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be the strife in those days�察�and many the failures of the wise�察�and too oft 

sore shall be the despair of the valiant�察�and back´sliding�察�and doubt�察�and 

contest     between     friends    and   fellows    lacking     time   in  the   hubbub     to 

understand each other�察�shall grieve many hearts and hinder the Host of the 

Fellowship�此�yet shall all bring about the end�察�till thy deeming of folly and 

ours shall be one�察�and thy hope and our hope�察�and thenthe Day will have 

come。; 

     Once   more   I   heard   the   voice   of   John   Ball�此     �Now�察  �brother�察  �I   say 

farewell�察�for now verily hath the Day of the Earth come�察�and thou and I are 

lonely of each other again�察�thou hast been a dream to me as I to thee�察�and 

sorry   and   glad   have   we   made   each   other�察  �as   tales   of   old   time   and   the 

longing of times to come shall ever make men to be。                    I go to life and to 

death�察 �and leave thee�察  �and scarce   do   I know  whether   to   wish thee   some 

dream of the days beyond thine to tell what shall be�察�as thou hast told me�察�

for I  know  not if   that   shall help or  hinder thee�察�but since  we  have   been 

kind and very friends�察�I will not leave thee without a wish of good´will�察�so 

at   least   I   wish   thee   what   thou   thyself   wishest   for   thyself�察  �and   that   is 

hopeful   strife   and   blameless   peace�察  �which   is   to   say   in   one   word�察  �life。 

Farewell�察�friend。; 

     For   some   little   time�察  �although     I   had  known   that    the   daylight   was 



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growing   and   what   was   around   me�察  �I   had   scarce   seen   the   things   I   had 

before noted so keenly�察�but now in a flash I saw allthe east crimson with 

sunrise   through   the   white   window   on   my   right   hand�察  �the   richly´carved 

stalls and gilded screen work�察�the pictures on the walls�察�the loveliness of 

the faultless colour of the mosaic window lights�察�the altar and the red light 

over it looking strange in the daylight�察�and the biers with the hidden dead 

men upon them that lay before the high altar。            A great pain filled my heart 

at the sight of all that beauty�察�and withal I heard quick steps coming up the 

paved church´path to the porch�察�and the loud whistle of a sweet old tune 

therewith�察�then the footsteps stopped at the door�察�I heard the latch rattle�察�

and knew that Will Green's hand was on the ring of it。 

     Then I strove to rise up�察�but fell back again�察�a white light�察�empty of all 

sights�察�broke upon me for a moment�察�and lo I behold�察�I was lying in my 

familiar    bed�察  �the  south´westerly      gale   rattling  the  Venetian     blinds   and 

making their hold´fasts squeak。 

     I got up presently�察�and going to the window looked out on the winter 

morning�察�the river was before me broad between outer bank and bank�察�but 

it was nearly dead ebb�察�and there was a wide space of mud on each side of 

the hurrying stream�察�driven on the faster as it seemed by the push of the 

south´west wind。        On the other side of the water the few willow´trees left 

us by the Thames Conservancy looked doubtfully alive against the bleak 

sky and the row of wretched´looking blue´slated houses�察�although�察�by the 

way�察�the latter were the backs of a sort of street of ;villas; and not a slum�察�

the road in front of the house was sooty and muddy at once�察�and in the air 

was that sense of dirty discomfort which one is never quit of in London。 

The morning was harsh�察�too�察�and though the wind was from the south´west 

it was as cold as a north wind�察�and yet amidst it all�察�I thought of the corner 

of the next bight of the river which I could not quite see from where I was�察�

but   over   which   one   can   see   clear   of   houses   and   into   Richmond   Park�察�

looking like the open country�察�and dirty as the river was�察�and harsh as was 

the January wind�察�they seemed to woo me toward the country´side�察�where 

away from the miseries of the ;Great Wen; I might of my own will carry 

on   a   daydream  of   the   friends   I   had   made   in   the   dream  of   the   night   and 

against my will。 



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     But as I turned away shivering and downhearted�察�on a sudden came the 

frightful noise of the ;hooters�察─�one after the other�察�that call the workmen 

to   the   factories�察  �this   one   the   after´breakfast   one�察  �more   by   token。 So   I 

grinned surlily�察�and dressed and got ready for my day's ;work; as I call it�察�

but   which   many   a   man   besides   John   Ruskin   ��though   not   many   in   his 

position�� would call ;play。; 



                                   A KING'S LESSON 

     It is told of Matthias Corvinus�察�king of Hungarythe Alfred the Great 

of his time and peoplethat he once heard ��once ONLY�殖� that some ��only 

SOME�察�my lad�殖� of his peasants were over´ worked and under´fed。                          So 

he sent for his Council�察�and bade come thereto also some of the mayors of 

the good towns�察�and some of the lords of land and their bailiffs�察�and asked 

them  of   the   truth   thereof�察  �and   in   diverse   ways   they  all   told   one   and   the 

same tale�察�how the peasant carles were stout and well able to work and had 

enough and to spare of meat and drink�察�seeing that they were but churls�察�

and how if they worked not at the least as hard as they did�察�it would be ill 

for them and ill for their lords�察�for that the more the churl hath the more he 

asketh�察�and that when he knoweth wealth�察�he knoweth the lack of it also�察�

as it fared with our first parents in the Garden of God。               The King sat and 

said   but   little   while   they   spake�察  �but   he   misdoubted   them   that   they   were 

liars。   So the Council brake up with nothing done�察�but the King took the 

matter to heart�察�being�察�as kings go�察�a just man�察�besides being more valiant 

than   they   mostly   were�察  �even   in   the   old   feudal   time。 So   within   two   or 

three days�察�says the tale�察�he called together such lords and councillors as 

he   deemed   fittest�察  �and   bade   busk   them   for   a   ride�察  �and   when   they   were 

ready he and they set out�察�over rough and smooth�察�decked out in all the 

glory of attire which was the wont of those days。              Thus they rode till they 

came to some village or thorpe of the peasant folk�察�and through it to the 

vineyards   where   men   were   working   on   the   sunny   southern   slopes   that 

went up from the river�此�my tale does not say whether that were Theiss�察�or 

Donau�察�or what river。         Well�察�I judge it was late spring or early summer�察�

and the  vines but   just   beginning to show their  grapes�察  �for the  vintage is 

late in those lands�察�and some of the grapes are not gathered till the  first 



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frosts    have   touched    them�察   �whereby     the  wine    made    from    them   is  the 

stronger and sweeter。        Anyhow there were the peasants�察�men and women�察�

boys and young maidens�察�toiling and swinking�察�some hoeing between the 

vine´rows�察�some bearing baskets of dung up the steep slopes�察�some in one 

way�察�some in another�察�labouring for the fruit they should never eat�察�and the 

wine they  should   never drink。         Thereto turned the   King   and got   off   his 

horse and began to climb up the stony ridges of the vineyard�察�and his lords 

in like manner followed him�察�wondering in their hearts what was toward�察�

but to the one who was following next after him he turned about and said 

with a smile�察 �Yea�察�lords�察�this is a new game we are playing to´ day�察�and a 

new knowledge will come from it。;               And the lord smiled�察�but

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