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Little John and the Tanner of Blyth
Ididseethewholemerrybout,andneverdidIthinktoseetheeyieldthyselfso,handandfoot,toanymaninallmerryEngland.Iwasseekingthee,tochidetheeforleavingmybiddingundone;butthouhastbeenpaidallIowedthee,fullmeasure,presseddownandoverflowing,bythisgoodfellow.Marry,‘adidreachouthisarmfulllengthwhilethoustoodgapingathim,and,withaprettyrap,tumbledtheeoverasneverhaveIseenonetumbledbefore."SospokeboldRobin,andallthetimeLittleJohnsatupontheground,lookingasthoughhehadsourcurdsinhismouth."Whatmaybethyname,goodfellow?"saidRobin,next,turningtotheTanner.
"MendocallmeArthuraBland,"spokeuptheTannerboldly,"andnowwhatmaybethyname?"
"Ha,ArthuraBland!"quothRobin,"Ihaveheardthynamebefore,goodfellow.ThoudidstbreakthecrownofafriendofmineatthefairatElylastOctober.ThefolktherecallhimJocko’Nottingham;wecallhimWillScathelock.ThispoorfellowwhomthouhastsobelaborediscountedthebesthandatthequarterstaffinallmerryEngland.HisnameisLittleJohn,andmineRobinHood."
"How!"criedtheTanner,"artthouindeedthegreatRobinHood,andisthisthefamousLittleJohn?Marry,hadIknownwhothouart,Iwouldneverhavebeensoboldastoliftmyhandagainstthee.Letmehelptheetothyfeet,goodMasterLittleJohn,andletmebrushthedustfromoffthycoat."
