,BOOK #d1 ,*APT] #ba 
,TALK ,BETWE5 ,?OSE ,TWO ,BRE?R5 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,RALPH ASK$ ,HU< FIR/ IF HE WOTT$ AU<T ( ,GREGORY !IR BRO!R4 ,HU< LAU<$ & PO9T$ TO ,HI<AM1 & SAID3  0,HE IS YOND]40 0,:AT10 SAID ,RALPH1 09 ! ,ABBOT'S HO/80  0,YEA10 SAID ,HU<1 LAU<+ AGA91 0BUT 9 HIS SPIRITUAL1 NOT HIS WORLDLY HO/3 HE IS TURN$ MONK1 BRO!R2 ?AT IS1 HE IS ALREADY A NOVICE1 & WILL BE A BRO!R ( ! ,ABBEY 9 SIX MON?S' SPACE40  ,SAID ,RALPH3 0,& ,LAUNCELOT ,LONG-TONGUE1 ?Y SQUIRE1 H[ HA? HE SP$80  ,SAID ,HU<3 0,HE IS YOND] ALSO1 BUT 9 ! WORLDLY HO/1 NOT ! SPIRITUAL3 HE IS A S]GEANT ( !IRS1 & SOME:AT ( A CAT* = !M1 = HE IS NO ILL MAN-AT->MS1 AS ?\ WOTTE/1 & BESIDES HE ADORNE? EV]Y?+ ) WORDS1 SO ?AT M5 HE>K5 TO HIM GLADLY40 0,BUT TELL ME10 SAID ,RALPH1 0H[ IT BEFALLE? ?AT ! ,ABBOT'S M5 ( W> BE SO *URLI%1 & *>Y ( ! 9SIDE ( !IR T[N2 :AT HAVE !Y TO FE>8  ,IS NOT ! ,LORD ,ABBOT /ILL A MI<TY MAN80 ,HU< %OOK HIS HEAD3  0,!RE HA? BE5 A *ANGE ( DAYS AT ,HI<AM2 ?\< ,I SAY NOT BUT ?AT ! KNI<TS >E OV] C>EFUL1 & MU* OV] FE>FUL40  0,:AT HAS ! *ANGE BE580 SAID ,RALPH4 ,HU< SAID3  0,9 TIME PA/ MY ,LORD ,ABBOT WAS 9DE$ A MI<TY MAN1 & BO? ?IS T[N ( ,HI<AM WAS WELL G>NI%$ ( M5-AT->MS1 & ALSO MANY ( HIS MANORS HAD CA/LES & /RONG-H\SES ON !M1 & ! YEOM5 W]E READY TO RUN TO !IR WEAPONS :5SO ! GA!R+ WAS BL[N4  ,9 %ORT1 ,HI<AM WAS AS MI<TY AS IT WAS WEAL?Y2 & ! ,ABBOT'S M5 HAD NAU<T TO DO ) ANY1 SAVE ) ?Y FRI5DS H]E :O BE> ! ,TREE ,LEAFLESS2 ALL ELSE FE>$ ?OSE HOLY WALLS & ! WELL-BLESS$ M5 :O W>D$ !M4  ,BUT ! ,DRY ,TREE FE>$1 AS M5 SAID1 NEI!R MAN NOR DEVIL 7& ,I HOPE IT MAY BE SO /ILL S9CE !Y >E BECOME ?Y FRI5DS71 & !Y W\LD :ILES LIFT 9 ! ,ABBOT'S L&S :5 !Y HAD NO M]RI] BUS9ESS ON H&1 & NOT SELDOM CAME TO !IR ABOVE 9 !IR DEAL+S ) HIS M54 ,BUT ALL ?+S COME TO AN 5D2 =1 AS ,I AM TOLD1 SOME YE> & A HALF AGO1 ! ,ABBOT HAD DEBATE ) ! ,WE/L& ,B>ONS1 :O BO? W]E & >E ILL M5 TO DEAL )1 BE+ BO? HUNGRY & D\<TY4 ,! QU>REL GREW TILL MY ,LORD MU/ NE$S DEFY !M1 & TO MAKE A LONG TALE %ORT1 HE HIMSELF 9 WORLDLY >MOR L$ HIS HO/ AGA9/ !M1 & !Y MET SOME TW5TY MILES TO ! WE/ 9 ! FIELD ( ! ,WRY ,BRIDGE1 & !RE WAS ,HOLY ,*UR* OV]?R[N2 & ! ,ABBOT1 :O IS AS VALIANT A MAN AS EV] SANG MASS1 ?\< NOT OV]-WISE 9 W>1 W\LD NOT FLEE1 & AS NONE W\LD SLAY HIM1 MI<T !Y HELP IT1 !Y HAD TO LEAD HIM AWAY1 & HE SITS TO ?IS DAY 9 !IR /RONGE/ CA/LE1 ! ,R$ ,M\NT WE/-AWAY4 ,WELL1 HE BE+ GONE1 & MANY ( HIS WISE/ W>RIORS SLA91 ! RE/ RAN 9TO GATES AGA92 BUT :5 ! ,WE/L&]S BESET ,HI<AM & ?\<T TO HAVE IT GOOD *EAP1 ! MONKS & !IR M5 W>D$ IT NOT SO ILL BUT ?AT ! ,WE/L&]S BROKE !IR TEE? OV] IT4  ,=SOO?1 !Y TURN$ AWAY !NCE & TOOK MO/ ( ! CA/LES & /RONG-H\SES ( ! ,ABBOT'S L&S2 BURN$ SOME & PUT G>RISONS 9TO O!RS1 & DRAVE AWAY A MI<TY SPOIL ( *ATTELS & M5 & WOM51 SO ?AT ! L&S ( ,HI<AM >E HALF RU9$2 & !REBY ! MONKS1 ?\< !Y BE /\T 5\< )9 !IR WALLS1 WILL NOT SUFF] !IR M5 TO RIDE ABROAD4 ,:]EBY1 BE+ COOP$ UP 9 A N>R[ PLACE1 & ) NO DE$S TO H& TO *E] !IR HE>TS )AL1 !Y >E GR[N S\R & *URLI%40  

