Приключения Робин Гуда

           "Sosaying,hetwirledhisstoutstafftillitwhistledagain.

           Atthisspeechbothfriarsgrewaspaleasdough.DownslippedthefatBrotherfromoffhishorseononeside,anddownslippedtheleanBrotherontheother.

           "Now,brothers,downonyourkneesandpray,"saidLittleJohn;thereupon,puttinghisheavyhandsupontheshoulderofeach,heforcedthemtotheirknees,hekneelingalso.ThenLittleJohnbegantobeseechSaintDunstanformoney,whichhedidinagreatloudvoice.AfterhehadsobesoughttheSaintforatime,hebadethefriarsfeelintheirpouchesandseeiftheSainthadsentthemanything;soeachputhishandslowlyinthepouchthathungbesidehim,butbroughtnothingthence.

           "Ha!"quothLittleJohn,"haveyourprayerssolittlevirtue?Thenletusatitagain."ThenstraightwayhebegancallingonSaintDunstanagain,somewhatinthiswise:"OgraciousSaintDunstan!Sendsomemoneystraightwaytothesepoorfolk,lestthefatonewasteawayandgrowasleanastheleanone,andtheleanonewasteawaytonothingatall,eretheygettoLincolnTown;butsendthemonlytenshillingsapiece,lesttheygrowpuffedupwithpride,Anymorethanthatthatthousendest,sendtome.

           "Now,"quothhe,rising,"letusseewhateachmanhath."Thenhethrusthishandintohispouchanddrewthencefourgoldenangels."Whathaveye,brothers?"saidhe.