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The Chase of Robin Hood
Quothhe,"Bytheturnofthyvoice,goodQuince,Iknowthatthouhastafairsongortworunninglooseinthyheadlikecoltsinameadow.Iprythee,turnoneofthemoutforme."
"AsongortwoIha’,"quoththeCobbler,"poorthings,poorthings,butsuchastheyarethouartwelcometooneofthem."So,moisteninghisthroatwithaswallowofbeer,hesang:
"Ofallthejoys,thebestIlove,
SingheymyfriskingNan,O,
Andthatwhichmostmysouldothmove,
Itistheclinkingcan,O.
"AllotherblissI’dthrowaway,
SingheymyfriskingNan,O,Butthis—"
ThestoutCobblergotnofurtherinhissong,forofasuddensixhorsemenburstuponthemwheretheysat,andseizedroughlyuponthehonestcraftsman,haulinghimtohisfeet,andnearlypluckingtheclothesfromhimastheydidso."Ha!"roaredtheleaderofthebandinagreatbigvoiceofjoy,"havewethencaughttheeatlast,thoublue-cladknave?Now,blessedbethenameofSaintHubert,forwearefourscorepoundsricherthisminutethanwewerebefore,forthegoodBishopofHerefordhathpromisedthatmuchtothebandthatshallbringtheetohim.Oho!thoucunningrascal!thouwouldstlooksoinnocent,forsooth!Weknowthee,thouoldfox.Butoffthougoestwithustohavethybrushclippedforthwith.
