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Robin Hood and Will Scarlet
’Itakeityearebothwrong,andverilybelievethatwereafuriousmousetorunacrosshispath,hewouldcry,‘La!’or‘Alack-a-day!’andfallstraightwayintoaswoon.Iwonderwhohemaybe."
"Somegreatbaron’sson,Idoubtnot,"answeredLittleJohn,"withgoodandtruemen’smoneylininghispurse."
"Ay,marry,thatistrue,Imakenodoubt,"quothRobin."Whatapitythatsuchmenashe,thathavenothoughtbuttogoabroadingayclothes,shouldhavegoodfellows,whoseshoestheyarenotfittotie,dancingattheirbidding.BySaintDunstan,SaintAlfred,SaintWithold,andallthegoodmenintheSaxoncalendar,itdothmakememadtoseesuchgaylordlingsfromovertheseagosteppingonthenecksofgoodSaxonswhoownedthislandbeforeevertheirgreat-grandsireschewedrindofbrawn!BythebrightbowofHeaven,Iwillhavetheirill-gottengainsfromthem,eventhoughIhangforitashighase’eraforesttreeinSherwood!"
"Why,hownow,master,"quothLittleJohn,"whatheatisthis?Thoudostsetthypota-boiling,andmayhapnobacontocook!Methinksyonfellow’shairisoverlightforNormanlocks.Hemaybeagoodmanandtrueforaughtthouknowest."
"Nay,"saidRobin,"myheadagainstaleadenfarthing,heiswhatIsay.So,lieyebothhere,Isay,tillIshowyouhowIdrubthisfellow.
