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Robin Hood and Guy of Gisbourne
ButwhoisthisthatgoethintoSherwoodafterRobinHood,andwhydothhegotoseekhim?Butnomatterforthatnow;onlythatIwouldthatRobinHoodwereheretoadviseus.Nevertheless,notimemaybelostinsendingforhimatthishour,ifwewouldsavethelivesofthythreesons.Tellme,hastthouanyclotheshereaboutsthatImayputoninplaceoftheseofLincolngreen?Marry,ifourstoutSheriffcatchethmewithoutdisguise,Iamliketoberunupmorequicklythanthysons,letmetellthee,dame."
Thentheoldwomantoldhimthatshehadinthehousesomeoftheclothesofhergoodhusband,whohaddiedonlytwoyearsbefore.TheseshebroughttoLittleJohn,who,doffinghisgarbofLincolngreen,putthemoninitsstead.Then,makingawigandfalsebeardofuncardedwool,hecoveredhisownbrownhairandbeard,and,puttingonagreat,tallhatthathadbelongedtotheoldpeasant,hetookhisstaffinonehandandhisbowintheother,andsetforthwithallspeedtowheretheSheriffhadtakenuphisinn.
AmileormorefromNottinghamTown,andnotfarfromthesouthernbordersofSherwoodForest,stoodthecosyinnbearingthesignoftheKing’sHead.Herewasagreatbustleandstironthisbrightmorning,fortheSheriffandascoreofhismenhadcometostopthereandawaitGuyofGisbourne’sreturnfromtheforest.Greathissandfussofcookingwasgoingoninthekitchen,andgreatrappingandtappingofwinekegsandbeerbarrelswasgoingoninthecellar.