0,BUT1 BRO!R10 SAID ,RALPH1 0H[SOEV] *URLI% !Y MAY BE1 & H[SO TIMOR\S1 ,I CANNOT SEE :Y !Y %\LD %UT !IR GATES 9 \R FACES1 A LITTLE B&1 :5 !RE IS NO FOE ANE> !M40  

0,RALPH10 SAID ,HU<1 0?\ MU/ ?9K ( ?IS ONCE MORE1 ?AT ! ,DRY ,TREE IS NO GOOD LET-PASS TO FL\RI% 9 HONE/ M5'S FACES2 SPECIALIT] IF !Y BE MONKS4  ,AMONG ! BRO!RS ( ,HI<AM ! TALE GOES ?AT ?OSE ,*AMPIONS HAVE MADE COV5ANT ) ! DEVIL TO COME TO !IR ABOVE :5SOEV] !Y BE NOT MORE ?AN ONE TO FIVE4 ,NAY1 MOREOV]1 IT IS SAID ?AT !RE BE V]Y DEVILS AMONG !M2 SOME 9 ! LIK5ESS ( C>LES1 & SOME 7,GOD HELP US7 DRESS$ UP 9 WOM5'S FLE%2 & FAIR FLE% ALSO1 MESEEME?4 ,ALSO TO-DAY !Y SAY 9 ,HI<AM ?AT NO O!RWISE MI<T !Y EV] HAVE OV]COME ! />K & CRUEL C>LES ( ! ,BURG ( ! ,F\R ,FRI?S & *AS$ !M \T ( !IR T[N1 AS WE KN[ !Y HAVE DONE4 ,HA6 :AT SAYE/ ?\80  

