Chapter Xix. Walter Goes To Fetch Home : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER XIX: WALTER GOES TO FETCH HOME THE LION'S HIDE He entered the cool dusk through the porch, and, looking down the pillared hall, saw beyond the fountain a gleam of gold, and when he came past the said fountain he looked up...
Chapter Xii. The Wearing Of Four Days : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER XII: THE WEARING OF FOUR DAYS IN THE WOOD BEYOND THE WORLD He arose betimes, but found no one to greet him, neither was there any sound of folk moving within the fair house; so he but broke his fast, and then went forth and wandered...
Chapter Xi. Walter Happeneth On The Mistress : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER XI: WALTER HAPPENETH ON THE MISTRESS It was but a little after noon when Walter left the Maid behind: he steered south by the sun, as the Maid had bidden him, and went swiftly; for, as a good knight wending to battle, the time...
Chapter X. Walter Happeneth On Another Creature : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER X: WALTER HAPPENETH ON ANOTHER CREATURE IN THE STRANGE LAND But as he went on through the fair and sweet land so bright and sun-litten, and he now rested and fed, the horror and fear ran off from him, and he wandered on merrily...
Chapter Vii. Walter Comes To The Shard : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER VII: WALTER COMES TO THE SHARD IN THE ROCK-WALL As they were in converse thus, they heard the hunters blowing on their horns all together; whereon the old man arose, and said: "I deem by the blowing that the hunt will be over...
Chapter Ii. Golden Walter Takes Ship To Sail : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER II: GOLDEN WALTER TAKES SHIP TO SAIL THE SEAS When Walter went down to the Katherine next morning, there was the skipper Gfrey, who did him reverence, and made him all cheer, and showed him his room aboard ship, and the plenteous...
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Chapter Xxiii. Of The Peaceful Ending : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER XXIII: OF THE PEACEFUL ENDING OF THAT WILD DAY Thereafter Walter led the Maid down again, and said to her: "Now, sweetling, shall the story be told." "Nay, friend," she said, "not here. This place hath been polluted by my craven...
Chapter Viii. Walter Wends The Waste : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER VIII: WALTER WENDS THE WASTE Day was yet young when he awoke: he leapt to his feet, and went down to the stream and drank of its waters, and washed the night off him in a pool ther, and then set forth on his way again. When he had...
Chapter Xxvii. Morning Amongst The Bears : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER XXVII: MORNING AMONGST THE BEARS So Walter laid him down and fell asleep, and knew no more till he awoke in bright daylight with the Maid standing over him. She was fresh from the water, for she had been to the river to bathe her...
Chapter Xxv. Of The Triumphant Summer Array : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER XXV: OF THE TRIUMPHANT SUMMER ARRAY OF THE MAID When the day was bright Walter arose, and met the Maid coming from the river-bank, fresh and rosy from the water. She paled a little when they met face to face, and she shrank from him...
Chapter Xxvi. They Come To The Folk Of The Bears : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER XXVI: THEY COME TO THE FOLK OF THE BEARS On they went, and before long they were come up on to the down-country, where was scarce a tree, save gnarled and knotty thorn- bushes here and there, but nought else higher than the wh...
Chapter Vi. The Old Man Tells Walter Of Himself : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER VI: THE OLD MAN TELLS WALTER OF HIMSELF. WALTER SEES A SHARD IN THE CLIFF-WALL But when they had done their meat and drink the master and the shipmen went about the watering of the ship, and the others strayed off along the meadow...
Chapter Xiv. The Hunting Of The Hart : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER XIV: THE HUNTING OF THE HART As they went, they found a change in the land, which grew emptier of big and wide-spreading trees, and more beset with thickets. From one of these they roused a hart, and Walter let slip his hounds...
Chapter Xxix. Walter Strays In The Pass : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER XXIX: WALTER STRAYS IN THE PASS AND IS SUNDERED FROM THE MAID Morning came, and they arose and went on their ways, and went all day till the sun was nigh set, and they were come up into the very pass; and in the jaws ther w...
Chapter Xxx. Now They Meet Again : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER XXX: NOW THEY MEET AGAIN Complaining thus-wise, he fell asleep from sheer weariness, and when he awoke it was broad day, calm and bright and cloudless, with the scent of the earth refreshed going up into the heavens, and the birds...
Chapter Xxxiii. Concerning The Fashi : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER XXXIII: CONCERNING THE FASHION OF KING-MAKING IN STARK-WALL Meanwhile the King spake to the elder, and said: "Now tell me wher I am become king, and what is the fashion and cause of the king-making; for wondrous it is to me, where...
Chapter Xxxii. Of The New King Of The City : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER XXXII: OF THE NEW KING OF THE CITY AND LAND OF STARK-WALL When he awoke again the sun was shining brightly into that chamber, and he looked, and beheld that it was peerless of beauty and riches, amongst all that he had ever seen:...
Chapter Xvi. Of The King's Son And The Maid : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER XVI: OF THE KING'S SON AND THE MAID But as for Walter, he went out of the house again, and fared slowly over the woodlawns till he came to another close thicket or brake; he entered from mere wantonness, or that he might be the more...
