE5 H]1 ?\ HA/ SC>CE SE5 H] AS ,I HAVE40 ,SAID ,RALPH1 0,H[ WAS ?AT80  ,SAID %E3  0,IT IS H] WAY H]E 9 ! SUMM]-TIDE TO BA! H] 9 YOND] POOL UP ! WAT]30 7& IT WAS ! SAME POOL :]E9 ,RALPH HAD BA!D7 0,& %E HA? ME & MY NIECE & TWO O!R WOM5 TO HOLD UP ! SILK5 CLO? BETWIXT H] BODY & ! WORLD2 SO ?AT ,I HAVE SE5 H] AS ,GOD MADE H]2 & ,I %ALL TELL !E ?AT :5 HE WAS AB\T ?AT WORK HE WAS M9D$ TO BE A CRAFTSMA/]2 = !RE IS NO BLEMI% AB\T H] ?AT %E %\LD HIDE H] AT ALL OR ANY:]E4 ,H] SIDES >E SLEEK1 & H] ?I<S NO R\<] ?AN H] FACE1 & H] FEET AS DA9TY AS H] H&S3  YEA1 %E IS A PE>L ALL OV]1 )AL %E IS AS /RONG AS A KNI<T1 & ,I W>RANT H] H>DI] ( HE>T ?AN MO/ KNI<TS4  ,A HAPPY MAN %ALT ?\ BE2 = SURELY ,I DEEM ?\ HA/ NOT COME HI!R TO ABIDE H] )\T SOME TOK5 OR W>RANT ( H]40  

,RALPH HELD D[N HIS HEAD1 & HE C\LD NOT MEET ! OLD WOMAN'S EYES AS %E SPAKE ?US2 & ! MAID5 TOOK H]SELF \T ( E>%OT AT ! FIR/ WORDS ( ! C>L9E H]E(1 & WAS HALFWAY D[N TO ! RIV] BY N[4  

,RALPH SPAKE AFT] A :ILE & SAID3  0,TELL ME1 IS %E GOOD1 & A GOOD WOMAN80  ,! DAME LAU<$ SCORNFULLY & SAID3 0,SURELY1 SURELY2 %E IS ! SA9T ( ! ,=E/ ,L&1 & ! GU>DIAN ( ALL POOR FOLK4  ,ASK ! C>LES ELSE60  

,RALPH HELD HIS PEACE1 & ROSE TO BE GONE & TURN+ SAW ! DAMSEL WAD+ ! %ALL[ =D1 & LOOK+ OV] H] %\LD] AT HIM4 ,HE GAVE ! DAME GOOD DAY1 & DEP>T$ LI<T-FOOT BUT HEAVY HE>T$4 ,YET AS HE W5T1 HE KEPT SAY+ TO HIMSELF3  0,DID %E NOT S5D ?AT ,ROG] TO TURN MY WAYS HI!R8 YET %E COME? NOT4  ,SURELY %E HA? *ANG$ 9 !SE LA/ DAYS1 OR IT MAY BE 9 !SE LA/ H\RS3 YEA1 OR ?IS V]Y H\R40  

