Приключения Робин Гуда
Robin Hood Turns Beggar
"Butwhatmoneyisthisthatyespeakof?"
ThenupspaketheLameman."Ourking,PeterofYork,"saidhe,"hathsentustoLincolnwiththosemoneysthat—"
"Stay,brotherHodge,"quoththeBlindman,breakingintothetalk,"Iwouldnotdoubtourbrotherhere,butbearinmindweknowhimnot.Whatartthou,brother?Upright-man,Jurkman,Clapper-dudgeon,Dommerer,orAbraham-man?"
AtthesewordsRobinlookedfromonemantotheotherwithmouthagape."Truly,"quothhe,"ItrustIamanuprightman,atleast,Istrivetobe;butIknownotwhatthoumeanestbysuchjargon,brother.Itweremuchmoreseemly,methinks,ifyonDumbman,whohathasweetvoice,wouldgiveusasong."
Atthesewordsasilencefellonall,andafterawhiletheBlindmanspokeagain.Quothhe,"Thoudostsurelyjestwhenthousayestthatthoudostnotunderstandsuchwords.Answermethis:HastthoueverfibbedachousequarronsintheRomepadfortheloureinhisbung?"4
4I.E.,inoldbeggar’scant,"beatenamanorgallantuponthehighwayforthemoneyinhispurse."Dakkar’sENGLISHVILLAINIES.
"Nowoutuponit,"quothRobinHoodtestily,"anyemakesportofmebypatteringsuchgibberish,itwillbeillforyouall,Itellyou.Ihavethebestpartofamindtocracktheheadsofallfourofyou,andwoulddoso,too,butforthesweetMalmseyyehavegivenme.Brother,passthepottlelestitgrowcold.
