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           "Nowwhatwouldstthouhave?"saidtheKing."Letushearwhatmaybethydesires."

           "OgoodmyLordandSovereign,"spaketheSheriff,"inSherwoodForestinourowngoodshireofNottingham,livethaboldoutlawwhosenameisRobinHood."

           "Ingoodsooth,"saidtheKing,"hisdoingshavereachedevenourownroyalears.Heisasaucy,rebelliousvarlet,yet,Iamfaintoown,arightmerrysoulwithal."

           "Buthearken,OmymostgraciousSovereign,"saidtheSheriff."Isentawarranttohimwiththineownroyalsealattached,byarightlustyknave,buthebeatthemessengerandstolethewarrant.Andhekilleththydeerandrobbeththineownliegesubjectsevenuponthegreathighways."

           "Why,hownow,"quoththeKingwrathfully."Whatwouldstthouhavemedo?Comestthounottomewithagreatarrayofmen-at-armsandretainers,andyetartnotabletotakeasinglebandoflustyknaveswithoutarmoronbreast,inthineowncounty!Whatwouldstthouhavemedo?ArtthounotmySheriff?ArenotmylawsinforceinNottinghamshire?Canstthounottakethineowncourseagainstthosethatbreakthelawsordoanyinjurytotheeorthine?Go,gettheegone,andthinkwell;devisesomeplanofthineown,buttroublemenofurther.Butlookwelltoit,MasterSheriff,forIwillhavemylawsobeyedbyallmenwithinmykingdom,andifthouartnotabletoenforcethemthouartnosheriffforme.Solookwelltothyself,Isay,orillmaybefalltheeaswellasallthethievingknavesinNottinghamshire.Whenthefloodcomethitsweepethawaygrainaswellaschaff."