Приключения Робин Гуда
Robin Hood Aids a Sorrowful Knight
"Sotheoldmandidashewasbidden,andhandedRobinthetabletonwhichwasmarkeddowntheaccountofthevariouspackagesuponthehorses.ThisRobinhandedtoWillScarlet,biddinghimtoreadthesame.SoWillScarlet,liftinghisvoicethatallmighthear,began:
"ThreebalesofsilktoQuentin,themerceratAncaster."
"Thatwetouchnot,"quothRobin,"forthisQuentinisanhonestfellow,whohathrisenbyhisownthrift."Sothebalesofsilkwerelaidasideunopened.
"OnebaleofsilkvelvetfortheAbbeyofBeaumont."
"Whatdothesepriestswantofsilkvelvet?"quothRobin."Nevertheless,thoughtheyneeditnot,Iwillnottakeallfromthem.Measureitoffintothreelots,onetobesoldforcharity,oneforus,andonefortheabbey."Sothis,too,wasdoneasRobinHoodbade.
"TwoscoreofgreatwaxcandlesfortheChapelofSaintThomas."
"Thatbelongethfairlytothechapel,"quothRobin,"solayittooneside.FarbeitfromustotakefromtheblessedSaintThomasthatwhichbelongethtohim."Sothis,also,wasdoneaccordingtoRobin’sbidding,andthecandleswerelaidtooneside,alongwithhonestQuentin’sunopenedbalesofsilk.Sothelistwasgonethroughwith,andthegoodsadjudgedaccordingtowhatRobinthoughtmostfit.Somethingswerelaidasideuntouched,andmanywereopenedanddividedintothreeequalparts,forcharity,forthemselves,andfortheowners.