,AMID SU* ?\<TS HE CAME 9TO ! WOOD1 & MADE HIS WAY BY ! PA?S & OP5 PLACES1 GO+ S\? & EA/ ( ! ,H\SE3 ,:]EAS ! LA/ DAY HE HAD GONE WE/ & NOR?4  ,HE W5T A S(T PACE1 BUT W&]$ ON )\T ANY /AY TILL IT WAS NOON1 & HE HAD SE5 NAU<T BUT ! WILD ?+S ( ! WOOD1 NOR MANY ( !M4 ,BUT AT LA/ HE HE>D ! T9KLE ( A LITTLE BELL COM+ T[>DS HIM3 SO HE /OOD /ILL & GOT ! HILT ( HIS SWORD READY TO HIS H&2 & ! T9KLE DREW NE>]1 & HE HE>D )AL ! TRAMPLE ( SOME RID+-BEA/2 SO HE W5T T[>D ! S\ND1 & PRES5TLY 9 A CLE>] PLACE ( ! WOOD CAME UPON A MAN ( RELIGION1 A CL]K1 RID+ ON A HACKNEY1 TO :OSE NECK HUNG A HORSE-BELL3 ! PRIE/ HAD SADDLE BAGS BESIDE HIM & C>RI$ 9 HIS RI<T H& A BOOK 9 A BAG4  ,:5 HE MET ,RALPH HE BLESS$ HIM1 & ,RALPH GAVE HIM ! SELE ( ! DAY1 & ASK$ HIM :I!R HE W\LD4 ,SAID ! ,PRIE/3  0,I AM = ! ,LITTLE ,PLA9 & ! ,L& ( ,ABUNDANCE2 :5CE >T ?\1 MY SON1 & :I!R WILT ?\80 0,FROM ?AT V]Y L& ,I COME10 SAID ,RALPH1 0& AS TO :I!R1 ,I SEEK ADV5TURES2 BUT UNLESS ,I SEE MORE ?AN ,I HAVE ?IS =5OON1 OR ?\ CAN/ TELL ME ( !M1 BACK WILL ,I :5CE ,I CAME3 YET TO SAY SOO?1 ,I %ALL NOT BE SORRY = A FELL[ TO HELP ME BACK1 = !SE WOODL& WAYS >E SOME-:AT BL9D40  

,SAID ! ,PRIE/3  0,I WILL BE> !E COMPANY ) A GOOD WILL2 & ,I KN[ ! ROAD RI<T WELL2 = ,I AM ! ,VIC> APPO9T$ BY ! FA!RS ( ! ,?ORN TO S]VE ! *UR* ( ! ,LITTLE ,PLA91 & ! *APEL ( ,/4 ,AN?ONY YOND] 9 ! WOOD1 & TO-DAY ,I GO TO ! *UR* ( ! GOOD FOLK !RE40  

,SO ,RALPH TURN$1 & W5T ALONG ) HIM1 WALK+ BY HIS BRIDLE-RE94 ,& AS !Y W5T ! PRIE/ SAID TO HIM3  0,>T ?\ ONE ( MY LADY'S LORDS80 ,RALPH R$D5$ AS HE SI<$1 & SAID3  0,I AM NO CAPTA9 ( H]S40 ,!N SMIL$ ! PRIE/ & SAID3  0,!N WILL ,I NOT ASK !E ( ?9E ]R&2 = BELIKE ?\ W\LDE/ NOT TELL ME !RE(40  

,RALPH SAID NAU<T1 BUT WAX$ %AMEFAC$ AS HE DEEM$ ?AT ! PRIE/ EY$ HIM CURI\SLY4  ,AT LA/ HE SAID3  0,I WILL ASK !E A QUE/ION 9 TURN1 FA!R40  0,YEA10 SAID ! PRIE/4 ,SAID ,RALPH3  0,?IS LADY ( ! L&1 ! ,LADY ( ,ABUNDANCE1 IS %E A V]Y WOMAN80  0,HOLY ,SA9TS60 QUO? ! PRIE/1 BLESS+ HIMSELF1 0:AT MEANE/ ?\80  ,SAID ,RALPH3 0,I MEAN1 IS %E ( ?OSE :O \TW>DLY HAVE A WOMAN'S SEMBLANCE1 BUT )9 >E ( ! RACE ( ! ANCI5T DEVILS1 ! GODS ( ! ,G5TILES80  

,!N ! PRIE/ CROSS$ HIMSELF AGA91 & SPAKE AS SOLEMNLY AS A JUDGE ON ! B5*3  0,SON1 ,I PRAY ?AT IF ?\ >T NOT 9 ?Y RI<T M9D1 ?\ WILL COME !RE9TO ANON4  ,KN[ ?IS1 ?AT :ATEV] ELSE %E MAY BE1 %E IS A RI<T HOLY WOMAN4 ,OR HA/ ?\ P]*ANCE HE>D ANY EVIL TALES CONC]N+ H]80  

