,BOOK #c1 ,*APT] #af 
,!Y ,COME TO ! ,H\SE ( ! ,SORC]ESS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ! MORR[ ! K9D PEOPLE DELAY$ !M LITTLE1 ?\< !Y SORR[$ = !IR DEP>TURE1 & BE=E NOON W]E !IR OLD WAY-LEAD]S READY = !M2 & ! OLD MAN & HIS TWO GR&SONS 7= SU* !Y W]E7 W]E MU* HONOR$ ( ! SIMPLE PEOPLE = !IR WAY-LEAD+ ( ! ,HEAV5LY ,FOLK2 = SO !Y CALL$ ,RALPH & ,URSULA4 ,SO !Y GAT !M TO ! WAY 9 SU*LIKE GUISE AS BE=E1 ONLY !Y HAD ) !M FIVE SUMPT] OX5 9/EAD ( TWO2 = ! OLD MAN TOLD !M ?AT NOT ONLY WAS !IR WAY LONG]1 BUT ALSO !Y MU/ NE$S PASS ?R\< A T]RIBLE WA/E1 :]E9 WAS NAU<T = !IR AVAIL1 NEI!R MAN1 NOR BEA/1 NOR H]B4 ,EV5 SO !Y F\ND IT AS HE SAID2 = AFT] ! FIR/ DAY'S RIDE FROM ! T[N !Y CAME TO ! $GE ( ?IS SAME WA/E1 & ON ! F\R? DAY W]E DEEP 9 ! HE>T ( IT3 A DES]T IT WAS1 RA!R ROCKY & /ONY & S&Y ?AN M\NTA9\S1 ?\< !Y HAD HILLS TO CROSS ALSO3 )AL !RE WAS BUT LITTLE WAT] !RE1 & ?AT F\L & /9K+4 ,LONG LA/$ ?IS WA/E1 & ,RALPH ?\<T 9DE$ ?AT IT HAD BE5 H>D TO CROSS1 HAD NOT !IR WAY-LEAD]S BE52 !RE=E HE MADE M>KS & SIGNS BY ! WAYSIDE1 & TOOK NOTE ( ! BE>+S ( ROCKS & M\NDS AGA9/ ! DAY ( RETURN4  

,TWELVE DAYS !Y RODE ?IS WA/E1 & ON ! ?IRTE5? IT BEGAN TO M5D SOME:AT1 & !RE WAS A LITTLE GRASS1 & SWEET WAT]S1 & !Y SAW AHEAD ! SWELL+ HILLS ( A GREAT WOODL&1 ALBEIT !Y HAD TO /RUGGLE ?R\< M>%L& & L[ SCRUBBY ?ICKET = A DAY LONG]1 OR EV] !Y GOT TO ! A=ESAID TREES1 :I* AT FIR/ W]E NAU<T BUT P9ES2 BUT !SE FAIL$ 9 A :ILE1 & !Y RODE A GRASS WA/E NE>LY TREELESS1 BUT SOME:AT WELL WAT]$1 :]E !Y GAT !M GOOD /ORE ( V5ISON4 ,!REAFT] !Y CAME ON WOODS ( OAK & SWEET-*E/NUT1 ) H]E & !RE A BEE*-WOOD4  

,LONG & LONG !Y RODE ! WOODL&1 BUT IT WAS H>D ON ,MAY :5 !Y 5T]$ IT1 & IT WAS PLEASANT !RE91 & :AT ) ONE ?+1 :AT ) ANO!R1 !Y HAD ABUNDANT LIVELIHOOD !RE4 ,YET WAS ,JUNE AT ITS FULL :5 AT LA/ !Y CAME )9 SI<T ( ! ,H\SE ( ! ,SORC]ESS1 ON ! HOTTE/ ( A FAIR AFT]NOON4 ,& IT WAS EV5 AS ,RALPH HAD SE5 IT PICTUR$ 9 ! >RAS ( ! HALL ( ! ,CA/LE ( ,ABUNDANCE2 A LITTLE H\SE BUILT AFT] ! FA%ION ( H\SES 9 HIS [N L& ( ! WE/2 ! ?AT* WAS TRIM1 & ! W9D[S & DOORS W]E UNBROK51 & ! G>? WAS :OLE1 & ! GOATS FE$+ !RE91 & ! :EAT WAS TALL & BLOSSOM+ 9 ! LITTLE CLOSES1 :]E AS HE HAD LOOK$ TO SEE ALL BROK5 D[N & WILD1 & AS TO ! H\SE1 A M]E GRASS-GR[N HEAP1 OR AT ! MO/ A BROK5 GABLE FA/ CRUMBL+ AWAY4  

