Приключения Робин Гуда
The Chase of Robin Hood
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"Farewell,thouboldyeoman,"saidyoungPartington,"andmaystthoureachthyhidinginsafety."Soeachshooktheother’shand,andthelad,turninghishorse’shead,rodebacktowardLondon,whileRobinenteredtheinnoncemore.
Therehefoundhisyeomensittinginsilence,waitinghiscoming;likewisethelandlordwasthere,forhewascurioustoknowwhatMasterPartingtonhadtodowiththefellowinblue."Up,mymerrymen!"quothRobin,"thisisnoplaceforus,forthoseareafteruswithwhomwewillstandbutanillchanceanwefallintotheirhands.Sowewillgoforwardoncemore,norwillwestopthisnighttillwereachSaintAlbans."Hereupon,takingouthispurse,hepaidthelandlordhisscore,andsotheylefttheinn.
Whentheyhadcometothehighroadwithoutthetown,RobinstoppedandtoldthemallthathadpassedbetweenyoungPartingtonandhimself,andhowthattheKing’smenwereafterthemwithhotheels.Thenhetoldthemthatheretheyshouldpartcompany;theythreegoingtotheeastwardandhetothewestward,andso,skirtingthemainhighroads,wouldcomebydeviouspathstoSherwood."So,beyewily,"saidRobinHood,"andkeepwellawayfromthenorthwardroadstillyehavegottenwelltotheeastward.Andthou,WillScarlet,taketheleadoftheothers,forthouhastacunningturntothywits."ThenRobinkissedthethreeuponthecheeks,andtheykissedhim,andsotheypartedcompany.
