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upon earth�察�which is a part of heaven�察�and forsooth no foul part。
;Forsooth�察�he that waketh in hell and feeleth his heart fail him�察�shall
have memory of the merry days of earth�察 �and how that when his heart
failed him there�察�he cried on his fellow�察�were it his wife or his son or his
brother or his gossip or his brother sworn in arms�察�and how that his fellow
heard him and came and they mourned together under the sun�察�till again
they laughed together and were but half sorry between them。 This shall
he think on in hell�察�and cry on his fellow to help him�察�and shall find that
therein is no help because there is no fellowship�察 �but every man for
himself。 Therefore�察�I tell you that the proud�察�despiteous rich man�察�though
he knoweth it not�察�is in hell already�察�because he hath no fellow�察�and he that
hath so hardy a heart that in sorrow he thinketh of fellowship�察�his sorrow
is soon but a story of sorrowa little change in the life that knows not ill。;
He left off for a little�察�and indeed for some time his voice had fallen�察�
but it was so clear and the summer evening so soft and still�察 �and the
silence of the folk so complete�察�that every word told。 His eyes fell down
to the crowd as he stopped speaking�察�since for some little while they had
been looking far away into the blue distance of summer�察�and the kind eyes
of the man had a curious sight before him in that crowd�察�for amongst them
were many who by this time were not dry´eyed�察�and some wept outright in
spite of their black beards�察�while all had that look as if they were ashamed
of themselves�察�and did not want others to see how deeply they were moved�察�
after the fashion of their race when they are strongly stirred。 I looked at
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Will Green beside me�此�his right hand clutched his bow so tight�察�that the
knuckles whitened�察�he was staring straight before him�察�and the tears were
running out of his eyes and down his big nose as though without his will�察�
for his face was stolid and unmoved all the time till he caught my eye�察�and
then he screwed up the strangest face�察 �of scowling brow�察 �weeping eyes�察�
and smiling mouth�察�while he dealt me a sounding thump in the ribs with
his left elbow�察�which�察�though it would have knocked me down but for the
crowd�察 �I took as an esquire does the accolade which makes a knight of
him。
But while I pondered all these things�察�and how men fight and lose the
battle�察 �and the thing that they fought for comes about in spite of their
defeat�察�and when it comes turns out not to be what they meant�察�and other
men have to fight for what they meant under another namewhile I
pondered all this�察�John Ball began to speak again in the same soft and dear
voice with which he had left off。
;Good fellows�察�it was your fellowship and your kindness that took me
out of the archbishop's prison three days agone�察�though God wot ye had
nought to gain by it save outlawry and the gallows�察�yet lacked I not your
fellowship before ye drew near me in the body�察�and when between me and
Canterbury street was yet a strong wall�察 �and the turnkeys and sergeants
and bailiffs。
;For hearken�察�my friends and helpers�察�many days ago�察�when April was
yet young�察�I lay there�察�and the heart that I had strung up to bear all things
because of the fellowship of men and the blessed saints and the angels and
those that are�察�and those that are to be�察�this heart�察�that I had strung up like a
strong bow�察�fell into feebleness�察�so that I lay there a´longing for the green
fields and the white´thorn bushes and the lark singing over the corn�察�and
the talk of good fellows round the ale´house bench�察�and the babble of the
little children�察�and the team on the road and the beasts afield�察�and all the
life of earth�察 �and I alone all the while�察 �near my foes and afar from my
friends�察 �mocked and flouted and starved with cold and hunger�察 �and so
weak was my heart that though I longed for all these things yet I saw them
not�察�nor knew them but as names�察�and I longed so sore to be gone that I
chided myself that I had once done well�察�and I said to myself�此�
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;Forsooth�察�hadst thou kept thy tongue between thy teeth thou mightest
have been something�察 �if it had been but a parson of a town�察 �and
comfortable to many a poor man�察�and then mightest thou have clad here
and there the naked back�察�and filled the empty belly�察�and holpen many�察�and
