,BOOK #b1 ,*APT] #ba 
,A ,BATTLE 9 ! ,M\NTA9S 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,:5 IT WAS MORN+ !Y >OSE E>LY & ATE A MORSEL2 & ,CLEM5T GAVE FREELY TO ! ,W>D5 & HIS HELPMATE ON BEHALF ( ! FELL[%IP2 & !N !Y SADDL$ !IR NAGS1 & DID ON ! LOADS & DEP>T$2 & ! WAY WAS EVIL O!RWISE1 BUT IT WAS D[N HILL1 & ALL WAT]S RAN EA/4  

,ALL DAY !Y RODE1 & AT EV5 :5 ! SUN HAD NOT QUITE SET1 !Y PIT*$ !IR CAMP AT ! FOOT ( A R\ND KNOLL AMID A VALLEY :]E WAS WAT] & GRASS2 & LOOK+ D[N !NCE1 !Y HAD A SI<T ( ! FRUITFUL PLA91 :]E9 LAY ,*EAP+ ,KN[E ALL GOODLY BLUE 9 ! DI/ANCE4  

,?IS WAS A FAIR PLACE & A LOVELY1 & GREAT EASE W\LD !Y HAVE HAD !RE1 W]E IT NOT ?AT !Y MU/ KEEP WAT* & W>D ) MORE PA9S ?AN !RET(ORE2 = ,CLEM5T DEEM$ IT AS GOOD AS C]TA9 ?AT ! WILD M5 W\LD FALL UPON !M ?AT NI<T4  

,BUT ALL WAS PEACEFUL ! NI<T ?R\<1 & 9 ! MORN+ !Y GAT TO ! WAY SPE$ILY1 RID+ ) !IR >MOR ON1 & !IR B[S B5T3 & ?REE ( ! M5-AT->MS RODE AHEAD TO ESPY ! WAY4  

,SO IT BEFELL ?AT !Y HAD NOT RIDD5 TWO H\RS ]E BACK CAME ! =E-RID]S ) ! TID+S ?AT ! PASS NEXT BEL[ !M WAS ?ICK ) ! ,/RONG-?IEVES4  

,! FELL[%IP W]E AS !N 9 SU* A PLACE1 ?AT !Y W]E RID+ A HI< B>E RIDGE1 & C\LD NOT BE ASSAIL$ TO ! ADVANTAGE ( ! ?IEVES IF !Y ABODE :]E !Y W]E2 :]EAS IF !Y W5T =W>D1 !Y MU/ NE$S GO D[N ) ! ROAD 9TO ! DALE ?AT WAS BESET BY ! WILD M54  ,N[ !Y W]E ?REE-SCORE & TWO ALL TOLD1 BUT ( !SE BUT A SCORE ( M5-AT->MS BESIDES ,RALPH1 & ,CLEM5T1 :O WAS A /\T FI<T] :5 NE$ WAS4 ,( ! O!RS1 SOME W]E BUT LADS1 & ( ! ,*APM5 W]E ?REE OLD M51 & MORE ?AN ONE BL5*] BESIDES4  ,H[EV]1 ALL M5 W]E >M$1 & !Y HAD MANY B[S1 & SOME ( ! *APM5'S KNAVES W]E FELL >*]S4  

,SO !Y TOOK C\NSEL TOGE!R1 & TO SOME IT SEEM$ BETT] TO ABIDE ! ONSET ON !IR VANTAGE GR\ND4 ,BUT TO ,CLEM5T & ! OLD] M5-AT->MS ?IS SEEM$ ( NO AVAIL4 ,= ?\< !Y C\LD SEE ! PLA9 C\NTRY D[N BEL[1 !Y W\LD HAVE NO SUCCOR ( IT2 & ,CLEM5T BADE !M ?9K H[ ! NI<T W\LD COME AT LA/1 & ?AT ! LONG] !Y ABODE1 ! GREAT] W\LD BE ! GA!R+ ( ! ,/RONG-?IEVES2 SO ?AT1 ALL ?+S CONSID]$1 IT W]E BETT] TO FALL ON AT ONCE & TO TRY ! ADV5TURE ( ! VALLEY4 ,& ?IS AFT] SOME TALK !Y YEA-SAID ALL1 SAVE A FEW :O HELD !IR SK9S SO DE> ?AT !IR WITS W&]$ SOME:AT4  

