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,A ,*ANGE ( ,DAYS 9 ! ,BURG ( ! ,F\R ,FRI?S 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,!RE IS NAU<T TO TELL ( !IR WAYS TILL !Y CAME \T ( ! ?ICKET 9TO ! FIELDS AB\T ! ,BURG ( ! ,F\R ,FRI?S2 & EV5 !RE WAS A LOOK ( A BETT]+ ( M5'S LIVES2 ?\< =SOO? ! HUSB&M5 !RE W]E MU* ! SAME AS HAD ABID$ 9 ! FIELDS A=ETIME1 :]EAS !Y W]E NOT = ! MO/ P>T FREEM5 ( ! ,BURG1 BUT ALI5S :O DID S]VICE 9 W> & O!RWISE !RETO4  ,BUT1 IT BE+ EV5TIDE1 !RE W]E M5 & WOM5 & *ILDR51 :O HAD COME \T ( GATES1 WALK+ AB\T & DISPORT+ !MSELVES 9 ! LOVEL9ESS ( E>LY SUMM]1 & ?AT 9 F> M]RI] GUISE ?AN !Y HAD DUR/ DO 9 ! BYGONE DAYS4 ,MOREOV]1 !RE WAS SC>CE A SWORD OR SPE> TO BE SE5 AMONG !M1 :]EAT ,ROG] GRUDG$ SOME:AT1 & ,RI*>D SAID3  0,MESEEMS ?IS FOLK TRU/S ! PEACE ( ! ,BURG OV]MU* S9CE1 :5 ALL IS TOLD1 UNPEACE IS NOT SO F> FROM !IR BORD]S40  

,BUT AS !Y DREW A LITTLE NI<] ,RALPH PO9T$ \T TO HIS FELL[S ! GLEAM ( HELMS & WEAPONS ON ! WALLS1 & !Y SAW A WAT*MAN ON EA* ( ! HI< T[]S ( ! S\? GATE2 & !N QUO? ,ROG]3 0,NAY1 ! ,BURG WILL NOT BE WON SO EASILY2 & IF A FEW FOOLS GET !MSELVES SLA9 \TSIDE IT IS NO GREAT MATT]40  

,FOLK N[ISE LET !M COME UP TO ! GATE UNHE$$1 BUT GA!R$ AB\T !M TO LOOK AT ! NEWCOM]S1 BUT NOT SO AS TO H9D] !M1 & !Y C\LD SEE ?AT !SE SUMM]]S W]E GOODLY FOLK 5\<1 & DEMEAN$ !M AS ?\< !Y HAD BUT FEW TR\BLES WEI<+ ON !M4  ,BUT ! WAYF>]S W]E NOT UN*ALL5G$ AT ! GATE1 = A /\T MAN-AT->MS /AY$ !M & SAID3 0,YE RIDE SOME:AT LATE1 FRI5DS4  ,:AT >E YE80  ,QUO? ,RALPH3 0,WE BE PEACEFUL WAYF>]S SAVE TO !M ?AT W\LD FALL ON US1 & WE SEEK T[>D ,UPMEADS40  0,YEA80 SAID ! MAN1 0BELIKE YE %ALL F9D SOME?+ LESS ?AN PEACE BETWIXT H]E & ,UPMEADS1 = RUMOR GOES ?AT !RE >E ALI5 RID]S COME 9TO ! L&S ( ,HI<AM1 & = AU<T ,I KN[ ! SAID UNPEACE MAY SPREAD FUR!R ON4 ,WELL IF YE WILL GO TO ! ,FL[] DE ,LUCE & ABIDE !RE ?IS NI<T1 YE %ALL HAVE A LET-PASS TO-MORN BETIMES40  

,!N ,RALPH SPAKE A WORD 9 ,ROG]'S E>1 & ,ROG] NODD$ HIS HEAD1 &1 ?R[+ HIS C[L ABACK1 W5T UP TO ! MAN-AT->MS & SAID3 0,/EPH5 A-,HUR/1 HA/ ?\ TIME = A WORD ) AN OLD FRI5D80 0,YEA1 ,ROG]10 SAID ! MAN 0IS IT V]ILY ?\8  ,I DEEM$ ?AT ?\ HAD/ FL$ AWAY FROM ALL ( US TO LIVE 9 ! WILDS40  