,N[ ,RALPH WAS CONFUS$ AT HIS WORD1 & KNEW NOT :AT TO SAY2 = ?\< 9 HIS M9D HE HAD BE5 PIEC+ TOGE!R ALL ?AT HE HAD HE>D ( ! LADY BO? = GOOD & = EVIL1 HE HAD NO CLE> TALE TO TELL EV5 TO HIMSELF3 SO HE ANSW]$ NO?+4  

,BUT ! PRIE/ W5T ON3  0,SON1 ,I %ALL TELL !E ?AT SU* TALES ,I HAVE HE>D1 BUT FROM :OSE M\? =SOO?8  ,I WILL TELL !E2 FROM A SORT ( IDLE JADES1 Y\NG WOM5 :O W\LD BE ?\<T FAIR] ?AN !Y BE1 :O >E AFRAID ( EV]Y?+ SAVE A NAK$ MAN1 & :O CAN LIE EASI] ?AN !Y CAN SAY !IR PAT]NO/]3 FROM SU* AS !SE COME ! /ORIES2 OR FROM OLD CRONES :O LIVE 9 S\R ANG] ) !MSELVES & ALL ELSE1 BECAUSE !Y HAVE LIV$ NO GOODLY LIFE 9 !IR Y\?1 & HAVE NOT LE>N$ ! LOVEL9ESS ( HOLY *UR*4  ,N[1 SON1 %ALL ! TALES ( SU* WOM51 OLD & Y\NG1 WEI< 9 ?Y M9D BESIDE ! WORD ,I TELL !E ( :AT ,I HAVE SE5 & KN[ CONC]N+ ?IS MO/ EXCELL5T ( LADIES8 ,I TR[ NOT4  ,& = MY P>T ,I TELL !E1 ?AT ?\< %E IS V]ILY AS FAIR AS ,V5US 7,GOD SAVE US7 YET IS %E AS *A/E AS ,AGNES1 AS WISE AS ,KA!R9E1 & AS HUMBLE & MEEK AS ,DORO?Y4 ,%E BE/[E? H] GOODS PL5TIFULLY TO ! *UR*1 & IS M]CIFUL TO POOR M5 !RE)2 & SO F> AS OCCASION MAY S]VE H] %E IS CON/ANT AT ! ,HOLY ,(FICE2 NEI!R DO? %E SP>E TO CONFESS H] S9S1 & TO DO ALL P5ANCE :I* IS BIDD5 H]1 YEA & MORE4 ,= ?\< ,I CANNOT SAY TO MY KN[L$GE ?AT %E WE>E? A HAIR2 YET ONCE & AGA9 HAVE ,I SE5 H] W5D+ ?IS WOODL& T[>D ! *APEL ( H] FRI5D ,/4 ,AN?ONY BY NI<T & CL\D1 SO ?AT FEW MI<T SEE H]1 OB$I5T TO ! ,SCRIPTURE :I* SAYE?1 ',LET NOT ?Y RI<T H& KN[ :AT ?Y LEFT H& DOE?1' & %E B>EFOOT 9 H] SMOCK AMID ! RUGG$ WOOD1 & SO >RAY$ FAIR] ?AN ANY QUE5 9 A GOLD5 G[N4  ,YEA1 AS FAIR AS ! WOODWIVES ( ! ANCI5T HEA!N40  

,!RE) ! PRIE/ /AY$ HIS WORDS1 & SEEM$ AS IF HE W]E FALL5 9TO A DREAM2 & HE SI<$ HEAVILY4 ,BUT ,RALPH WALK$ ON BY HIS BRIDLE-RE9 DREAMY NO LESS2 = ! WORDS ?AT HE HAD HE>D HE HE$$ NOT1 SAVE AS !Y MADE PICTURES = HIM ( ! WAYS ( ?AT WOMAN ( ! =E/4  