,SO !SE TIMOR\S ONES !Y BADE GU>D ! SUMPT] BEA/S & !IR LOADS2 & EV5 SO !Y DID1 & ABODE A LITTLE1 :ILE ! M5-AT->MS & ! B[M5 W5T =W>D )\T MORE ADO2 & ,RALPH RODE BETWIXT ,CLEM5T & ! CAPTA9 ( ! M5-AT->MS4  

,PRES5TLY !Y W]E COME CLOSE TO ! PLACE :]E ! WAY W5T D[N 9TO ! VALLEY1 CLEAV+ ?R\< A CLAYEY B5T1 SO ?AT ! SLIPP]Y SIDES ( ! CLEFT W5T UP HI< TO RI<T & LEFT2 :]E=E BY GOODHAP !RE W]E NO BIG /ONES ANI< TO ROLL D[N UPON !M4  ,MOREOV] ! WAY WAS %ORT1 & !Y RODE SIX ABREA/ D[N ! PASS & W]E SOON ?R\< ! HOLL[ WAY4 ,AS HE RODE ,RALPH SAW A FEW ( ! ,/RONG-?IEVES AT ! NE!R 5D :]E ! PASS WID5$ \T1 & !Y LET FLY SOME >R[S AT ! *APM5 :I* DID NO HURT1 ?\< SOME ( ! %AFTS RATTL$ ON ! >MOR ( ! COMPANIONS4 ,BUT :5 ,CLEM5T SAW ?AT FOLK1 & HE>D ! NOISE ( !IR %\T+ HE LIFT$ UP A GREAT AX ?AT HE BORE & CRI$1 0,/4 ,AGNES = ! ,M]C]S60 & SET SPURS TO HIS HORSE4 ,SO DID !Y ALL1 & CAME CLATT]+ & %\T+ D[N ! /EEP ROAD LIKE A /ONE \T ( A SL+1 & DRAVE RI<T 9TO ! VALLEY ONE & ALL1 ! W\LDBE LAGG>DS FOLL[+ AFT]2 = !Y W]E AFRAID TO BE LEFT BEH9D4  

,! WILD M51 :O1 SAVE = WIDE %IELDS :I* !Y BORE1 W]E BUT EVILLY >M$1 MO/LY 9 SK9S ( BEA/S1 MADE NO C\NT5ANCE ( DEF5SE1 BUT FL$ ALL !Y MI<T T[>DS ! /EEP SLOPES ( ! VALLEY1 & !N TURN$ & FELL TO %OOT+2 = ! COMPANIONS DUR/ NOT PURSUE 9 HA/E LE/ !Y %\LD BE SCATT]$1 & OV]:ELM$ BY ! MULTITUDE ( FOEM52 BUT !Y DREW UP ALONG ! S\? SIDE ( ! VALLEY1 & HAD ! MA/]Y ( ! ROAD1 SO ?AT ?IS FIR/ B\T WAS )\T BLOOD-%$D+4 ,ALBEIT ! ?IEVES /ILL %OT 9 !IR WEAK B[S FROM ! HILL-SIDE1 BUT SC>CE HURT A MAN4 ,!N ! B[M5 ( ! FELL[%IP FELL TO %OOT+ AT ! WILD M51 :ILE ! M5-AT->MS BREA!D !IR HORSES1 & ! SUMPT]-BEA/S W]E GA!R$ TOGE!R BEH9D !M2 = !Y HAD NO DREAD ( ABID+ !RE A :ILE1 :]EAS BEH9D !M ! GR\ND WAS BROK5 9TO A /EEP %ALY CLIFF1 BU%$ H]E & !RE ) T\< BU%ES1 SO ?AT NO MAN C\LD COME UP IT SAVE BY CLIMB+ ) H& & KNEE1 & ?AT NOT EASILY4  

,N[ :5 ! >*]S HAD %OT A GOOD :ILE1 & SOME ( ! ?IEVES HAD FALL5 BE=E !M1 & M5 W]E 9 GOOD HE>T BECAUSE ( ! FLI<T ( ! WILD M51 ,RALPH1 SEE+ ?AT !SE /ILL HUNG AB\T ! SLOPES1 CRI$ \T3 0,MA/] ,CLEM5T1 & ?\ ,CAPTA91 SURE IT WILL BE ILL-DONE TO LEAVE !SE M5 UNBROK5 BEH9D US1 LE/ !Y FOLL[ US & HANG AB\T \R H9D]MO/1 SLAY+ US BO? M5 & HORSES40  

