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,RALPH ,HE>E? ,MORE ,TID+S ( ! ,DAMSEL 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,! SECOND DAY1 :ILE ! M]*ANTS SAW TO !IR *AFF]1 MO/ ( ! M5-AT->MS1 & ,RALPH ) !M1 SP5T !IR TIME AGA9 9 ?OSE GOODLY G>D5S2 :]E1 9DE$1 SOME ( !M MADE FRI5DS ( FAIR WOM5 ( ! PLACE2 9 :I* !RE WAS LESS RISK ?AN HAD BE5 = ALI5S 9 SOME T[NS1 :]EAS AT ,*EAP+ ,KN[E SU* WOM5 AS W]E W$D$ ACCORD+ TO LAW1 OR DAMSELS 9 ! C>E ( !IR K9DR$1 OR SLAVES :O W]E CONCUB9ES1 HAD NOT D>$ SO MU* AS TO LOOK ON A MAN4  

,! ?IRD DAY TIME HUNG SOME:AT HEAVY ON ,RALPH'S H&S1 NOT BUT ?AT ! ,COMPANIONS W]E WELL AT EASE1 BUT RA!R BECAUSE HIMSEEM$ ?AT HE WAS NOT /IRR+ 9 ! QUE/4  

,BUT ! NEXT DAY ,CLEM5T BADE HIM COME SEE ?AT ?RALL-M]*ANT A=ESAID1 & BR\<T HIM TO A CORN] ( ! M>KET-PLACE1 :]E WAS A ?RONG LOOK+ ON AT ! *EAP+4  ,!Y W5T ?R\< ! ?RONG1 & BESIDE A /ONE LIKE A LEAP+-ON /ONE SAW A TALL MAN1 GOODLY ( PRES5CE1 BLACK BE>D$1 CLAD 9 SC>LET2 & ?IS WAS ! M]*ANT2 & BY HIM W]E TWO ( HIS KNAVES & C]TA9 WEAPON$ M5 :O HAD BR\<T !IR W>ES TO ! *EAP+4 ,& SOME ( !SE W]E >RAY$ LIKE ?OSE FOEM5 ( ! M\NTA9S4 ,!RE WAS A HALF SCORE & ?REE ( !SE *ATTELS TO BE SOLD1 :O /OOD UP ONE AFT] O!R ON ! /ONE1 ?AT FOLK MI<T *EAP5 !M4  ,! *EAP+ WAS LONG AB\T1 BECAUSE !Y ?AT HAD A M9D TO BUY W]E C>EFUL TO KN[ :AT !Y W]E BUY+1 LIKE AS IF !Y HAD BE5 *EAP5+ A HORSE1 & MO/ ( !M BE=E !Y BID !IR HI<E/ HAD ! *ATTELS AWAY 9TO ! M]*ANT'S BOO? TO /RIP !M1 LE/ !Y %\LD BUY DAMAG$ OR UNH&SOME BODIES2 & ?IS MORE ESPECIALLY IF IT W]E A WOMAN1 = ! M5 W]E ALREADY WELL NI< NAK$4 ,( WOM5 F\R ( !M W]E Y\NG & GOODLY1 & ,RALPH LOOK$ AT !M CLOSELY2 BUT !Y W]E NAU<T LIKE TO ! WOMAN ( HIS QUE/4  

,N[ ?IS *EAP+ IRK$ ,RALPH SORELY1 AS WAS LIKE TO BE1 :]EAS1 AS HA? BE5 TOLD1 HE CAME FROM A L& :]E W]E NO ?RALLS1 NONE BUT VAVASSORS & GOOD YEOM53  YET HE ABODE TILL ALL WAS DONE1 HANSEL PAID1 & ! ?RALLS L$ (F BY !IR NEW MA/]S4 ,!N ,CLEM5T L$ HIM UP TO ! M]*ANT1 TO :OM HE GAVE ! SELE ( ! DAY1 & SAID3  0,MA/]1 ?IS IS ! Y\NG KNI<T ( :OM ,I TOLD !E1 :O DEEME? ?AT A WOMAN :O IS HIS FRI5D HA? BE5 BR\<T TO ?IS M>KET & SOLD !RE1 & IF HE MI<T1 HE W\LD RANSOM H]40  

,! M]*ANT GREET$ ,RALPH C\RTE\SLY1 & BADE HIM & ,CLEM5T COME 9TO HIS H\SE1 :]E !Y MI<T SPEAK MORE PRIVILY4 ,SO DID !Y1 & HE TREAT$ !M ) HONOR1 & SET W9E & SPICES BE=E !M1 & BADE ,RALPH SAY :ATLIKE ! WOMAN WAS4 ,RALPH DID SO1 & WOND]$ AT HIMSELF H[ WELL & CLOSELY HE C\LD TELL ( H]1 LIKE AS A PICTURE PA9T$4  ,&1 MOREOV]1 HE DREW =? ?AT PIECE ( H] G[N :I* HE HAD COME ON BY ! ,MID-,M\NTA9 ,H\SE  