0,SO IT WAS1 LAD10 SAID ,ROG]1 0BUT TIMES *ANGE FROM GOOD TO BAD & BACK AGA92 & N[ AM ,I ( ?IS GOOD LORD'S COMPANY2 & ,I %ALL TELL !E1 ,/EPH51 ?AT ?\< HE RIDE? BUT FEW TO-DAY1 YET M]RY %ALL HE BE ?AT RIDE? ) HIM TO-MORR[ IF UNPEACE BE 9 ! L&4 ,LO Y\1 ,/EPH51 ?IS IS ! ,*ILD ( ,UPMEADS1 :OM BELIKE ?\ HA/ HE>D (2 & IF ?\ WILT TAKE ME 9TO ! *AMB] ( ?Y T[]1 ,I WILL TELL !E ?+S ( HIM ?AT ?\ WOTTE/ NOT40  

,/EPH5 TURN$ TO ,RALPH & MADE OBEISANCE TO HIM & SAID3 0,FAIR ,SIR1 !RE >E TALES GO+ AB\T CONC]N+ !E1 SOME :]E( >E /RANGE 5[1 BUT NONE ( !M ILL2 & ,I DEEM BY ! LOOK ( !E ?AT ?\ %ALT BE BO? A />K *AMPION & A GOOD LORD2 & ,I DEEM ?AT IT %ALL BE MY GOOD LUCK1 IF ,I SEE MORE ( !E1 & MU* MORE4  ,N[ IF ?\ WILT1 PASS ON ) ?9E O!R FELL[S TO ! ,FL[] DE ,LUCE1 & LEAVE ?IS MY OLD FELL[-9->MS ) ME1 & HE %ALL TELL ME ( ?Y M9D2 = ,I SEE ?AT ?\ W\LDE/ HAVE SOME:AT ( US2 & S9CE1 ,I D\BT NOT BY ! LOOKS ( !E1 ?AT ?\ WILT NOT BID US AU<T UNKNI<TLY1 :5 WE KN[ ?Y WILL1 WE %ALL TRY TO PLEASURE !E40  

0,YEA1 ,LORD ,RALPH10 SAID ,ROG]1 0?\ MAYE/ LEAVE ALL ! BUS9ESS ) ME1 & ,I WILL COME TO !E NOT LAT] ?AN BETIMES TO-MORR[1 & LET !E WOT H[ MATT]S HAVE SP$4 ,& ME?9KS YE MAY HOPE TO W5D \T-A-GATES ?IS TIME O!RWISE ?AN ?\ DIDE/ BE=E40  

,SO ,RALPH GAVE HIM YEASAY & ?ANK$ ! MAN-AT->MS & RODE HIS WAYS ) ! O!RS T[>D ! ,FL[] DE ,LUCE1 & :]EAS ! SUN WAS BUT NEWLY SET1 ,RALPH NOT$ ?AT ! BOO?S W]E GAY] & ! H\SES BRI<T] & MORE FAIRLY ADORN$ ?AN A=ETIMES4 ,AS = ! FOLK1 !Y W]E SU* ?AT ! /REETS SEEM$ FULL ( HOLIDAY MAK]S1 SO JOY\S & WELL DI<T W]E !Y2 & ! WOM5 LIKE TO ?OSE FAIR ?RALLS :OM HE HAD SE5 ?AT O!R TIME1 SAV+ ?AT !Y W]E NOT CLAD SO WANTONLY1 H[EV] GAILY4 ,!Y CAME 9TO ! GREAT SQU>E1 & !RE !Y SAW ?AT ! MASONS & BUILD]S HAD BEGUN ON ! MA/] *UR* TO MAKE IT FAIR] & BIGG]2 ! PEOPLE W]E SPORT+ !RE AS 9 ! /REETS1 & AMONG !M W]E SOME WEAPON$ M51 BUT ! MO/ P>T ( !SE BORE ! TOK5 ( ! ,DRY ,TREE4  