0,EV5 SO10 QUO? ! CAPTA91 :O WAS A MAN ( FEW WORDS1 0LET US GO4 ,BUT DO ?\1 ,CLEM5T1 ABIDE BY ! /UFF ) ! LADS & B[M540  

,!N HE CRI$ \T AL\D3  0,/4 ,*RI/OPH] TO AID60 & %OOK HIS RE91 & ALL !Y :O W]E CLAD 9 >MOR & WELL M\NT$ SPURR$ ON ) HIM AGA9/ ! /RONG-?IEVES4 ,BUT !SE1 :5 !Y SAW ! ONSET ( ! HORSEM51 BUT DREW A LITTLE UP ! HILL-SIDE & /OOD FA/1 & SOME ( ! HORSES W]E HURT BY !IR %OT4 ,SO ! CAPTA9 BADE DRAW RE9 & (F HORSE1 :ILE ,CLEM5T L$ HIS B[M5 NI<]1 & !Y %OT WELL TOGE!R1 & H9D]$ ! ?IEVES FROM CLOS+ R\ND ! M5-AT->MS1 OR FALL+ ON ! HORSES4 ,SO !N ! COMPANIONS W5T =W>D /\TLY ON FOOT1 & 5T]$ 9TO ! BATTLE ( ! ?IEVES1 & !RE WAS ! ?RU/+ & ! HEW+ GREAT3  = ! FOEM5 BORE AXES1 & MALLS1 & SPE>S1 & W]E LITTLE AFRAID1 HAV+ ! VANTAGE-GR\ND2 & !Y W]E LI! & /RONG M51 ?\< NOT TALL4  

,RALPH PLAY$ MANFULLY1 & WAS HURT BY A SPE> ABOVE ! KNEE1 BUT NOT GRIEV\SLY2 SO HE HE$$ IT NOT1 BUT CLE>$ A SPACE ALL AB\T HIM ) GREAT /ROKES ( ! ,UPMEADS' BLADE2 !N AS ! WILD M5 GAVE BACK !RE WAS ONE ( !M :O /OOD HIS GR\ND & LET DRIVE A /ROKE ( A LONG-H&L$ HAMM] AT HIM1 BUT ,RALPH RAN 9 UND] ! /ROKE & CAU<T HIM BY ! ?ROAT & DREW HIM \T ( ! PRESS4 ,& EV5 !RE) ! WILD M5 BROKE UP BE=E ! ONSET ( ! ALL->M$ C>LES1 & FL$ UP ! HILL1 & ! M5-AT->MS FOLL[$ !M BUT A LITTLE1 = !IR >MOR MADE !M UNSPE$Y2 SO ?AT !Y TOOK NO MORE ( ?OSE M51 ?\< !Y SLEW SOME1 BUT TURN$ AB\T & GA!R$ R\ND ,RALPH & MADE M]RY OV] HIS CAT*1 = !Y W]E JOY\S ) ! HAPPY 5D ( BATTLE2 & ,CLEM5T1 :O HAD LEFT HIS B[M5 :5 ! ,COMPANIONS W]E M+L$ ) ! WILD-M51 WAS !RE AMID ! NI<E/4  

,SAID ,RALPH TO HIM3  0,WELL1 HAVE ,I GOT ME A S]VANT & ?RALL GOOD *EAP80 0,YEA10 SAID ,CLEM5T1 0IF ?\ DEEM A POLECAT A LIKELY H\ND40 ,SAID ! ,CAPTA93  0,PUT ?Y SWORD ?R\< HIM1 KNI<T40  ,QUO? ANO!R3 0,LET HIM RUN UP HILL1 & \R B[M5 %ALL %OOT A MAT* AT HIM40  

