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,!Y ,COME TO ,*EAP+ ,KN[E ,ONCE ,MORE4 ,( ! ,K+ ,!RE( 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,T[>D EV5+ COMES ,R$HEAD1 & TELLS ,RALPH H[ HE HIR$ HIM A DOZ5 M5-AT->MS TO FOLL[ HIM WELL-WEAPON$ TO ,*EAP+ ,KN[E3 )AL HE C\NSEL$ HIM TO TAKE A GOOD GIFT ) HIM TO ?AT SAME T[N TO BUY ! GOOD WILL ( ! ,K+ !RE2 :O WAS A CLOSE-FI/ & A CRUEL LORD4  

,AFT]W>DS !Y SAT TOGE!R 9 ! C\RT ( ?AT FAIR H\SE BE=E GOOD W9E1 ,RALPH & ,URSULA1 & ,R$HEAD & ! ,SAGE ( ,SWEV5HAM1 & SPAKE ( MANY ?+S1 & W]E M]RY & K9D TOGE!R4 ,BUT ON ! MORR[ ,R$HEAD DEP>T$ FROM ,GOLDBURG ) HIS M51 & HE LOA! TO DEP>T1 & !Y GAVE HIM F>EWELL LOV+LY4 ,!REAFT] ,RALPH'S NEW M5 CAME TO HIM 9 ! HO/ELRY1 & HE FEA/$ !M & DID WELL TO !M1 SO ?AT !Y PRAIS$ HIM MU*4 ,!N HE GAT HIM VICTUALS & SUMPT]-HORSES = ! J\RNEY1 & B\<T GOOD /ORE ( B[S & >R[S )AL4  ,FUR!RMORE HE TOOK HE$ TO ,R$HEAD'S WORD & B\<T A GOODLY GIFT ( SILV] VESSEL & F9E CLO? = ! ,K+ ( ,*EAP+ ,KN[E4  

,! DAY AFT] HE & HIS COMPANY DEP>T$ FROM ,GOLDBURG T[>D ! M\NTA9S1 :I* !Y PASS$ UNF\<T & UNWAYLAID3 P>TLY BECAUSE !Y W]E A B& ( /\T M51 & P>TLY BECAUSE A LITTLE BE=E !RE HAD BE5 A GREAT OV]?R[ ( ! WILD M5 ( ?OSE M\NTA9S AT ! H&S ( ! M5 ( ,GOLDBURG & ! ,*APM52 SO ?AT N[ ! M\NTA9-M5 LAY CLOSE1 & TR\BL$ NONE ?AT RODE ) ANY =CE4  

,ON ! WAY !Y FAIL$ NOT TO PASS BY ! PLACE :]E !Y HAD ]/ F\ND ,BULL ,NOSY SLA93  !RE !Y SAW HIS H[E1 HEAP$ UP EXCE$+ HI<1 COV]$ 9 ) E>?1 :]EON ! GRASS WAS N[ BEG9N+ TO GR[1 & ) A GREAT /&+ /ONE ON ! TOP !RE(1 :]EON WAS GRAV5 ! IMAGE ( A BULL1 ) A SWORD !REUND]2 :]EBY ! WAYF>]S WOTT$ ?AT ?IS HAD BE5 DONE 9 HIS MEMORY BY HIS BRO!R1 ! NEW ,LORD ( ,UTT]BOL4  

,SO !Y CAME D[N \T ( ! M\NTA9S TO ,:IT5ESS1 :]E !Y HAD GOOD 5T]TA9M5T1 BUT T>RI$ NOT SAVE = ONE NI<T1 RID+ !IR WAYS BETIMES TO ,*EAP+ ,KN[E3 & !Y CAME BE=E ! GATE !RE( SAFE & S\ND ON ! ?IRD DAY2 & SLEPT 9 ! HO/ELRY ( ! *APM54 ,ON ! MORR[ ,RALPH W5T UP TO ! ,K+'S ,CA/LE ) BUT ?REE M5 UNWEAPON$ BE>+ ! GIFT :I* HE HAD GOT = ! ,K+4 ,ALBEIT HE S5T NOT AWAY HIS M5-AT->MS TILL HE %\LD KN[ H[ ! ,K+ WAS M9D$ T[>DS HIM4  

,AS HE W5T HE SAW 9 ! /REETS SAD TOK5S ( ! LORD'S CRUEL JU/ICE1 AS H&LESS M51 FETT]$1 DRAGG+ !MSELVES AB\T1 & FOLK HUNG UP BE=E *APM5'S BOO?S1 & :IPP+-*E]1 & ! PILL>1 & SU* LIKE4 ,BUT :]EAS HE MI<T NOT HELP HE W\LD NOT HE$1 BUT CAME RI<T TO ! ,CA/LE-GATE1 & 5T]$ EASILY :5 HE HAD TOLD HIS ]R&1 = GIFT-BE>+ M5 >E NOT (T5E/ )/OOD4  

