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The Chase of Robin Hood
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"Itakethymeaning,RobinHood,"saidtheQueen,"andthatthoudostconveyreproachtome,aswellthoumayst,forIknowthatIhavenotdonebytheeasIoughttohavedone.Iknowrightwellthatthoumusthavebeenhardpressedbyperiltoleapsoboldlyintoonedangertoescapeanother.OncemoreIpromisetheemineaid,andwilldoallIcantosendtheebackinsafetytoSherwoodForest.BidethouheretillIreturn."Sosaying,sheleftRobininthegardenofroses,andwasgonealongtime.
WhenshecamebackSirRobertLeewaswithher,andtheQueen’scheekswerehotandtheQueen’seyeswerebright,asthoughshehadbeentalkingwithhighwords.ThenSirRobertcamestraightforwardtowhereRobinHoodstood,andhespoketotheyeomaninacold,sternvoice.Quothhe,"OurgraciousSovereigntheKinghathmitigatedhiswrathtowardthee,fellow,andhathoncemorepromisedthatthoushaltdepartinpeaceandsafety.Notonlyhathhepromisedthis,butinthreedayshewillsendoneofhispagestogowiththeeandseethatnonearrestthyjourneybackagain.ThoumaystthankthypatronsaintthatthouhastsuchagoodfriendinournobleQueen,for,butforherpersuasionandarguments,thouhadstbeenadeadman,Icantellthee.Letthisperilthatthouhastpassedthroughteachtheetwolessons.First,bemorehonest.Second,benotsoboldinthycomingsandgoings.Amanthatwalkethinthedarknessasthoudostmayescapeforatime,butintheendhewillsurelyfallintothepit