0,I SAY1 ,HU<10 QUO? ,RALPH ANGRILY1 0?AT ?\ >T A FOOL TO GO AB\T ) A BUDGET ( SL&]\S OLD WIVES' TALES40  ,HU< LAU<$4  0,BE NOT SO WRO?1 LITTLE LORD1 OR ,I %ALL BE ASK+ !E TALES ( M>VELS ALSO4  ,BUT HE>K54 ,I %ALL SMOO? \T ?Y FR[NS ) A SMILE :5 ?\ HA/ HE>D ?IS3 ?IS FOLK >E NOT ONLY AFE>D ( !IR OLD 5EMIES1 ! DEVIL-L$ M51 BUT ALSO !Y FE> ?OSE :OM ! DEVIL-L$ M5 HAVE DRIV5 \T ( H\SE & HOME1 TO WIT1 ! ,BURG]S4  ,YET AGA9 !Y FE> ! ,BURG]S YET MORE1 BECAUSE !Y HAVE BEAT5 SOME ( ! V]Y FOES ( ,HI<AM1 TO WIT1 ! ,WE/L& ,B>ONS2 = !Y HAVE TAK5 FROM !M SOME ( !IR /RONG-HOLDS1 & >E DEEM$ TO BE GA!R+ =CE40  

,RALPH POND]$ A :ILE1 & !N HE SAID3  0,BRO!R1 HA/ ?\ ANY TID+S ( ,UPMEADS1 OR ?AT !SE ,BURG]S HAVE GONE D[N ?I!R80 0,GOD =BID60 SAID ,HU<4  0,NAY1 ,I HAVE HAD NO TID+S ( ,UPMEADS S9CE ,I WAS FOOL 5\< TO LEAVE IT40  

0,:AT6 BRO!R10 SAID ,RALPH1 0?\ HA/ NOT ?RIV5 !N80  

0,I HAVE HAD UPS & D[NS10 SAID ,HU<1 0BUT ! UPS HAVE BE5 ONE RUNG ( ! LADD]1 & ! D[NS ?REE--OR MORE4 ,?REE MON?S ,I SAT 9 PRISON = GETT+ ME A BROK5 HEAD 9 A QU>REL ?AT CONC]N$ ME NOT4  ,SIX MON?S WAS ,I BESIEG$ 9 A T[N :I!R NAU<T L$ ME BUT ILL-LUCK4 ,TWO DAYS ,I WORE 9 RUNN+ !NCE1 HAV+ SCAL$ ! WALL & SWAM ! DIT* 9 ! NI<T4 ,?REE MON?S ,I S]V$ SQUIRE TO A KNI<T :O GAVE ME ! BUS9ESS ( WAT*+ HIS WIFE ( :OM HE WAS JEAL\S2 & TO HELP ME \T ( ! WE>9ESS ( HIS H\SE ,I MU/ NE$S MAKE LOVE MYSELF TO ! SAID WIFE1 :O SOO? TO SAY WAS P]*ANCE WOR? IT4 ,!NCE AGA9 ,I W5T BY NI<T & CL\D4  ,T5 MON?S ,I WORE AWAY AT ! $GE ( ! WILDWOOD1 & SOMETIMES 9 IT1 ) A SORT ( FELL[S :O TAU<T ME MANY ?+S1 BUT NOT H[ TO KEEP MY H&S FROM O!R M5'S GOODS :5 ,I WAS HUNGRY4 ,!RE WAS ,I TAK5 ) SOME FIVE O!RS BY C]TA9 S]GEANTS ( ,HI<AM1 :OM ! W>RIORS ( ! T[N HAD S5T \T CAUTI\SLY TO SEE IF !Y MI<T CAT* A FEW M5 = !IR RANKS4 ,WELL1 !Y GAVE ME ! *OICE ( ! GALL[S-TREE OR S]VICE = ! ,*UR*1 & SO1 MY *OICE MADE1 !RE HAVE ,I BE5 EV] S9CE1 TILL ,I SAW ?Y FACE ?IS EV5+1 FAIR SIR40  