Chapter I. Of Golden Walter And His Father : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER I: OF GOLDEN WALTER AND HIS FATHER Awhile ago there was a young man dwelling in a great and goodly city by the sea which had to name Langton on Holm. He was but of five and twenty winters, a fair-faced man, yellow-haired, tall...
Chapter Ix. Walter Happeneth On The First : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER IX: WALTER HAPPENETH ON THE FIRST OF THOSE THREE CREATURES What with one thing, what with another, as his having to turn out of his way for sheer rocks, or for slopes so steep that he might not try the peril of them, and ag...
Chapter V. Now They Come To A New Land : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER V: NOW THEY COME TO A NEW LAND Three days they drave before the wind, and on the fourth the clouds lifted, the sun shone out and the offing was clear; the wind had much abated, though it still blew a breeze, and was a head wind...
Chapter Xviii. The Maid Gives Walter Tryst : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER XVIII: THE MAID GIVES WALTER TRYST Now, on the morrow, when Walter was awake, he found there was no one lying beside him, and the day was no longer very young; so he arose, and went through the garden from end to end, and all...
Chapter Xx. Walter Is Bidden To Another Tryst : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER XX: WALTER IS BIDDEN TO ANOTHER TRYST So came he into the pillared hall, and there he found the Lady walking to and fro by the high-seat; and when he drew nigh she turned on him, and said in a voice rather eager than angry: "Wh...
Chapter Xxxv. Of The King Of Stark Wall : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER XXXV: OF THE KING OF STARK-WALL AND HIS QUEEN But while this betid, that murmur without, which is aforesaid, grew louder; and it smote on the King's ear, and he said again to the elder: "Tell us now of that noise withoutward, wh...
Chapter Iv. Storm Befalls The Bartholomew : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER IV: STORM BEFALLS THE BARTHOLOMEW, AND SHE IS DRIVEN OFF HER COURSE Now swift sailed the Bartholomew for four weeks toward the north-west with a fair wind, and all was well with ship and crew. Then the wind died out on even of a day...
Chapter Xxiv. The Maid Tells Of What Had : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER XXIV: THE MAID TELLS OF WHAT HAD BEFALLEN HER "Now, friend, by the clear of the moon and this firelight will I tell what I may and can of my tale. Thus it is: If I be wholly of the race of Adam I wot not nor can I tell thee how many...
Chapter Xxii. Of The Dwarf And The Pardon : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER XXII: OF THE DWARF AND THE PARDON Now she began to say: "My friend, now shall I tell thee what I have done for thee and me; and if thou have a mind to blame me, and punish me, yet remember first, that what I have done has been...
Chapter Xv. The Slaying Of The Quarry : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER XV: THE SLAYING OF THE QUARRY So they walked on quietly thence some half a mile, and ever the Lady would have Walter to walk by her side, and not follow a little behind her, as was meet for a servant to do; and she touched his h...
Chapter Xxxi. They Come Upon New Folk : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER XXXI: THEY COME UPON NEW FOLK With that they went down from the bent again, and came to where the pass narrowed so much, that they went betwixt a steep wall of rock on either side; but after an hour's going, the said wall gave back...
Chapter Xxxiv. Now Cometh The Maid To The King : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER XXXIV: NOW COMETH THE MAID TO THE KING Then all they bowed before the King, and he spake again: "What is that noise that I hear without, as if it were the rising of the sea on a sandy shore, when the south-west wind is blowing."...
Chapter Xiii. Now Is The Hunt Up : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER XIII: NOW IS THE HUNT UP Next morning was he up betimes, but he was cast down and heavy of heart, not looking for aught else to betide than had betid those last four days. But otherwise it fell out; for when he came down ...
Chapter Xvii. Of The House And The Pleasance : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER XVII: OF THE HOUSE AND THE PLEASANCE IN THE WOOD On the morrow morning Walter loitered a while about the house till the morn was grown old, and then about noon he took his bow and arrows and went into the woods to the northward...
Chapter Xxviii. Of The New God Of The Bears : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER XXVIII: OF THE NEW GOD OF THE BEARS At last the old man said: "My children, ye shall now come with me unto the Doom-ring of our folk, the Bears of the Southern Dales, and deliver to them your errand; and I beseech you to have pity...
Chapter Xxxvi. Of Walter And The Maid : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER XXXVI: OF WALTER AND THE MAID IN THE DAYS OF THE KINGSHIP Long it was, indeed, till the women, by the King's command, had brought the Maid to the King's chamber; and he met her, and took her by the shoulders and kissed her, and said...
Chapter Xxi. Walter And The Maid Flee : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER XXI: WALTER AND THE MAID FLEE FROM THE GOLDEN HOUSE There he abode amidst the hazels, hearkening every littlest sound; and the sounds were nought but the night voices of the wood, till suddenly there burst forth from the house...
Chapter Iii. Walter Heareth Tidings : * "The Wood Beyond the World", by William Morris, [1894], CHAPTER III: WALTER HEARETH TIDINGS OF THE DEATH OF HIS FATHER Fast sailed the Katherine over the seas, and nought befell to tell of, either to herself or her crew. She came to one cheaping-town and then to another, and so on to a third...