Приключения Робин Гуда
The Chase of Robin Hood
Oncemorehearoseandwentforward,butaftertravelingacoupleofmileshewasfaintogivethematterup,so,comingtoaninnjustthen,heenteredandcallingthelandlord,badehimshowhimtoaroom,althoughthesunwasonlythenjustsinkinginthewesternsky.Therewerebutthreebedroomsintheplace,andtothemeanestofthesethelandlordshowedRobinHood,butlittleRobincaredforthelooksoftheplace,forhecouldhavesleptthatnightuponabedofbrokenstones.So,strippingoffhisclotheswithoutmoreado,herolledintothebedandwasasleepalmosterehisheadtouchedthepillow.
NotlongafterRobinhadsogonetohisrestagreatcloudpeepedblacklyoverthehillstothewestward.Higherandhigheritaroseuntilitpiledupintothenightlikeamountainofdarkness.Allaroundbeneathitcameeverandanonadullredflash,andpresentlyashortgrimmutterofthecomingthunderwasheard.ThenuprodefourstoutburghersofNottinghamTown,forthiswastheonlyinnwithinfivemiles’distance,andtheydidnotcaretobecaughtinsuchathunderstormasthisthatwascominguponthem.Leavingtheirnagstothestableman,theyenteredthebestroomoftheinn,wherefreshgreenrusheslayallspreaduponthefloor,andtherecalledforthegoodliestfarethattheplaceafforded.Afterhavingeatenheartilytheybadethelandlordshowthemtotheirrooms,fortheywereaweary,havingriddenallthewayfromDronfieldthatday.