,SO :5 HE HAD DONE1 ! M]*ANT1 :O WAS A MAN SOB] ( ASPECT & SOME:AT SL[ ( SPEE*1 SAID3  0,SIR1 ,I BELIEVE SURELY ?AT ,I HAVE SE5 ?IS DAMSEL1 BUT %E IS NOT ) ME N[1 NOR HAVE ,I SOLD H] EV]2 BUT HI!R WAS %E BR\<T TO BE SOLD BY A MAN ( ! M\NTA9 FOLK NOT V]Y MANY DAYS AGO4 ,& ! MAN'S NAME WAS ,BULL ,NOSY1 OR ! LONGNOS$ MAN ( ! K9DR$ ( ! ,BULL1 = 9 SU* WISE >E NAM$ ! M5 ( ?AT UNHAPPY FOLK4 ,N[ ?IS WAS ! CAUSE :Y ,I MI<T NOT SELL H]1 ?AT %E WAS SO PR\D & /\T ?AT M5 FE>$ H]1 :AT %E MI<T DO IF !Y HAD H] AWAY4 ,& :5 SOME SPAKE TO SEE H] BODY NAK$1 %E D5I$ IT UTT]LY1 SAY+ ?AT %E W\LD DO A MIS*IEF TO :OMSOEV] TRI$ IT4 ,SO ,I SPAKE TO HIM :O [N$ H]1 & ASK$ HIM IF HE ?\<T IT GOOD TO TAKE H] A :ILE & QUELL H] ) SU* PA9S AS W\LD SPOIL H] BUT LITTLE1 & !N BR+ H] TO M>KET :5 %E WAS MEEK]4 ,BUT HE HE$$ MY WORDS LITTLE1 & L$ H] AWAY1 %E RID+ ON A HORSE & HE GO+ AFOOT BESIDE H]2 = ! M\NTA9-M5 BE NO HORSEM540  

,SAID ,RALPH3  0,DO/ ?\ KN[ AT ALL :I!R HE WILL HAVE L$ H]80 ,SAID ! M]*ANT3  0,BY MY DEEM+1 HE WILL HAVE GONE FIR/ ( ALL TO ! T[N ( ,:IT5ESS1 :I!R ?Y ,FELL[%IP WILL BETAKE !M ]E LONG3 = HE WILL BE M9D$ TO MEET !RE ! ,LORD ( ,UTT]BOL1 :O IS = SU* LIKE W>ES2 & HE WILL EI!R GIVE H] TO HIM AS A GIFT1 = :I* HE WILL HAVE A GIFT 9 RETURN1 OR HE WILL SELL H] TO MY LORD AT A PRICE IF HE D>E TO *AFF] ) HIM4  ,AT LEA/ SO WILL HE DO IF HE BE WISE4 ,N[ IF ! SAID LORD HA? H]1 IT WILL BE SOME:AT MORE ?AN H>D = !E TO GET H] AGA91 TILL HE HAVE ALTOGE!R DONE ) H]2 = MONEY & GOODS >E NAU<T TO HIM BESIDE ! DO+ ( HIS WILL4 ,BUT !RE IS ?IS = ?Y COM=T1 ?AT :]EAS %E IS SO FAIR A WOMAN1 %E WILL BE WELL ) MY LORD4  ,= ,I W>RANT ME ?AT %E WILL NOT D>E TO BE PR\D ) HIM1 AS %E WAS ) ! FOLK H]E40  

0,YEA10 SAID ,RALPH1 0& :AT IS ?IS LORD ( ,UTT]BOL ?AT ALL FOLK1 M5 & WOM51 FE> HIM SO80  ,SAID ! M]*ANT3 0,FAIR SIR1 ?\ MU/ P>DON ME IF ,I SAY NO MORE ( HIM4 ,BELIKE ?\ MAY/ FALL 9 ) HIM2 & IF ?\ DO/1 TAKE HE$ ?AT ?\ MAKE NOT ?YSELF GREAT ) HIM40  

,SO ,RALPH ?ANK$ ! M]*ANT & DEP>T$ ) ,CLEM5T1 ( :OM PRES5TLY HE ASK$ IF HE KNEW AU<T ( ?IS LORD ( ,UTT]BOL4  ,SAID ,CLEM5T3 0,GOD =BID ?AT ,I %\LD EV] MEET HIM1 SAVE :]E ,I W]E MANY & HE FEW4 ,I HAVE NEV] SE5 HIM2 BUT HE IS DEEM$ BY ALL M5 AS ! WOR/ ( ! TYRANTS :O VEX !SE L&S1 &1 MAYBE1 ! MI<TIE/40  

,SO WAS ,RALPH SORE AT HE>T = ! DAMSEL1 & ANON HE SPAKE TO ,BULL AGA9 ( H]1 :O DEEM$ SOME:AT1 ?AT HIS K9SMAN HAD BE5 M9D$ AT ! FIR/ TO SELL H] TO ! LORD ( ,UTT]BOL4 ,& ,RALPH ?9KS HIS GAME A H>D ONE1 YET DEEMS ?AT IF HE C\LD BUT F9D \T :]E ! DAMSEL WAS1 HE MI<T DELIV] H]1 :AT BY SLEI<T1 :AT BY BOLDNESS4  

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