Приключения Робин Гуда

           Yea,surelythouarttheminstrelofwhomwehavebeenhearinglately,whosevoicesocharmethallmen.DostthounotcomefromtheDaleofRotherstream,overbeyondStavely?"

           "Yea,truly,"answeredAllan,"Idocomethence."

           "Howoldartthou,Allan?"saidRobin.

           "Iambuttwentyyearsofage."

           "Methinksthouartoveryoungtobeperplexedwithtrouble,"quothRobinkindly;then,turningtotheothers,hecried,"Come,lads,buskyeandgetourfeastready;onlythou,WillScarlet,andthou,LittleJohn,stayherewithme."

           Then,whentheothershadgone,eachmanabouthisbusiness,Robinturnedoncemoretotheyouth."Now,lad,"saidhe,"tellusthytroubles,andspeakfreely.Aflowofwordsdothevereasetheheartofsorrows;itislikeopeningthewasteweirwhenthemilldamisoverfull.Come,sitthouherebesideme,andspeakatthineease."

           Thenstraightwaytheyouthtoldthethreeyeomenallthatwasinhisheart;atfirstinbrokenwordsandphrases,thenfreelyandwithgreatereasewhenhesawthatalllistenedcloselytowhathesaid.