,!N WAX$ HIS HE>T SORE ) ! MEMORY ( ?AT PASS$ TIME1 & ! SWEETNESS ( HIS %ORT-LIV$ LOVE1 ?\< HE REFRA9$ HIM ALL HE MI<T3  YET =SOO? ,URSULA LOOK$ ON HIM ANXI\SLY1 SO MU* HIS FACE WAS *ANG$ BY ! ?\<TS ( HIS HE>T4  

,BUT ! ELD] ( ! WAY-LEAD]S SAW ?AT HE WAS MOV$1 & DEEM$ ?AT HE WAS WOND]+ AT ?AT H\SE SO TRIM & ORD]LY AMID ! WILDWOOD1 SO HE SAID3  0,H]E ALSO DO WE AFT] \R BEHE/ TO ?AT M>VEL\S & LOVELY ,LADY1 ?AT WE SUFF] NOT ?IS H\SE TO GO TO RU93 EV] >E SOME ( \R FOLK H]E1 & EV]Y YE> AB\T ?IS SEASON WE S5D TWO OR MORE TO TAKE ! PLACES ( ?OSE :O HAVE DWELT 9 ! ,H\SE YE>-LONG3 SO EV] IS !RE SOMEONE TO KEEP ALL ?+S TRIM4 ,BUT AS TO /RANG]S1 ,I HAVE NEV] 9 MY LIFE SE5 ANY ,SEEK] ( ! ,WELL H]E91 SAVE ONCE1 & ?AT WAS AN OLD HO> MAN LIKE TO ME1 SAVE ?AT HE WAS FEEBL] 9 ALL WISE ?AN ,I BE40  

,N[ ,RALPH HE>D HIM TALK+1 YET NOT$ HIS WORDS BUT LITTLE2 = IT WAS ) HIM AS IF ALL ! GRIEF ( HE>T :I* HE HAD P5N$ BACK = SO LONG A :ILE SWELL$ UP )9 HIM & BUR/ ITS B\NDS2 & HE TURN$ T[>D ,URSULA & !IR EYES MET1 & %E LOOK$ %Y & ANXI\S ON HIM & HE MI<T NO LONG] REFRA9 HIMSELF1 BUT PUT HIS H&S TO HIS FACE 7= !Y HAD N[ DRAWN RE9 AT ! G>?-GATE7 & BRAKE \T A WEEP+1 & WEPT LONG = ! FRI5D :OSE FEET HAD WORN ?AT PA? SO (T51 & :OSE HE>T1 ?\< %E W]E DEAD1 HAD BR\<T !M ?I!R = !IR ?RIV+2 & = LOVE & SORR[ ( HIM ,URSULA WEPT ALSO4  

,BUT ! OLD MAN & HIS GR&SONS TURN$ !IR HEADS AWAY FROM HIS WEEP+1 & GOT (F !IR HORSES1 & W5T UP TO ! H\SE-DOOR1 :]EBY W]E N[ /&+ A C>LE & A QUEAN ( !IR PEOPLE4 ,BUT ,RALPH SL[LY GAT (F HIS HORSE & /OOD BY ,URSULA :O WAS ON ! GR\ND ALREADY1 BUT W\LD NOT T\* H]1 = HE WAS A%AM$4 ,BUT %E LOOK$ ON HIM K9DLY & SAID3  0,DE> FRI5D1 !RE IS NO NE$ = %AME2 = ?\< ,I BE Y\NG1 ,I KN[ H[ GRIEV\S IT IS :5 ! DEAD ?AT WE HAVE LOV$ COME ACROSS \R WAYS1 & WE MAY NOT SPEAK TO !M1 NOR !Y TO US4  ,SO ,I WILL BUT BID !E BE COM=T$ & ABIDE 9 ?Y LOVE = ! LIV+ & ! DEAD40 ,HIS TE>S BRAKE \T AGA9 AT ?AT WORD1 = HE WAS BUT Y\NG1 & = A :ILE !RE WAS A LULL 9 ! /RIFE ?AT HAD BESET HIS DAYS4 ,BUT AFT] A LITTLE HE LOOK$ UP1 & DA%$ ! TE>S FROM HIS EYES & SMIL$ ON ,URSULA & SAID3  0,! TALE %E TOLD ME ( ?IS PLACE1 ! SWEETNESS ( IT CAME BACK UPON ME1 & ,I MI<T NOT =BE>40 ,%E SAID3  0,O FRI5D1 ?\ >T K9D1 & ,I LOVE !E40  