men would have spoken well of thee�察 �and of thyself thou hadst thought
well�察�and all this hast thou lost for lack of a word here and there to some
great man�察�and a little winking of the eyes amidst murder and wrong and
unruth�察 �and now thou art nought and helpless�察 �and the hemp for thee is
sown and grown and heckled and spun�察 �and lo there�察 �the rope for thy
gallows´tree��all for nought�察�for nought。
;Forsooth�察�my friends�察�thus I thought and sorrowed in my feebleness
that I had not been a traitor to the Fellowship of the Church�察�for e'en so
evil was my foolish imagination。
;Yet�察�forsooth�察�as I fell a´pondering over all the comfort and help that I
might have been and that I might have had�察�if I had been but a little of a
trembling cur to creep and crawl before abbot and bishop and baron and
bailiff�察 �came the thought over me of the evil of the world wherewith I�察�
John Ball�察�the rascal hedge´priest�察�had fought and striven in the Fellowship
of the saints in heaven and poor men upon earth。
;Yea�察�forsooth�察�once again I saw as of old�察�the great treading down
the little�察�and the strong beating down the weak�察�and cruel men fearing not�察�
and kind men daring not�察 �and wise men caring not�察 �and the saints in
heaven forbearing and yet bidding me not to forbear�察 �forsooth�察 �I knew
once more that he who doeth well in fellowship�察�and because of fellowship�察�
shall not fail though he seem to fail to´day�察�but in days hereafter shall he
and his work yet be alive�察�and men be holpen by them to strive again and
yet again�察�and yet indeed even that was little�察�since�察�forsooth�察�to strive was
my pleasure and my life。
;So I became a man once more�察�and I rose up to my feet and went up
and down my prison what I could for my hopples�察 �and into my mouth
came words of good cheer�察�even such as we to´day have sung�察�and stoutly
I sang them�察�even as we now have sung them�察�and then did I rest me�察�and
once more thought of those pleasant fields where I would be�察�and all the
life of man and beast about them�察�and I said to myself that I should see
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them once more before I died�察�if but once it were。
;Forsooth�察�this was strange�察�that whereas before I longed for them and
yet saw them not�察�now that my longing was slaked my vision was cleared�察�
and I saw them as though the prison walls opened to me and I was out of
Canterbury street and amidst the green meadows of April�察�and therewithal
along with me folk that I have known and who are dead�察�and folk that are
living�察�yea�察�and all those of the Fellowship on earth and in heaven�察�yea�察�
and all that are here this day。 Overlong were the tale to tell of them�察�and
of the time that is gone。
;So thenceforward I wore through the days with no such faint heart�察�
until one day the prison opened verily and in the daylight�察�and there were
ye�察�my fellows�察�in the dooryour faces glad�察�your hearts light with hope�察�
and your hands heavy with wrath�察�then I saw and understood what was to
do。 Now�察�therefore�察�do ye understand it� ─�
His voice was changed�察�and grew louder than loud now�察�as he cast his
hands abroad towards that company with those last words of his�察 �and I
could feel that all shame and fear was falling from those men�察 �and that
mere fiery manhood was shining through their wonted English shamefast
stubbornness�察�and that they were moved indeed and saw the road before
them。 Yet no man spoke�察�rather the silence of the men´folk deepened�察�as
the sun's rays grew more level and more golden�察�and the swifts wheeled
about shriller and louder than before。 Then again John Ball spoke and said�察�
;In good sooth�察�I deem ye wot no worse than I do what is to doand first
that somewhat we shall dosince it is for him that is lonely or in prison to
dream of fellowship�察�but for him that is of a fellowship to do and not to
dream。
;And next�察�ye know who is the foeman�察�and that is the proud man�察�the
oppressor�察�who scorneth fellowship�察�and himself is a world to himself and
needeth no helper nor helpeth any�察 �but�察 �heeding no law�察 �layeth law on
other men because he is rich�察�and surely every one that is rich is such an
one�察�nor may be other。
;Forsooth�察�in the belly of every rich man dwelleth a devil of hell�察�and
when the man would give his goods to the poor�察 �the devil within him
gainsayeth it�察�and saith�察 �Wilt thou then be of the poor�察�and suffer cold and
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