0,NAY10 SAID ,RALPH1 0!Y HAVE DONE WELL ) !IR %OOT+1 LET !M RE/4 ,AS TO MY ?RU/+ MY SWORD ?R\< ! MAN1 ,CAPTA91 ,I HAD DONE ?AT BE=E1 HAD ,I BE5 SO M9D$4  ,AT ANY RATE1 ,I WILL ASK HIM IF HE WILL S]VE ME TRULY4 ,O!RWISE HE SEEME? A /RONG C>LE & A H&Y4  ,H[ SAYE/ ?\1 LAD1 DID ,I TAKE !E FAIRLY80  0,YEA10 SAID ! MAN1 0?\ >T A /RONG LAD40  

,HE SEEM$ TO FE> ! SWORDS AB\T HIM BUT LITTLE1 & =SOO? HE WAS A W>RIOR-LIKE MAN1 & NOT ILL-LOOK+4 ,HE WAS ( MIDDLE HEI<T1 /RONG & WELL-KNIT1 ) BLACK HAIR LIKE A BEA/'S MANE = %AGG9ESS1 & BRI<T BLUE EYES4  ,HE WAS CLAD 9 A %ORT COAT ( GRAY HOMESPUN1 ) AN OX-SK9 HAB]GEON LAC$ UP OV] IT2 HE HAD NEI!R HELM NOR HAT1 NOR %OES1 BUT HOS5 MADE ( A WOOL5 CL\T TI$ AB\T HIS LEGS2 HIS %IELD ( WOOD & OX-HIDE LAY ON ! GR\ND A FEW PACES (F1 & HIS HAMM] BESIDE IT1 :I* HE HAD DROPP$ :5 ,RALPH FIR/ H&L$ HIM1 BUT A GREAT UGLY KNIFE WAS /ILL GIRT TO HIM4  

,N[ ,RALPH SAI? TO HIM3  0,:I* WILT ?\--BE SLA91 OR S]VE ME80 ,SAID ! C>LE1 GR9N+1 YET NOT F\LLY3  0,GUESS IF ,I W\LD NOT RA!R S]VE !E60  0,WILT ?\ S]VE ME TRULY80 SAID ,RALPH4 0,:Y NOT80 QUO? ! C>LE3  0YET ,I W>N !E ?AT IF ?\ BEAT ME1 SAVE 9 HOT BLOOD1 ,I %ALL PUT A KNIFE 9TO !E :5 ,I MAY40  

0,O10 SAID ONE1 0?RU/ HIM ?R\< N[ AT ONCE1 LORD ,RALPH40 0,NAY1 ,I WILL NOT10 SAID ,RALPH2 0HE HA? W>N$ ME FAIRLY4 ,MAYBE HE WILL S]VE ME TRULY4  ,MA/] ,CLEM5T1 WILT ?\ L5D ME A HORSE = MY MAN TO RIDE80  0,YEA10 SAID ,CLEM5T2 0YET ,I MISD\BT ME ( ?Y NEW SQUIRE40  ,!N HE TURN$ TO ! M5-AT->MS & SAID3  0,NO T>RY+1 MY MA/]S6 ,TO HORSE & AWAY BE=E !Y GA!R GA960  

,SO !Y M\NT$ & RODE AWAY FROM ?AT VALLEY ( ! PASS1 & ,RALPH MADE HIS MAN RIDE BESIDE HIM4  ,BUT ! MAN SAID TO HIM1 AS SOON AS !Y W]E RID+3  0,TAKE NOTE ?AT ,I WILL NOT FI<T AGA9/ MY K9DR$40 0,NONE BIDDE? !E SO10 SAID ,RALPH2 0BUT DO ?\ TAKE HE$ ?AT IF ?\ FI<T AGA9/ US ,I WILL SLAY !E \TRI<T40  ,SAID ! MAN3 0,A FAIR B>GA960  0,WELL10 SAID ,RALPH1 0,I WILL HAVE ?Y KNIFE ( !E1 LE/ IT TEMPT !E1 AS IS ! WONT ( COLD IRON1 & A MAID5'S BODY40 0,NAY1 MA/]10 QUO? ! MAN1 0LEAVE ME MY KNIFE1 AS ?\ >T A GOOD FELL[4 ,9 TWO H\RS TIME WE %ALL BE PA/ ALL P]IL ( MY PEOPLE1 & :5 WE COME D[N BEL[ ,I WILL SLAY !E AS MANY AS ?\ WILT1 SO IT BE \T ( ! K9DR$4  ,=SOO? D[N !RE EVIL !Y BE1 & UNK9SOME40  