,SO !N !Y JO9$ H&S & W5T ?R\< ! G>? TOGE!R1 & UP TO ! DOOR1 :]E /OOD ! W>D5S1 :O1 :5 !Y SAW !M TURN+ ?I!R1 CAME SPE$ILY D[N ! PA? TO !M1 & W\LD HAVE KNELT 9 WOR%IP TO !M2 BUT !Y W\LD NOT SUFF] IT1 BUT EMBRAC$ & KISS$ !M1 & ?ANK$ !M MANY TIMES = !IR WELCOME4  ,! SAID W>D5S1 BO? C>LE & QUEAN1 W]E GOODLY FOLK ( MIDDLE AGE1 /ALW>T1 & K9D ( FACE4  

,SO !N !Y W5T 9TO ! H\SE TOGE!R1 & 5T]$ 9TO ! SELF-SAME *AMB]1 :]E ( OLD ! ,LADY ( ,ABUNDANCE HAD SICK5$ = FE> ( ! ,SORC]ESS SITT+ NAK$ AT H] SPELL-WORK4  

,GREAT JOY !Y MADE TOGE!R1 & ! W>D5S SET MEAT & DR9K BE=E ! GUE/S1 & !Y ATE & DRANK & W]E ( GOOD *E]4 ,BUT ! ELD] :O HAD BR\<T !M FROM ,*E/NUT-DALE SAID3 0,DE> FRI5DS1 ,I HAVE TOLD Y\ ?AT !SE TWO Y\NG M5 >E MY GR&-*ILDR51 & !Y >E ! SONS ( ?IS MAN & WOMAN :OM YE SEE2 = ! MAN IS MY SON4  ,& SO IT IS1 ?AT AMONG US ! C>E ( ! ,QUE/ ( ! ,WELL AT ! ,WORLD'S ,5D HA? = LONG BE5 ! H]ITAGE ( \R BLOOD1 GO+ ) US FROM FA!R TO SON4 ,!RE=E IS IT NAU<T WOND]FUL1 ?\< ,I HAVE BE5 SUNDRY TIMES AT ?IS H\SE1 & HAVE LE>N$ AB\T ! PLACE ALL ?AT MAY BE LE>N$4  ,= MY FA!R BR\<T ME HI!R :5 ,I WAS YET A BOY2 ?AT TIME IT WAS ?AT ,I SAW ! LA/ MAN ( :OM WE KN[ = SURE ?AT HE DRANK ( ! ,WAT] ( ! ,WELL1 & HE WAS ?AT OLD HO> MAN LIKE UNTO ME1 BUT1 AS ,I SAID1 F> WEAK] 9 ALL WISE2 BUT :5 HE CAME BACK TO US FROM ! ,WELL HE WAS /RONG & /ALW>T1 & A BETT] MAN ?AN ,I AM N[2 & ,I HE>D HIM TELL HIS NAME TO MY FA!R1 ?AT HE WAS CALL$ ! ,SAGE ( ,SWEV5HAM40  

,RALPH LOOK$ ON ,URSULA & SAID3  0,YEA1 FA!R1 & IT WAS ?R\< HIM ?AT WE HAD \R LORE CONC]N+ ! WAY HI!R2 & IT WAS HE ?AT BADE US ABIDE Y\R COM+ 9 ! ROCK-H\SE ( ! ,VALE ( ,SWEET-*E/NUTS40  