,SO !Y 5T]$ ! ,FL[] DE ,LUCE1 & HAD GOOD WELCOME !RE1 AS IF !Y W]E COME HOME TO !IR [N H\SE2 = :5 ITS PEOPLE SAW SU* A GOODLY OLD MAN 9 ! ,SAGE1 & SO /\T & TRIM A KNI<T AS WAS ,RI*>D1 & ABOVE ALL :5 !Y BEHELD ! LOVEL9ESS ( ,RALPH & ,URSULA1 !Y PRAIS$ !M OP5-M\!D1 & C\LD SC>CE MAKE 5\< ( !M4 ,& :5 !Y HAD HAD !IR MEAT & W]E RE/$ CAME TWO ( ! MAIDS !RE & ASK$ !M IF IT W]E LAWFUL TO TALK ) !M2 & ,RALPH LAU<$ & BADE !M SIT BY !M1 & EAT A DA9TY MORSEL2 & !Y TOOK ?AT BLU%+1 = !Y W]E FAIR & Y\NG1 & ,RALPH'S FACE & ! M]RY WORDS ( HIS M\? /IRR$ ! HE>TS )9 !M3 & =SOO? IT WAS NOT SO MU* !Y ?AT SPAKE AS ,URSULA & ! ,SAGE2 = ,RALPH WAS SOME:AT FEW SPOK51 :]EAS HE POND]$ CONC]N+ ! COM+ DAYS1 & :AT HE HALF DEEM$ ?AT HE SAW A-DO+ AT ,UPMEADS4 ,BUT AT LA/ !Y F\ND !IR TONGUES1 & SAID H[ ?AT ALREADY RUMOR WAS ABROAD ?AT !Y W]E 9 ! ,BURG :O HAD DRUNK ( ! ,WAT] ( ! ,WELL AT ! ,WORLD'S ,5D2 & SAID ONE3 0,IT IS 9DE$ A FAIR SI<T TO SEE Y\ FOLK COM+ BACK 9 TRIUMPH2 & SO ME?9KS WILL MANY DEEM IF YE ABIDE ) US OV] TO-MORR[1 & YET1 ,LADY1 = A :ILE WE >E WELL-NI< AS JOY\S AS YE CAN BE1 :]EAS WE HAVE BUT NEWLY COME 9TO NEW LIFE ALSO3 SOME ( US FROM V]Y ?RALLDOM ( ! MO/ GRIEV\S1 & ,I AM ( ?OSE2 & SOME ( US 9 DAILY P]IL ( IT1 LIKE TO MY SI/] H]E4 ,SO MAYHAPP510 SAID %E1 SMIL+1 0NONE ( US %ALL SEEK TO ! ,WELL UNTIL WE HAVE WORN \R PRES5T BLISS A LITTLE ?READB>E40  

,URSULA SMIL$ ON H]1 BUT ! ,SAGE SAID3  0,MAYHAPP5 IT IS ( NO AVAIL SPEAK+ ( SU* ?+S TO A Y\NG & FAIR WOMAN2 BUT :AT W\LD BETIDE Y\ IF ! OLD ,BURG]S W]E TO COME BACK & W9 !IR WALLS AGA980  ,! MAID :O HAD BE5 A ?RALL *ANG$ C\NT5ANCE AT HIS WORD2 BUT ! O!R ONE SAID3 0,IF ! ,BURG]S COME BACK1 !Y WILL F9D !M UPON ! WALLS :O HAVE ALREADY *AC$ !M4  ,?\ MAY/ DEEM ME SLIM & T5D]1 OLD WISE MAN2 BUT SU* AS M9E >M IS1 IT HAS UPHEAV$ ! $GES AGA9/ ! FOE2 & IF IT BE A MURD] TO SLAY A ,BURG]1 !N AM ,I WOR?Y ( ! GALL[S40  0,YEA1 YEA10 QUO? ,RI*>D1 LAU<+1 0YE %ALL BE D\BLE-MANN$ !N 9 ?IS GOOD T[N3 YE MAY WELL W91 UNLESS ! SI<T ( Y\ %ALL MAKE ! FOE OV] FI]CE = ! GA940  

,SAID ! ,SAGE 0,IT IS WELL1 MAID51 & IF YE HOLD TO ?AT1 & KEEP Y\R C>LES 9 ! SAME ROAD1 YE NE$ NOT TO FE> ! ,BURG]S3 & TO SAY SOO?1 ,I HAVE IT 9 MY M9D1 ?AT BE=E LONG YE %ALL HAVE BO? W> & VICTORY40  

,!N ,RALPH SEEM$ TO WAKE UP AS FROM A DREAM1 & HE >OSE1 & SAID3 0,?\ >T 9 ! RI<T1 ,SAGE1 & TO M9E EYES IT SEEME? ?AT BO? ?\ & ,I %ALL BE %>]S 9 ! W> & ! VICTORY40 ,& !RE) HE FELL TO /RID+ UP & D[N ! HALL1 :ILE ! TWO MAID5S SAT GAZ+ ON HIM ) GLEAM+ EYES & FLU%$ *EEKS4  

,BUT 9 A LITTLE :ILE HE CAME BACK TO HIS SEAT & SAT HIM D[N1 & FELL TO TALK ) ! WOM51 & ASK$ !M ( ! T[N & ! BUILD+ !RE91 & ! M>KETS1 :E!R !Y ?ROVE2 & !Y & TWO OR ?REE ( ! T[NSM5 OR M]*ANTS ANSW]$ ALL1 & TOLD HIM H[ FAIR !IR E/ATE WAS1 & H[ ?RIV+ WAS ! LOT ( ONE & ALL ) !M4 ,!RE) WAS ,RALPH WELL PLEAS$1 & !Y SAT TALK+ !RE 9 GOOD FELL[%IP TILL ! NI<T WAS SOME:AT WORN1 & ALL M5 F>$ TO B$4  

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