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Little John Turns Barefoot Friar
Thenonceagaineachfriarslowlythrusthishandintohispouch,andonceagainbroughtitoutwithnothinginit.
"Haveyenothing?"quothLittleJohn."Nay,Iwarrantthereissomewhatthathathcreptintotheseamsofyourpouches,andsoyeha’missedit.Letmelook."
SohewentfirsttotheleanFriar,and,thrustinghishandintothepouch,hedrewforthaleathernbagandcountedtherefromonehundredandtenpoundsofgoldenmoney."Ithought,"quothLittleJohn,"thatthouhadstmissed,insomeoddcornerofthypouch,themoneythattheblessedSainthadsentthee.Andnowletmeseewhetherthouhastnotsome,also,brother."ThereuponhethrusthishandintothepouchofthefatFriaranddrewthenceabagliketheotherandcountedoutfromitthreescoreandtenpounds."Lookyenow,"quothhe,"IknewthegoodSainthadsenttheesomepittancethatthou,also,hadstmissed."
Then,givingthemonepoundbetweenthem,heslippedtherestofthemoneyintohisownpouch,saying,"Yepledgedmeyourholywordthatyehadnomoney.Beingholymen,Itrustthatyewouldnotbelieyourwordsopledged,thereforeIknowthegoodSaintDunstanhathsentthisinanswertomyprayers.ButasIonlyprayedfortenshillingstobesenttoeachofyou,alloverandabovethatbelongethbyrightstome,andsoItakeit.Igiveyougoodden,brothers,andmayyehaveapleasantjourneyhenceforth."Sosaying,heturnedandleftthem,stridingaway