0,WELL1 BRO!R10 SAID ,RALPH1 0ALL ?AT %ALL BE AM5D$1 & ?\ %ALT BACK TO ,UPMEADS ) ME4  ,YET W]T ?\ TO AM5D ?YSELF SOME:AT1 IT MI<T NOT BE ILL40  

,QUO? ,HU<3  0,IT %ALL BE TRI$1 BRO!R4  ,BUT MAY ,I ASK !E SOME:AT80 ,SAID ,RALPH3  0,ASK ON40  0,FAIR ,SIR10 SAID ,HU<1 0?\ SEEM$/ GR[N 9TO A PRETTY MAN :5 ,I SAW !E E'5-N[ BE=E ?IS TWILI<T MADE US ALL ALIKE2 BUT ! M5 AT ?Y BACK >E NOT WONT TO BE L$ BY M5 :O HAVE NOT E>N$ A W>RIOR'S NAME1 YET !Y FOLL[ !E3 H[ COME? ?AT AB\T8  ,AGA91 BE=E ! TWILI<T GA!R$ ,I SAW ! WOMAN ?AT RIDE? ANI< US 7:O IS N[ BUT A %AD[7 H[ FAIR & G5TLE %E IS3 9DE$ !RE IS NO M>VEL 9 H] FOLL[+ !E 7?\< IF %E BE AN E>L'S DAU<T] %E IS A FAIR GETT+ = AN IMP ( ,UPMEADS71 = ?\ >T A WELL %AP5 LAD1 LITTLE LORD1 & C>RIE/ A SWEET TONGUE 9 ?Y M\?4 ,BUT TELL ME1 :AT IS %E80  

0,BRO!R10 SAID ,RALPH K9DLY1 0%E IS MY WIFE40  

0,I KISS H] H&S10 SAID ,HU<2 0BUT ( :AT L9EAGE IS %E80  

0,%E IS MY WIFE10 SAID ,RALPH4  ,SAID ,HU<3  0,?AT IS1 =SOO?1 A HI< DIGNITY40  ,SAID ,RALPH3  0,?\ SAYE/ SOO?1 ?\< 9 MOCK]Y ?\ SPEAKE/1 :I* IS SC>CE K9D TO ?9E [N MO!R'S SON3 BUT LE>N1 BRO!R1 ?AT ,I AM BECOME A ,FRI5D ( ! ,WELL1 & W]E MEET TO W$ ) ! DAU<T]S ( ! BE/ ( ! ,K+S3 YET IS ?IS ONE MEET] TO W$ ) ME ?AN ! HI<E/ ( ! ,QUE5S2 = %E ALSO IS A ,FRI5D ( ! ,WELL4  ,MOREOV]1 ?\ SAYE/ IT ?AT ! *AMPIONS ( ! ,DRY ,TREE1 :O W\LD ?9K BUT LITTLE ( AN E>L = A LEAD]1 >E EAG] TO FOLL[ ME3 & IF ?\ /ILL D\BT :AT ?IS MAY MEAN1 ABIDE1 TILL 9 TWO DAYS OR ?REE ?\ SEE ME BE=E ! FOEMAN4  ,!N %ALT ?\ TELL ME H[ MU* *ANG$ ,I AM FROM ! /RIPL+ :OM ?\ KNEWE/ 9 ,UPMEADS A LITTLE :ILE AGO40  

,!N WAS ,HU< SOME:AT ABA%$1 & HE SAID3  0,I CRAVE ?Y P>DON1 BRO!R1 BUT NEV] HAD ,I A WELL FIL$ TONGUE1 & BELIKE IT HA? GR[N NO SMOO!R AMID ! H>D HAPS :I* HAVE BEFALL5 ME ( LATE4 ,BESIDES IT WAS DULL 9 !RE1 & ,I MU/ NE$S TRY TO W9 A LITTLE MIR? \T ( KI? & K940  