,SO !Y W5T ON SOB]LY TILL ! PRIE/ LIFT$ UP HIS HEAD & LOOK$ AB\T LIKE ONE COME \T ( SLUMB]1 & SAID 9 A FIRM VOICE3 0,I TELL !E1 MY SON1 ?AT ?\ MAYE/ SET ?Y LOVE UPON H] )\T S940  ,& !RE) SUDD5LY HE FELL A-WEEP+2 & ,RALPH WAS ILL AT EASE ( HIS WEEP+1 & W5T ALONG BY HIM SAY+ NAU<T2 TILL ! PRIE/ PLUCK$ UP HE>T AGA91 & SAID1 TURN+ TO ,RALPH1 BUT NOT MEET+ HIS EYE3 0,MY SON1 ,I WEEP BECAUSE M5 & WOM5 >E SO EVIL1 & MIS-SAY EA* O!R SO SORELY1 EV5 AS !Y DO BY ?IS HOLY WOMAN40 ,AS HE SPAKE HIS TE>S BRAKE \T AGA91 & ,RALPH /RODE ON FA/1 SO AS TO \TGO HIM1 ?9K+ IT UNMANN]LY TO SEEM AS IF HE NOT$ NOT HIS SORR[2 YET )AL UNABLE TO SAY AU<T TO HIM !RE(4 ,MOREOV] IT IRK$ HIM TO HE> A GR[N MAN WEEP+ = GRIEF1 EV5 ?\< IT W]E BUT A PRIE/4  

,)9 A :ILE ! PRIE/ CAU<T UP ) HIM1 HIS TE>S ALL /AUN*$1 & FELL TO TALK ) HIM *E]FULLY CONC]N+ ! WOOD1 & ! ,LITTLE ,L& & ! DWELL]S !RE9 & ! CONDITIONS ( !M1 & HE PRAIS$ !M MU*1 SAVE ! WOM54 ,RALPH ANSW]$ HIM ) GOOD *E] 9 LIKEWISE2 & ?US !Y CAME TO ! COT ( ! OLD WOMAN1 & BO? %E & ! MAID5 W]E )\T ! H\SE1 ! OLD C>L9E HI!R+ & ?I!R+ ON SOME ]R&1 ! MAID5 LEAN+ AGA9/ A TREE AS IF POND]+ SOME MATT]4 ,AS !Y PASS$ BY1 ! PRIE/ BLESS$ !M 9 WORDS1 BUT HIS EYES SC[L$ ON !M1 :]EAT ! C>L9E GR9N$1 BUT ! DAMSEL HE$$ HIM NOT1 BUT LOOK$ WI/FULLY ON ,RALPH4 ,! PRIE/ MUTT]$ SOME:AT AS HE PASS$1 :I* ,RALPH CAU<T NOT ! MEAN+ (1 & FELL MOODY AGA92 & :5 HE WAS A LITTLE PA/ ! =D HE DREW RE9 & SAID3 0,N[1 SON1 ,I MU/ TO MY CELL H>D BY ! *UR* YOND]3 BUT YET ,I WILL SAY ONE WORD TO !E ]E WE SUND]2 TO WIT1 ?AT TO MY M9D ! ,HOLY ,LADY WILL LOVE NO ONE BUT ! SA9TS ( HEAV51 SAVE IT BE SOME MAN ) :OM ALL WOM5 >E 9 LOVE40  

,!RE) HE TURN$ AWAY SUDD5LY1 & RODE SM>TLY T[>DS HIS *UR*2 & ,RALPH DEEM$ ?AT HE WAS WEEP+ ONCE MORE4 ,AS = ,RALPH1 HE W5T QUIETLY HOME T[>D ! CA/LE1 = ! SUN WAS SETT+ N[1 & AS HE W5T HE POND]$ ALL !SE ?+S 9 HIS HE>T4  

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