,HE WAS BR\<T /RAI<TWAY 9TO ! GREAT HALL1 :]E SAT ! ,K+ ON HIS ?RONE AMID ! *IEFS ( ! ,PORTE1 & HIS CAPTA9S & S]GEANTS1 :O W]E1 SO TO SAY1 HIS B>ONS1 ?\< !Y W]E NOT B>ONS ( L9EAGE1 BUT MA/]FUL M5 :O W]E WISE TO DO HIS BIDD+4  

,AS HE W5T UP ! HALL HE SAW A SORT ( POOR CAYTIFFS1 WOM5 AS WELL AS M51 L$ AWAY FROM ! HI<-PLACE 9 *A9S BY BAILIFFS & TIP/AVES2 & HE D\BT$ NOT ?AT !SE W]E = TORM5TS OR MAIM+ & DEA?2 & ?\<T IT W]E WELL MI<T HE DO !M SOME GOOD4  

,BE+ COME TO ! ,K+1 HE MADE HIS OBEISANCE TO HIM1 & CRAV$ HIS GOOD WILL & LEAVE TO WAGE M5-AT->MS TO BR+ HIM ?R\< ! M\NTA9S4  

,! ,K+ WAS A TALL MAN1 A PROP] MAN ( W>2 LONG-LEGG$1 BLACK BE>D$1 & FI]CE-EY$4 ,SOME WORD HE HAD HE>D ( ,RALPH'S GIFT1 !RE=E HE WAS GRACI\S TO HIM2 HE SPAKE & SAID3  0,?\ HA/ COME ACROSS ! M\NTA9S A LONG WAY1 FAIR ,SIR2 PRI!E ON :AT ]R&80 ,ANSW]$ ,RALPH3  0,= NO ]R&1 LORD1 SAVE TO F>E HOME TO M9E [N L&40 0,:]E IS ?9E [N L&80 SAID ! ,K+1 /RET*+ \T HIS LEGS & LY+ BACK 9 HIS *AIR4  0,WE/-AWAY1 LORD1 MANY A MILE10 SAID ,RALPH4 0,YEA10 QUO? ! ,K+1 0& H[ F> DID/ ?\ GO BEYOND ! M\NTA9S8 ,AS F> AS ,UTT]BOL80  ,SAID ,RALPH3  0,YET FUR!R1 BUT NOT TO ,UTT]BOL40 0,HA60 SAID ! ,K+1 0:O GOE? BEYOND ,UTT]BOL MU/ HAVE A GREAT ]R&2 :AT WAS ?9E80  

,RALPH ?\<T = A MOM5T1 & DEEM$ IT BE/ TO SAY AS LITTLE AS HE MI<T CONC]N+ ,URSULA2 SO HE ANSW]$1 & HIS VOICE GREW L\D & BOLD3 0,I WAS M9D$ TO DR9K A DRAFT ( ! ,W,E,L,L AT ! ,W,O,R,L,D',S ,5,D1 & EV5 SO ,I DID40  ,AS HE SPAKE1 HE DREW HIMSELF UP1 & HIS BR[S W]E KNIT A LITTLE1 BUT HIS EYES SP>KL$ FROM UND] !M1 & HIS *ELEKS W]E BRI<T & ROSY4 ,HE HALF DREW ! SWORD FROM ! SCABB>D1 & S5T IT BACK RATTL+1 SO ?AT ! S\ND ( IT W5T AB\T ! HALL2 HE UPRE>$ HIS HEAD & LOOK$ >\ND HIM ON ?IS & ?AT ONE ( ! W>RIORS ( ! ALI5S1 & HE SNIFF$ ! AIR 9TO HIS NO/RILS AS HE /OOD ALONE AMONG !M1 & SET HIS FOOT D[N H>D ON ! FLOOR ( ! ,K+'S HALL1 & HIS >MOR RATTL$ UPON HIM4  

,BUT ! ,K+ SAT BOLT UPRI<T 9 HIS *AIR & />$ ,RALPH'S FACE2 & ! W>RIORS & LORDS & M]*ANTS FELL BACK FROM ,RALPH & /OOD 9 AN ORD]$ RANK ON EI!R SIDE ( HIM & B5T !IR HEADS BE=E HIM4 ,NONE SPOKE TILL ! ,K+ SAID 9 A HO>SE VOICE1 BUT L[LY & :E$L+3 0,TELL US1 FAIR ,SIR1 :AT IS IT ?AT WE CAN DO TO PLEASURE !E80  

