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Robin Hood Turns Beggar
"Thenthedumbmancalledtohiminagreatvoiceandsaid,"Welcome,brother;comeandsitwhilethereisstillsomeofthefeastleftandalittleMalmseyinthepottle."Atthis,thelameman,whohadtakenoffhiswoodenlegandunstrappedhisownleg,andwassittingwithitstretchedoutuponthegrasssoastorestit,maderoomforRobinamongthem."Wearegladtoseethee,brother,"saidhe,holdingouttheflaskofMalmsey.
"Marry,"quothRobin,laughing,andweighingtheflaskinhishandserehedrank,"methinksitisnomorethanseemlyofyoualltobegladtoseeme,seeingthatIbringsighttotheblind,speechtothedumb,hearingtothedeaf,andsuchalustylegtoalameman.Idrinktoyourhappiness,brothers,asImaynotdrinktoyourhealth,seeingyearealreadyhale,windandlimb."
Atthisallgrinned,andtheBlindbeggar,whowasthechiefmanamongthem,andwasthebroadestshoulderedandmostlustyrascalofall,smoteRobinupontheshoulder,swearinghewasarightmerrywag.
"Whencecomestthou,lad?"askedtheDumbman.
"Why,"quothRobin,"IcamethismorningfromsleepingovernightinSherwood."
"Isitevenso?"saidtheDeafman."IwouldnotforallthemoneywefourarecarryingtoLincolnTownsleeponenightinSherwood.IfRobinHoodcaughtoneofourtradeinhiswoodlandshewould,methinks,cliphisears."
"Methinkshewould,too,"quothRobin,laughing.
