,BOOK #d1 ,*APT] #cb 
,YET A ,FEW ,WORDS ,CONC]N+ ,RALPH ( ,UPMEADS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,C]TA9 IT IS ?AT ,RALPH FAIL$ NOT ( HIS PROMISE TO ! GOOD ,PRIOR ( ,/4 ,AU/9'S AT ,WUL/EAD1 BUT W5T TO SEE HIM SPE$ILY1 & TOLD HIM ALL ! TALE ( HIS W&]+S AS CLOSELY AS HE MI<T1 & HID NAU<T FROM HIM2 :I*1 AS YE MAY WOT1 WAS MORE ?AN ONE DAY'S WORK OR TWO OR ?REE4  ,& EV] :5 ,RALPH ?US SPOKE WAS A BRO!R ( ! ,H\SE SITT+ ) ! ,PRIOR1 :I* BRO!R WAS A LE>N$ & WISE MAN & V]Y SPE$Y & DEFT ) HIS P54 ,:]E=E IT HAS BE5 DEEM$ NOT UNLIKE ?AT FROM ?IS MONK'S WRIT+ HAS COME ! MORE P>T ( ! TALE ABOVE TOLD4 ,& IF IT BE SO1 IT IS WELL4  

,FUR!RMORE1 IT IS TOLD ( ,RALPH ( ,UPMEADS ?AT HE RUL$ OV] HIS L&S 9 RI<T & MI<T1 & SUFF]$ NO OPPRESSION )9 !M1 & DELIV]$ O!R L&S & GOOD T[NS :5 !Y FELL UND] TYRANTS & OPPRESSORS2 & = AS K9D A MAN AS HE WAS 9 HALL & AT HE>?1 9 ! FIELD HE WAS A W>RIOR SO WISE & DREADFUL1 ?AT (T =SOO? ! V]Y S\ND ( HIS NAME & RUMOR ( HIS COM+ /AY$ ! M>* ( HO/S & ! RAVAGE ( FAIR L&S2 & NO LORD WAS EV] MORE BELOV$4 ,TILL HIS DEA?DAY HE HELD ! ,CA/LE ( ! ,SCAUR1 & CLEANS$ ! ,WOOD ,P]IL\S ( ALL /RONG-?IEVES & REIV]S1 SO ?AT NO HI<-/REET ( A GOOD T[N WAS SAF] ?AN ITS GLADES & ITS BYWAYS4 ,! NEW FOLK ( ! ,BURG ( ! ,F\R ,FRI?S MADE HIM !IR LORD & CAPTA91 & ! ,*AMPIONS ( ! ,DRY ,TREE OBEY$ HIM 9 ALL HONOR SO LONG AS ANY ( !M LA/$4  ,HE RODE TO ,HI<AM & (F]$ HIMSELF AS CAPTA9 TO ! ABBOT !RE(1 & DRAVE \T ! TYRANTS & OPPRESSORS !NCE1 & GAVE BACK PEACE TO ! ,FRANK ( ,HI<AM4 ,EV] WAS HE TRUE CAPTA9 & BRO!R TO ! ,%EPH]D-FOLK1 & 9 MANY BATTLES !Y FOLL[$ HIM2 & W]E !RE ANY SC>CITY OR ILL HAP AMONG !M1 HE HELP$ !M TO ! UTT]MO/ ( HIS P[]4 ,! ,WOOD ,DEBATABLE ALSO HE CLE>$ ( F\L ROBB]S & REIV]S1 & ROOT$ \T ! LA/ ( ! ,BURG-DEVILS1 & DELIV]$ ?REE GOOD T[NS BEYOND ! WOOD FROM ! CRUELTY ( ! OPPRESSOR4  

,ONCE 9 EV]Y YE> HE & ,URSULA HIS WIFE VISIT$ ! ,L& ( ,ABUNDANCE1 & HE W5T 9TO ! CA/LE !RE AS 9TO A HOLY PLACE1 & WOR%IP$ ! MEMORY ( ! ,LADY :OM HE HAD LOV$ SO DE>LY4 ,) ALL ! FRI5DS ( HIS QUE/ HE WAS K9D & WELL-BELOV$4  

,9 AB\T TWO YE>S FROM ! DAY :5 HE RODE HOME1 CAME TO HIM ! ,LORD ,BULL ( ,UTT]BOL ) A *OS5 B&1 ( :OM W]E BO? ,OTT] & ,R$HEAD4 ,?AT V]Y DAY !Y CAME HE WAS AB\T PUTT+ HIS FOOT 9 ! /IRRUP TO RIDE AGA9/ ! FOEM52 SO ,BULL & HIS M5 W\LD NOT GO 9TO ! ,HI< ,H\SE TO EAT1 BUT DRANK A CUP :]E !Y /OOD1 & TURN$ & RODE ) HIM /RAI<TWAY1 & DID HIM RI<T MANLY S]VICE 9 BATTLE2 & W5T BACK ) HIM AFT]W>DS TO ,UPMEADS1 & ABODE ) HIM !RE 9 FEA/+ & JOYANCE = TWO MON?S' WE>+4  ,& ?RICE 9 ! YE>S ?AT FOLL[$1 :5 HIS L&S AT HOME SEEM$ SAFE/ & MO/ AT PEACE1 ,RALPH TOOK A *OS5 B&1 & ,URSULA ) !M1 & ,CLEM5T )AL1 & J\RNEY$ ?R\< ! WA/ES & ! M\NTA9S TO ,UTT]BOL1 & PASS$ JOY\S DAYS ) HIS OLD ?RALL ( W>1 ,BULL ,NOSY1 N[ BECOME A V]Y MI<TY MAN & ! W>D] ( ! PEACE ( ! ,UTT]MO/ L&S4  

,CLEM5T & ,KA!R9E CAME (T TO ! ,HI< ,H\SE1 & ,KA!R9E EXCE$+ (T52 & %E LOV$ & *]I%$ ,URSULA & LIV$ LONG 9 HEAL? ( BODY & PEACE ( M9D4  

,ALL ! DAYS ?AT ,RALPH ( ,UPMEADS LIV$1 HE WAS ! GOODLIE/ ( M51 & NO MAN TO LOOK ON HIM HAD KN[N IT :5 HE GREW OLD2 & :5 HE *ANG$ HIS LIFE1 AN EXCE$+ ANCI5T MAN1 HE WAS TO ALL M5'S EYES 9 ! V]Y BLOSSOM ( HIS AGE4  

,AS TO ,URSULA HIS WIFE1 %E WAS EV] AS VALIANT & TRUE AS :5 !Y MET 9 ! D>K NI<T AMID ( ! ,EA/L& WOOD4  ,EI<T GOODLY *ILDR5 %E BORE HIM1 & SAW F\R G5]ATIONS ( H] K9DR$ WAX UP2 BUT EV5 AS IT WAS ) ,RALPH1 NEV] WAS %E LESS GOODLY ( BODY1 NAY RA!R1 BUT FAIR] ?AN :5 FIR/ %E CAME TO ,UPMEADS2 & ! DAY :]EON ANY MAN SAW H] WAS A DAY ( JOYFUL FEA/ TO HIM1 A DAY TO BE REMEMB]$ = EV]4  ,ON ONE DAY !Y TWO DI$ & W]E LAID TOGE!R 9 ONE TOMB 9 ! *OIR ( ,/4 ,LAUR5CE ( ,UPMEADS4  

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