Приключения Робин Гуда
Robin Hood Compasses a Marriage
"Now,"quothRobin,"Iwouldhaveoneofyouwatchandtellmewhenheseesanyonecomingtothechurch,andtheoneIchooseshallbeyoungDavidofDoncaster.Sogettheeuponthewall,David,andhidebeneaththewoodbinesoastokeepwatch."
AccordinglyyoungDaviddidashewasbidden,theothersstretchingthemselvesatlengthuponthegrass,sometalkingtogetherandotherssleeping.Thenallwasquietsaveonlyforthelowvoicesofthosethattalkedtogether,andforAllan’srestlessfootstepspacingupanddown,forhissoulwassofullofdisturbancethathecouldnotstandstill,andsaving,also,forthemellowsnoringofFriarTuck,whoenjoyedhissleepwithanoiseasofonesawingsoftwoodveryslowly.Robinlayuponhisbackandgazedaloftintotheleavesofthetrees,histhoughtleaguesaway,andsoalongtimepassed.
ThenupspokeRobin,"Nowtellus,youngDavidofDoncaster,whatdostthousee?"
ThenDavidanswered,"IseethewhitecloudsfloatingandIfeelthewinda-blowingandthreeblackcrowsareflyingoverthewold;butnoughtelsedoIsee,goodmaster."
Sosilencefellagainandanothertimepassed,brokenonlyasIhavesaid,tillRobin,growingimpatient,spakeagain."Nowtellme,youngDavid,whatdostthouseebythis?"
AndDavidanswered,"Iseethewindmillsswingingandthreetallpoplartreesswayingagainstthesky,andaflockoffieldfaresareflyingoverthehill;butnoughtelsedoIsee,goodmaster.