0,SO BE IT1 LAD10 SAID ,RALPH1 LAU<+1 0KEEP ?Y KNIFE2 BUT HANG ?IS WORD ( M9E !REON1 ?AT IF ?\ SLAY ANY MAN ( ?IS FELL[%IP SAVE ME1 ,I WILL RA!R FLAY !E ALIVE ?AN SLAY !E40 ,QUO? ! C>LE3  0,?AT IS ! B>GA91 !N1 & ,I YEASAY IT40 0,GOOD10 SAID ,RALPH2 0N[ TELL ME ?Y NAME40  0,BULL ,%OCKHEAD10 SAID ! C>LE4  

,BUT N[ ! FELL[%IP TOOK TO RID+ SO FA/ D[N ! SLOPES ( ! M\NTA9S ON A F> BETT] ROAD1 ?AT TALK+ TOGE!R WAS NOT EASY4 ,!Y KEPT GOOD WAT*1 BO? BEH9D & AHEAD1 NOR W]E !Y SET UPON AGA91 ?\< :ILES !Y SAW CLUMPS ( M5 ON ! HILL-SIDES4  

,SO AFT] A :ILE1 :5 IT WAS A LITTLE PA/ NOON1 !Y CAME AD[N TO ! L[] SLOPES ( ! M\NTA9S & ! FOOT-HILLS1 :I* W]E GRE5 & UN/ONY2 & !REON W]E TO BE SE5 CATTLE & NEA!RDS & %EPH]DS1 & H]E & !RE ! G>? ( A HOME/EAD1 & F5C$ ACRES AB\T IT4  

,SO N[ ?AT !Y W]E COME D[N 9TO ! PEOPL$ P>TS1 !Y DISPLAY$ ! BANN]S ( !IR FELL[%IPS1 TO WIT1 ! ,AGNES1 ! ,:ITE ,FLEECE1 ! ,*RI/OPH]1 & ! ,%IP & ,NI*OLAS1 :I* LA/ WAS ! BANN] ( ! ,F>+-KNI<TS ( ,:ITWALL2 BUT ,RALPH WAS GLAD TO RIDE UND] ! BANN] ( ,/4 ,NI*OLAS1 HIS FRI5D1 & DEEM$ ?AT LUCK MI<T ! RA!R COME TO HIM !REBY4 ,BUT !Y DISPLAY$ !IR BANN]S N[1 BECAUSE !Y KNEW ?AT NO MAN ( ! PEOPL$ P>TS W\LD BE SO H>DY AS TO FALL UPON ! ,*APM51 ( :OM !Y LOOK$ TO HAVE MANY MATT]S = !IR USE & PLEASURE4  

,SO N[ ?AT !Y FELT !MSELVES SAFE1 !Y /AY$ !M1 & SAT D[N BY A FAIR LITTLE /REAM1 & ATE !IR D9N] ( SU* MEAT & DR9K AS !Y HAD2 & ,RALPH DEP>T$ HIS %>E ) HIS ?RALL1 & ! MAN WAS HUNGRY & ATE WELL2 SO ?AT ,CLEM5T SAID MOCK+LY3 0,?\ FE$E/ ?Y ?RALL OV] WELL1 LORD1 EV5 = A K+'S SON3 IS IT SO ?AT ?\ >T M9D$ TO FATT5 HIM & EAT HIM80 ,!N SOME ( ! O!RS TOOK UP ! JE/1 & BADE ! C>LE REFRA9 HIM ( ! MEAT1 SO ?AT HE MI<T NOT FATT51 & MI<T LIVE ! LONG]4 ,HE HE>K5$ TO !M1 & KNIT HIS BR[S & LOOK$ FI]CELY FROM ONE TO ! O!R4  ,BUT ,RALPH LAU<$ AL\D1 & %OOK HIS F+] AT HIM & REFRA9$ HIM1 & HIS WRA? RAN (F HIM & HE LAU<$1 & %OV$ ! VICTUAL 9TO HIM D\<TILY1 & SI<$ = PLEASURE :5 HE HAD MADE AN 5D & DRUNK A DRAFT ( W9E4  

,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG4 

,*RONOLOGY 3 
,FEBRU>Y #b#g1 #bba 3 ,BOOK #b1 ,*APT] #ba -- ,ADD$4 

 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3  
HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/