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Robin Hood Shoots Before Queen Eleanor

           Whatwiltthouwageruponthymen?"

           ThenthemerryKinglaughedagain,forhedearlylovedgoodlyjest;sohesaid,amidsthislaughter,"IwillwagertheetentunsofRhenishwine,tentunsofthestoutestale,andtenscorebowsoftemperedSpanishyew,withquiversandarrowstomatch."

           Allthatstoodaroundsmiledatthis,foritseemedamerrywagerforakingtogivetoaqueen;butQueenEleanorbowedherheadquietly."Iwilltakethywager,"saidshe,"forIknowrightwellwheretoplacethosethingsthatthouhastspokenof.Now,whowillbeonmysideinthismatter?"Andshelookedarounduponthemthatstoodabout;butnoonespakeorcaredtowagerupontheQueen’ssideagainstsucharchersasTepusandGilbertandClifton.ThentheQueenspokeagain,"Now,whowillbackmeinthiswager?Wiltthou,myLordBishopofHereford?"

           "Nay,"quoththeBishophastily,"itillbefitsoneofmyclothtodealinsuchmatters.Moreover,therearenosucharchersasHisMajesty’sinalltheworld;thereforeIwouldbutlosemymoney.

           "Methinksthethoughtofthygoldweighethmoreheavilywiththeethanthewrongtothycloth,"saidtheQueen,smiling,andatthisarippleoflaughterwentaround,foreveryoneknewhowfondtheBishopwasofhismoney.ThentheQueenturnedtoaknightwhostoodnear,whosenamewasSirRobertLee."Wiltthoubackmeinthismanner?"saidshe."Thouartsurelyrichenoughtorisksomuchforthesakeofalady.

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