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,W9T] ,AMID/ ( ! ,M\NTA9S 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,9 ALL ?IS !Y HAD 5\< TO BE BUSY )1 SO ?AT TIME HUNG NOT HEAVY ON !IR H&S1 & ! %AD[ ( ! ,QUE/ WAS N[ISE BURD5SOME TO !M1 S9CE !Y WOTT$ ?AT !Y HAD TO ABIDE ! WE>+ ( ! DAYS TILL SPR+ WAS COME ) FRE% TID+S4 ,!IR LABOR WAS N[ISE IRKSOME TO !M1 S9CE ,RALPH WAS DEFT 9 ALL MANN] ( SPORTS & CRAFTS1 SU* AS UP-C\NTRY FOLK FOLL[1 & ?\< HE W]E A K+'S SON1 HE HAD MADE A D\<TY YEOMAN3 & AS = ,URSULA1 %E ALSO WAS C\NTRY-BR$1 ( A L9EAGE ( FIELD-FOLK1 & KNEW ALL ! MANN]S ( ! FIELDS4  

,)AL 9 :ATSOEV] WAY IT W]E1 !Y LOV$ EA* O!R DE>LY1 & ALL K9D ( SPEE* FL[$ FREELY BETWIXT !M4 ,SOO? TO SAY1 ,RALPH1 TAK+ HE$ ( ,URSULA1 DEEM$ ?AT %E W]E FA9 TO LOVE HIM BODILY1 & HE WOTT$ WELL BY N[1 ?AT1 :ATEV] HAD BEFALL51 HE LOV$ H]1 BODY & S\L4 ,YET /ILL WAS ?AT FE> ( H] NAYSAY LURK+ 9 HIS HE>T1 IF HE %\LD KISS H]1 OR C>ESS H]1 AS A MAN ) A MAID4 ,!RE=E HE =BORE1 ?\< DESIRE ( H] TORM5T$ HIM GRIEV\SLY AT :ILES4  

,!Y WORE !IR >MOR BUT LITTLE N[1 SAVE :5 !Y W]E AB\T SOME J\RNEY :]E9 WAS P]IL ( WILD BEA/S4  ,URSULA HAD DI<T H] SOME DUE WOMAN'S RAIM5T BETWIXT H] KNI<T'S SURCOAT & DOE-SK9S :I* !Y HAD GOTT51 SO ?AT IT WAS NOT UNSEEMLY ( FA%ION4  ,AS = !IR HORSES1 !Y BUT SELDOM BACK$ !M1 BUT US$ !M TO DRAW /UFF TO !IR ROCK-H\SE ON SL$GES1 :I* !Y MADE ( TREE-B\<S2 SO ?AT ! BEA/S GREW FAT1 FE$+ ON ! GRASS ( ! VALLEY & ! WILD-OATS )AL1 :I* GREW AT ! UPP] 5D ( ! BI<T ( ! VALLEY1 T[>D ! NOR!RN M\NTA9S1 :]E ! GR\ND WAS S&Y4 ,NO MAN !Y SAW1 NOR ANY SIGNS ( MAN1 NOR HAD !Y SE5 ANY SAVE ! ,SAGE1 S9CE ?OSE RID]S ( ,UTT]BOL HAD VANI%$ BE=E !M 9TO ! NI<T4  

,SO WORE AUTUMN 9TO W9T]1 & ! FRO/ CAME1 & ! SN[1 ) PRODIGI\S W9DS FROM \T ( ! M\NTA9S3 YET WAS NOT ! WEA!R SO H>D BUT ?AT !Y MI<T GO =? MO/ DAYS1 & COME TO NO HURT IF !Y W]E W>Y ( ! DRIFTS2 & =SOO? NE$S MU/ !Y GO ABROAD TO TAKE V5ISON = !IR LIVELIHOOD4  

,SO ! W9T] WORE ALSO AMID SWEET SPEE* & FRI5DL9ESS BETWIXT ! TWO1 & !Y LIV$ /ILL AS DE> FRI5DS1 & NOT AS LOV]S4  

,SELDOM !Y SPOKE ( ! ,QUE/1 = IT SEEM$ TO !M N[ A MATT] OV] GREAT = SPEE*4  ,BUT N[ !Y W]E GR[N SO FAMILI> EA* TO EA* ?AT ,URSULA TOOK HE>T TO TELL ,RALPH MORE ( ! TID+S ( ,UTT]BOL1 = N[ ! %AME & GRIEF ( H] BONDAGE !RE WAS BUT AS A /ORY TOLD ( ANO!R1 SO F> AWAY SEEM$ ?AT TIME FROM ?IS4 ,BUT SO GRIEV\S WAS H] TALE ?AT ,RALPH GREW GRIM !REOV]1 & HE SAID3 0,BY ,/4 ,NI*OLAS6 IT W]E A GOOD DE$1 ONCE WE >E PA/ ! M\NTA9S AGA91 TO RIDE TO ,UTT]BOL & DRAG ?AT SW9E & WITTOL FROM HIS HALL & SLAY HIM1 & GIVE HIS FOLK A GOOD DAY4  ,BUT !N !RE IS ?\1 MY FRI5D1 & H[ %ALL ,I DRAW !E 9TO DEADLY /RIFE80  