0,!N HE IS ALIVE /ILL10 SAID ! ELD]4  ,SAID ,RALPH3 0,YEA1 & AS FAIR & /RONG AN OLD MAN AS YE MAY LI<TLY SEE40 0,YEA1 YEA10 SAID ! ELD]1 0& YET FIFTY YE>S AGO HIS C\RSE SEEM$ RUN40  

,!N SAID ,RALPH3  0,TELL ME1 FA!R1 HAVE NONE ( Y\R [N FOLK S\<T TO ! ,WELL AT ! ,WORLD'S ,5D80  0,NAY1 NONE10 SAID ! ELD]4 ,SAID ,RALPH3  0,?AT IS /RANGE1 :]EAS YE >E SO NI< !RETO1 & HAVE SU* ABUNDANT LORE CONC]N+ ! WAY40  

0,SON10 SAID ! ELD]1 0TRUE IT IS ?AT ! WAT] ( ?AT ,WELL %ALL CAUSE A MAN TO ?RIVE 9 ALL WAYS1 & TO LIVE ?R\< MANY G5]ATIONS ( M51 MAYBE1 9 HONOR & GOOD-LIK+2 BUT IT MAY NOT KEEP ANY MAN ALIVE = EV]2 = SO HAVE ! ,GODS GIV5 US ! GIFT ( DEA? LE/ WE WE>Y ( LIFE4 ,N[ \R FOLK LIVE WELL & HALE1 & )\T ! SICKNESS & PE/IL5CE1 SU* AS ,I HAVE HE>D (T BEFALL FOLK 9 O!R L&S3 EV5 AS ,I HE>D ! ,SAGE ( ,SWEV5HAM SAY1 & ,I WOND]$ AT HIS WORDS4  ,( /RIFE & ( W> ALSO WE KN[ NAU<T3 NOR DO WE DESIRE AU<T :I* WE MAY NOT EASILY ATTA9 TO4 ,!RE=E WE LIVE LONG1 & WE FE> ! ,GODS IF WE %\LD /RIVE TO LIVE LONG]1 LE/ !Y %\LD BR+ UPON US W> & SICKNESS1 & OV]-WE5+ DESIRE1 & WE>9ESS ( LIFE4 ,MOREOV] IT IS LITTLE ?AT ALL ( US %\LD SEEK TO ! ,WELL AT ! ,WORLD'S ,5D2 & ?OSE FEW ?AT S\<T & DRANK %\LD BE /RONG] & WIS] ?AN ! O!RS1 & %\LD MAKE !MSELVES E>?LY GODS1 &1 MAYBE1 %\LD TORM5T ! O!RS ( US & MAKE !IR LIVES A V]Y BURD5 TO BE BORNE4 ,( SU* MATT]S >E !RE TALES CURR5T AMONG US ?AT SO IT HA? BE5 ( YORE & 9 O!R L&S2 & ILL IT W]E IF SU* TIMES CAME BACK UPON US40  

,RALPH HUNG HIS HEAD & WAS SIL5T2 = ! JOY ( ! ,QUE/ SEEM$ DY+ \T AS ! OLD MAN'S WORDS DROPP$ SL[LY FROM HIS M\?4 ,BUT HE SMIL$ UPON ,RALPH & W5T ON3  0,BUT = Y\1 GUE/S1 IT IS O!RWISE1 = YE ( ! ,WORLD BEYOND ! ,M\NTA9S >E /RONG] & MORE GODLIKE ?AN WE1 AS ALL TALES TELL2 & YE WE> AWAY Y\R LIVES DESIR+ ?AT :I* YE MAY SC>CE GET2 & YE SET Y\R HE>TS ON HI< ?+S1 DESIR+ TO BE MA/]S ( ! V]Y ,GODS4  ,!RE=E YE KN[ SICKNESS & SORR[1 & (T YE DIE BE=E Y\R TIME1 SO ?AT YE MU/ DEP>T & LEAVE UNDONE ?+S :I* YE DEEM YE W]E BORN TO DO2 :I* TO ALL M5 IS GRIEV\S4  ,& BECAUSE ( ALL ?IS YE DESIRE HEAL+ & ?RIV+1 :E!R GOOD COME ( IT1 OR ILL4 ,!RE=E YE DO BUT RI<T TO SEEK TO ! ,WELL AT ! ,WORLD'S ,5D1 ?AT YE MAY ! BETT] ACCOMPLI% ?AT :I* BEHOVE? Y\1 & ?AT YE MAY S]VE Y\R FELL[S & DELIV] !M FROM ! ?RALLDOM ( ?OSE ?AT BE /RONG & UNWISE & UNK9D1 ( :OM WE HAVE HE>D /RANGE TALES40  