0,SO BE IT1 LAD10 QUO? ,RALPH K9DLY1 0?\ DID/ ASK & ,I TOLD1 & ALL IS SAID40  

0,YET =SOO?10 SAID ,HU<1 0?\ HA/ GIV5 ME M>VEL = M>VEL1 BRO!R40 0,EV5 SO10 SAID ,RALPH1 0& H]EAFT] ,I WILL TELL !E MORE :5 WE SIT SAFE BY ! W9E AT ,UPMEADS40  

,N[ COME? BACK ONE ( ! =E-RID]S & DRAWE? RE9 BY ,RALPH & SAI? ?AT !Y >E H>D ON A LITTLE ?ORP UND] ! HANG+ ( ! HILL ?AT WAS ! BEG9N+ ( ! ,D[N C\NTRY ON ?AT ROAD4 ,SO ,RALPH BADE MAKE /AY !RE & RE/ ! NI<T OV]1 & SEEK NEW TID+S ON ! MORR[2 & ! MAN TOLD ,RALPH ?AT ! FOLK ( ! ?ORP W]E FLEE+ FA/ AT ! TID+S ( !IR COMPANY1 & ?AT IT W]E BE/ ?AT HE & SOME HALF SCORE %\LD RIDE %>PLY 9TO ! ?ORP1 SO ?AT IT MI<T NOT BE QUITE B>E ( VICTUALS :5 !Y CAME TO !IR NI<T'S LODG+4 ,RALPH BIDS HIM SO DO1 BUT TO HE$ WELL ?AT HE HURT NO MAN1 OR LET FIRE GET 9TO ANY H\SE OR RO(2 SO HE TAKES HIS KNOT ( M5 & RIDES (F ON ! SPUR1 & ,RALPH & ! MA9 ( !M COME ON QUIETLY2 & :5 !Y CAME 9TO ! /REET ( ! ?ORP1 LO !RE BY ! CROSS A BIG FIRE LI<T$1 & ! ELD]S /&+ !REBY CAP 9 H&1 & A SCORE ( /\T C>LES ) WEAPONS 9 !IR H&S4 ,!N ! *IEF MAN CAME UP TO ,RALPH & GREET$ HIM & SAID3 0,LORD1 :5 WE HE>D ?AT AN >M$ COMPANY WAS AT H& WE DEEM$ NO LESS ?AN ?AT ! RID]S ( ! ,BURG W]E UPON US1 & DEEM$ ?AT !RE WAS NAU<T = IT BUT TO FLEE EA* AS F> & AS FA/ AS HE MI<T4  ,BUT N[ WE HAVE HE>D ?AT ?\ >T A GOOD LORD SEEK+ HIS [N ) ! HELP ( WOR?Y *AMPIONS1 & A FOEMAN TO ?OSE DEVILS ( ! ,BURG1 WE BID !E LOOK UPON US & ALL WE HAVE AS ?9E1 LORD1 & TAKE K9DLY SU* GUE/+ AS WE MAY GIVE !E40  

,! OLD MAN'S VOICE QUAV]$ A LITTLE AS HE LOOK$ ON ! />K %APES ( ! ,DRY ,TREE2 BUT ,RALPH LOOK$ K9DLY ON HIM1 & SAID3 0,YEA1 MY MA/]1 WE WILL BUT ASK = A COV]+ = \R HEADS1 & :AT VICTUAL ?\ MAY/ EASILY SP>E US 9 RETURN = GOOD SILV]1 & ?\ %ALT HAVE \R ?ANKS )AL4 ,BUT :O BE !SE /\T LADS ) /AVES & BUCKL]S1 OR :I!R WILL !Y TO-NI<T80  