0,NAY10 %E SAID1 0:]ESO ?\ RIDE/ ?I!R WILL ,I1 & ONE FATE %ALL LIE ON US BO?4  ,WE WILL ?9K !RE( & ASK ! ,SAGE ( IT :5 WE RETURN4 ,:O KN[S :AT %ALL HAVE BEFALL5 !N8  ,REMEMB] ! LI<T+ ( ! C&LE ( ,UTT]BOL ?AT WE SAW FROM ! ,ROCK-SEA1 & ! BOD+ !RE(40 ,SO ,RALPH WAS APPEAS$ = ?AT TIME4  

,(T ALSO !Y SPAKE ( ! LITTLE L&S :5CE !Y CAME1 & ON A TIME AMID ( SU* TALK ,URSULA SAID3  0,BUT ALAS1 FRI5D1 :Y DO ,I SPEAK ( ALL ?IS1 :5 N[ SAVE = MY BRO!R1 :O LOVE? ME BUT AFT] A FA%ION1 TO WIT ?AT ,I MU/ 9 ALL WISE DO HIS BIDD+1 LAD AS HE IS1 ,I HAVE NO LONG] KI? NOR K9 !RE1 SAVE AGA9 AS ALL ! FOLK ( ONE /EAD >E SOME:AT AK94 ,I ?9K1 MY DE>1 ?AT ,I HAVE NO C\NTRY1 NOR ANY H\SE TO WELCOME ME40  

,SAID ,RALPH3  0,ALL L&S1 ANY L& ?AT ?\ MAY/ COME TO1 %ALL WELCOME !E1 & ,I %ALL LOOK TO IT ?AT SO IT %ALL BE40 ,& 9 HIS HE>T HE ?\<T ( ! WELCOME ( ,UPMEADS1 & ( ,URSULA SITT+ ON ! DAIS ( ! HALL ( ! ,HI<-,H\SE4  

,SO WORE ! DAYS TILL ,C&LEMASS1 :5 ! FRO/ BROKE & ! SN[S BEGAN TO MELT1 & ! WAT]S CAME D[N FROM ! M\NTA9S1 SO ?AT ! RIV] ROSE OV] ITS BANKS & ITS WAT]S COV]$ ! PLA9 P>TS ( ! VALLEY1 & ?OSE TWO C\LD GO DRY%OD BUT A LITTLE WAY \T ( !IR CAV]N2 NO FUR!R ?AN ! GRE5 M\ND OR T(T :I* LAY AT ! M\? !RE(3 BUT ! WAT]S W]E ?RONG$ ) F[L1 AS MALL>D & TEAL & COOTS1 & ( !SE !Y TOOK :AT !Y W\LD4  ,:ILES ALSO !Y WAD$ ! %ALL[S ( ! FLOOD1 & :ILES POL$ A RAFT AB\T IT1 & SO HAD PLEASURE ( ! WAT]S AS BE=E !Y HAD HAD ( ! SN[4 ,BUT :5 AT LA/ ! V]Y SPR+ WAS COME1 & ! GRASS BEGAN TO GR[ AFT] ! %[]S HAD WA%$ ! PLA9 ( ! WAT]BORNE MUD1 & ! SN[DROP HAD ?RU/ UP & BLOSSOM$1 & ! CEL&9E HAD COME1 & !N :5 ! BLACK?ORN BLOOM$ & ! ,L5T-LILIES HID ! GRASS BETWIXT ! GREAT *E/NUT-BOLES1 :5 ! SUN %ONE BETWIXT ! %[]S & ! WE/ W9D BLEW1 & ! ?RO/LES & BLACKBIRDS CEAS$ NOT !IR SONG BETWIXT DAWN & DUSK1 !N BEGAN ,RALPH TO SAY TO HIMSELF1 ?AT EV5 IF ! ,WELL AT ! ,WORLD'S ,5D W]E NOT1 & ALL ?AT ! ,SAGE HAD TOLD !M WAS BUT A TALE ( ,SWEV5HAM1 YET W]E ALL BETT] ?AN WELL IF ,URSULA W]E BUT TO HIM A WOMAN BELOV$ RA!R ?AN A FRI5D4 ,& :ILES HE WAS P5SIVE & SIL5T1 EV5 :5 %E WAS BY HIM1 & %E NOT$ IT & =BORE SOME:AT ! SWEETNESS ( H] GLANCES1 & ! C>ESS+ ( H] S(T SPEE*3  ?\< (T :5 HE LOOK$ ON H] FONDLY1 ! BLOOD W\LD RISE TO H] *EEKS1 & H] BOSOM W\LD HEAVE ) ! ?\<T ( HIS DESIRE1 :I* QUICK5$ H]S SO SORELY1 ?AT IT BECAME A PA9 & GRIEF TO H]4  

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