Приключения Робин Гуда
Robin Hood and Guy of Gisbourne
"Sosaying,heflashedforthhisbrightswordinthesunlight.
ForatimeGuyofGisbournestareduponRobinasthoughbereftofwits;buthiswonderquicklypassedtoawildrage."ArtthouindeedRobinHood?"criedhe."NowIamgladtomeetthee,thoupoorwretch!Shrivethyself,forthouwilthavenotimeforshrivingwhenIamdonewiththee."Sosaying,healsodrewhissword.
AndnowcamethefiercestfightthateverSherwoodsaw;foreachmanknewthateitherheortheothermustdie,andthatnomercywastobehadinthisbattle.Upanddowntheyfought,tillallthesweetgreengrasswascrushedandgroundbeneaththetramplingoftheirheels.MorethanoncethepointofRobinHood’sswordfeltthesoftnessofflesh,andpresentlythegroundbegantobesprinkledwithbrightreddrops,albeitnotoneofthemcamefromRobin’sveins.AtlastGuyofGisbournemadeafierceanddeadlythrustatRobinHood,fromwhichheleapedbacklightly,butinsoleapinghecaughthisheelinarootandfellheavilyuponhisback."Now,HolyMaryaidme!"mutteredhe,astheotherleapedathim,withagrinofrageuponhisface.FiercelyGuyofGisbournestabbedattheotherwithhisgreatsword,butRobincaughtthebladeinhisnakedhand,and,thoughitcuthispalm,heturnedthepointawaysothatitplungeddeepintothegroundclosebesidehim;then,ereablowcouldbestruckagain,heleapedtohisfeet,withhisgoodswordinhishand.