,RALPH R$D5$ AS HE SPAKE1 & ,URSULA LOOK$ ON HIM ANXI\SLY1 BUT ?AT TALK DROPP$ = ! PRES5T1 & !Y FELL TO TALK+ ( LI<T] & MORE FAMILI> MATT]S4  

,!REAFT] !Y W&]$ AB\T ! WOODS ) ! W>D5S & ! WAY-LEAD]S1 & ! ELD] BR\<T !M TO ! ANCI5T ALT> 9 ! WOOD :]EON ! ,SORC]ESS HAD (F]$ UP ! GOAT2 & ! H[E ( ! WOMAN DI<T ) ! NECKLACE ( ! ,QUE/ :OM ! ,LADY F\ND DEAD 9 ! SN[2 & ! PLACE NI< ! H\SE :]E ! ,SORC]ESS US$ TO TORM5T H] ?RALL ?AT WAS AFT]W>DS ! ,LADY ( ,ABUNDANCE2 YEA1 & !Y W5T FUR!R AFIELD TILL !Y CAME TO ! ,VALE ( ,LORE1 & ! ,HEA? ABOVE IT :]E !Y MET1 ! ,K+'S ,SON & ! ,LADY4 ,ALL !SE & O!R PLACES W]E N[ BECOME AS HALL[$ GR\ND TO ! ,9NOC5T ,PEOPLE1 & TO ,RALPH NO LESS4 ,9 ! H\SE1 MOREOV]1 WAS A FAIR >K :]E9 !Y KEPT MATT]S :I* HAD BELONG$ TO ! ,LADY1 AS H] %OES & H] SMOCK1 WRAPP$ 9 GOODLY CLO? AMID WELL-SMELL+ H]BS2 & !SE ?+S !Y WOR%IP$ AS FOLK DO ) RELICS ( ! SA9TS4 ,9 ANO!R >K ALSO !Y %[$ ! SEEK]S A BOOK :]E9 WAS WRITT5 LORE CONC]N+ ! ,WELL1 & ! WAY !RETO4 ,BUT ( ?IS BOOK HAD ! ,SAGE =EW>N$ ,RALPH & HIS MATE1 & HAD BIDD5 !M LOOK TO IT ?AT !Y %\LD READ 9 IT1 & NO O!R:]E ?AN AT ?AT ANCI5T ALT> 9 ! WOOD1 !Y TWO ALONE1 & CLAD 9 SU*-LIKE GE> AS !Y WORE :5 !Y HE>K5$ TO HIS READ+ BY HIS H]MITAGE4 ,& SO IT WAS ?AT !Y F\ND ! DUE RAIM5T 9 ! >K ALONG ) ! BOOK4  ,!RE=E DAY AFT] DAY BETIMES 9 ! MORN+ !Y BORE ! SAID BOOK TO ! ALT> & READ !RE91 TILL !Y HAD LE>N$ MU* WISDOM4  

,?US !Y DID = EI<T DAYS1 & ON ! N9? !Y RE/$ & W]E M]RY ) !IR HO/S3  BUT ON ! T5? DAY !Y M\NT$ !IR HORSES & SAID F>EWELL1 & DEP>T$ BY ! WAYS !Y HAD LE>N$ (1 !Y TWO ALONE4 ,& !Y HAD ) !M BREAD & MEAL1 AS MU* AS !Y MI<T BE>1 & WAT]-SK9S MOREOV]1 ?AT !Y MI<T FILL !M AT ! LA/ SWEET WAT] BE=E !Y CAME TO ! WAT]LESS DES]T4  

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