,!REAT A TALL Y\NG MAN ) A SPE> 9 HIS H& & GIRT ) A %ORT SWORD CAME =? & SAID BOLDLY3  0,LORD1 WE BE A FEW :O ?\<T :5 WE HE>D ?AT ! ,BURG-DEVILS W]E AT H& ?AT WE MI<T AS WELL DIE 9 ! FIELD GIV+ /ROKE = /ROKE1 AS BE HAUL$ (F & DROP TO PIECES UND] ! H&S ( !IR TORM5TORS2 & N[ ?\ HA/ COME1 WE HAVE LITTLE WILL TO ABIDE BEH9D1 BUT W]E FA9 TO FOLL[ !E1 & DO !E :AT GOOD WE CAN3 & AFT] ?\ HA/ COME TO ?9E ABOVE1 :5 WE GO BACK TO \R K9 ?\ MAY/ GIVE US A GIFT IF IT PLEASE !E3 BUT WE DEEM ?AT NO GREAT MATT] IF ?\ BUT GIVE US LEAVE TO HAVE ! COM=T ( !E & ?Y ,*AMPIONS = A :ILE 9 !SE H>D DAYS40  

,:5 HE HAD DONE SPEAK+ !RE ROSE UP FROM ! ,*AMPIONS A HUM AS ( PRAISE1 & ,RALPH WAS WELL-PLEAS$ )AL1 DEEM+ IT A GOOD OM52 SO HE SAID3  0,FE> NOT1 GOOD FELL[S1 ?AT ,I %ALL =GET Y\ :5 WE HAVE OV]COME ! FOEM51 & MEAN:ILE WE WILL LIVE & DIE TOGE!R4 ,BUT ?\1 ANCI5T MAN1 %[ \R S]GEANTS :]E \R RID]S %ALL LIE TO-NI<T1 & :AT !Y %ALL DO ) !IR HORSES40  

,SO ! ELD]S M>%AL$ ! LITTLE HO/ TO !IR ABODES = ?AT NI<T1 LODG+ ! MORE P>T ( !M 9 A BIG B>N ON ! WE/]N \TSKIRT ( ! ?ORP4  ,! ELD] :O L$ !M ?I!R1 BR\<T !M VICTUAL & GOOD DR9K1 & SAID TO !M3 0,LORDS1 YE W]E BE/ TO KEEP A GOOD WAT* TO-NI<T BECAUSE IT IS ON ?IS SIDE ?AT WE MAY LOOK = AN ONFALL FROM ! FOEM5 IF !Y BE ABROAD TO-NI<T2 & SOO? TO SAY ?AT IS ONE CAUSE WE HAVE BE/[$ Y\ H]E1 DEEM+ ?AT YE W\LD NOT GRUDGE US ! SOLACE ( KN[+ ?AT Y\R VALIANT BODIES W]E BETWIXT US & !M1 = WE BE A POOR UNWALL$ PEOPLE40  

,/EPH5 TO :OM HE SPAKE LAU<$ AT HIS WORD1 & SAID3 0,HE>T-UP1 C>LE6 )9 !SE FEW DAYS WE %ALL BUILD UP A BETT] WALL ?AN YE MAY HAVE ( /ONE & LIME2 & ?AT IS ! OV]?R[ ( \R FOEM5 9 ! OP5 FIELD40  

,SO !RE WAS K9DNESS & GOOD FELL[%IP BETWIXT ! ?ORP-DWELL]S & ! RID]S1 & ! C\NTRY FOLK TOLD ?OSE O!RS MANY TALES ( ! EVIL DE$S ( ! ,BURG-DEVILS1 AS !Y CALL$ !M2 BUT !Y C\LD NOT TELL !M = C]TA9 :E!R !Y HAD GONE D[N 9TO ,UPMEADS4  

,AS TO ,RALPH & ,URSULA !Y1 ) ,RI*>D & ,ROG]1 W]E LODG$ 9 ! HEADMAN'S H\SE1 & HAD GOOD FEA/ !RE1 & HE ALSO TALK$ OV] ! :]E-AB\TS ( ! ,BURG]S ) ! ?ORP-DWELL]S1 BUT MI<T HAVE NO C]TA9 TID+S4 ,SO HE & ,URSULA & HIS FELL[S W5T TO B$ & SLEPT PEACEFULLY = ! FIR/ H\RS ( ! NI<T4  

,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG4 

,*RONOLOGY 3 
,FEBRU>Y #b#g1 #bba 3 ,BOOK #d1 ,*APT] #ba -- ,ADD$4 

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