0,K+10 SAID ,RALPH1 0,I AM NOT H]E TO TAKE GIFTS BUT TO GIVE !M RA!R3 YET S9CE ?\ BIDDE/ ME ,I WILL CRAVE SOME:AT ( !E1 ?AT ?\ MAY/ BE ! MORE CONT5T3  & MOREOV] ! GIV+ %ALL CO/ !E NO?+3 ,I CRAVE ( !E TO GIVE ME LIFE & LIMB & FRE$OM = ! POOR FOLK :OM ,I SAW L$ D[N ! HALL BY ?Y TIP/AVES1 EV5 N[4 ,GIVE ME ?AT OR NO?+40  ,! ,K+ SC[L$1 BUT HE SPAKE3 0,?IS IS 9DE$ A LITTLE GIFT ( !E TO TAKE2 YET TO NONE ELSE SAVE !E HAD ,I GIV5 IT40  

,!RE) HE SPAKE TO A MAN BESIDE HIM & SAID3  0,GO ?\1 SET !M FREE1 & IF ANY HURT HA? BEFALL5 !M ?Y LIFE %ALL ANSW] = IT4  ,IS IT 5\<1 FAIR ,SIR1 & HAVE WE ?Y GOODWILL80 ,RALPH LAU<$ = JOY ( HIS LIFE & HIS MI<T1 & HE ANSW]$3 0,K+1 ?IS IS ! TOK5 ( MY GOODWILL2 FE> NAU<T ( ME40 ,& HE TURN$ TO HIS M51 & BADE !M BRI<T =? ! GIFT ( ,GOLDBURG & OP5 IT BE=E ! ,K+2 & !Y DID SO4 ,BUT :5 ! ,K+ CA/ EYES ON ! W>ES HIS FACE WAS GLADD5$1 = HE WAS A GRE$Y WOLF1 & :OSO HAD BE5 CLOSE TO HIS M\? W\LD HAVE HE>D HIM MUTT]3  0,SO MI<TY6 YET SO WEAL?Y60 ,BUT HE ?ANK$ ,RALPH AL\D & 9 SMOO? WORDS4  ,& ,RALPH MADE OBEISANCE TO HIM AGA91 & !N TURN$ & W5T HIS WAYS D[N ! HALL1 & WAS GLAD AT HE>T ?AT HE HAD BECOME SO MI<TY A MAN1 = ALL FELL BACK BE=E HIM & LOOK$ ON HIM ) WOR%IP4 ,H[BEIT HE HAD LOOK$ ON ! ,K+ CLOSELY & WISELY1 & DEEM$ ?AT HE WAS BO? CRUEL & GUILEFUL1 SO ?AT HE REJOIC$ ?AT HE HAD SPOK5 NAU<T ( ,URSULA1 & HE WAS M9D$ TO KEEP H] )9 GATES ALL ! :ILE !Y ABODE AT ,*EAP+-,KN[E4  

,:5 HE CAME TO ! HO/EL HE CALL$ HIS M5-AT->MS TOGE!R & ASK$ !M H[ F> !Y W\LD FOLL[ HIM1 & ) ONE VOICE !Y SAID ALL ?AT !Y W\LD GO ) HIM :]ESO HE W\LD1 SO ?AT IT W]E NOT BEYOND REASON4 ,SO !Y >RAY$ !M = DEP>TURE ON ! MORR[1 & W]E TO RIDE \T ( GATES AB\T MID-MORN+4 ,SO WORE ! DAY TO EV5+2 BUT ]E ! NI<T WAS OLD CAME A MAN ASK+ = ,RALPH1 AS ONE :O W\LD HAVE A SPECIAL ALMS ( HIM1 A POOR MAN BY SEEM+1 & EVILLY CLAD4 ,BUT :5 ,RALPH WAS ALONE ) HIM1 ! POOR MAN DID HIM TO WIT ?AT = ALL HIS SEEM+ WRET*$NESS HE WAS BUT DISGUIS$1 & WAS 9 SOO? A MAN ( WOR%IP1 & ONE ( ! ,PORTE4  ,QUO? HE3 0,I AM ( ! ,K+'S ,C\NCIL1 & ,I MU/ NE$S TELL !E A ?+ ( ! ,K+3 ?AT ?\< HE WAS AT ! FIR/ OV]AW$ & C[$ BY ! MAJE/Y ( !E1 A ,FRI5D ( ! ,WELL1 HE PRES5TLY CAME TO HIMSELF1 :I* WAS BUT ILL2 SO ?AT :AT = GRE$1 :AT = FE> EV51 HE IS M9D$ TO S5D M5 TO WAYLAY !E1 SOME ?REE LEAGUES FROM ! T[N1 ON Y\R WAY TO ! M\NTA9S1 BUT YE %ALL EASILY ESCAPE HIS G9 N[ ,I HAVE HAD SPEE* ( !E2 = YE MAY TAKE A BY-ROAD & FET* A COMPASS ( SOME TWELVE MILES1 & GET ABACK ( ! WAYLAY]S4  ,YET IF YE ESCAPE ?IS FIR/ AMBU%1 UNLESS YE >E TIMELY 9 RID+ E>LY TOMORR[ IT IS NOT UNLIKE ?AT HE %ALL S5D SWIFT RID]S TO CAT* UP ) Y\ ]E YE COME TO ! M\NTA9S4 ,N[ ,I AM COME TO W>N !E H]E(1 P>TLY BECAUSE ,I W\LD NOT HAVE SO FAIR A LIFE SPILL$1 :I* %\LD YET DO SO WELL = ! SONS ( ,ADAM1 & P>TLY ALSO BECAUSE ,I W\LD HAVE A REW>D ( !E = MY W>N+ & MY WAYLEAD+1 = ,I %ALL %[ !E ! WAY & ! ROAD40  

,SAID ,RALPH3  0,ASK & FE> NOT2 = IF ,I MAY TRU/ !E ,I ALREADY [E !E A REW>D40  0,MY NAME IS ,MI*AEL-A-DALE10 SAID ! MAN1 0& FROM ,SWEV5HAM ,I CAME HI!R1 & FA9 W\LD ,I GO ?I!R1 & LITTLE HOPE ,I HAVE !RE( SAVE ,I GO PRIVILY 9 SOME SU* B& AS ?9E1 :]EAS ! TYRANT HOLDE? ME ON PA91 AS WELL ,I KN[1 ( AN EVIL DEA?40  

0,I GRANT ?9E ASK+1 FRI5D10 SAID ,RALPH2 0& N[ ?\ W]T BE/ GO TO ?9E H\SE & TRUSS :AT /UFF ?\ MAY/ HAVE ) !E & COME BACK HI!R 9 ! GRAY ( ! MORN+40  

,! MAN %OOK HIS HEAD & SAID3  0,NAY2 H]E MU/ ,I BIDE NI<T-LONG1 & GO \T ( GATES AMONG ?Y M5-AT->MS1 & CLAD LIKE ONE ( !M ) IRON 5\< AB\T ME TO HIDE ! FA%ION ( ME2 IT W]E N[ISE SAFE = ME TO GO BACK 9TO ! T[N2 = ?IS TYRANT WAGES MANY A SPY3  YEA1 =SOO?1 ,I FE> ME BY C]TA9 TOK5S ?AT IT IS NOT ALL SO C]TA9 ?AT ,I HAVE NOT BE5 SPI$ UPON ALREADY1 & ?AT IT IS KN[N ?AT ,I HAVE COME TO !E4 ,& ,I WILL TELL !E ?AT BY HOOK OR BY CROOK ! ,K+ ALREADY KN[E? SOME:AT ( !E & ( ! WOMAN :O IS 9 ?Y COMPANY40  

,RALPH FLU%$ R$ AT ?AT WORD1 & FELT HIS HE>T B\ND3 BUT EV5 !RE) CAME 9TO !M ! ,SAGE2 & /RAI<TWAY ,RALPH TOOK HIM AP>T & TOLD HIM ON :AT ]R& ! MAN WAS COME1 & ASK HIM IF HE DEEM$ HIM TRU/Y4  ,!N ! ,SAGE W5T UP TO ,MI*AEL & LOOK$ HIM H>D 9 ! FACE A:ILE1 & !N SAID3 0,YEA1 HONE/ HE IS UNLESS ! K9DR$ ( ,MI*AEL ( ! ,HAT* ( ,SWEV5HAM HAVE TURN$ ?IEVES 9 ! ?IRD G5]ATION40  

0,YEA10 SAID ,MI*AEL1 0& DO/ ?\ KN[ ! ,HAT*80  

0,AS ,I KN[ M9E [N F+]S10 SAID ! ,SAGE2 0& EV5 SO ,I KNEW IT YE>S & YE>S BE=E ?\ W]T BORN40  ,!RE) HE TOLD ! NEW-COM] :AT HE WAS1 & ! TWO M5 ( ,SWEV5HAM MADE JOY ( EA* O!R4 ,& ,RALPH WAS FA9 ( !M1 & W5T 9TO ! *AMB] :]E9 SAT ,URSULA1 & TOLD H] H[ ALL ?+S W]E GO+1 & %E SAID ?AT %E W\LD BE NAU<T BUT GLAD TO LEAVE ?AT T[N1 :I* SEEM$ TO H] LIKE TO ,UTT]BOL OV] AGA94  

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