Приключения Робин Гуда

           Andnowbuttenmenwereleftofallthosethathadshotbefore,andoftheseten,sixwerefamousthroughouttheland,andmostofthefolkgatheredthereknewthem.ThesesixmenwereGilberto’theRedCap,Adamo’theDell,DicconCruikshank,Williamo’Leslie,Huberto’Cloud,andSwithino’Hertford.TwootherswereyeomenofmerryYorkshire,anotherwasatallstrangerinblue,whosaidhecamefromLondonTown,andthelastwasatatteredstrangerinscarlet,whoworeapatchoveroneeye.

           "Now,"quoththeSherifftoaman-at-armswhostoodnearhim,"seestthouRobinHoodamongthoseten?"

           "Nay,thatdoInot,YourWorship,"answeredtheman."SixofthemIknowrightwell.OfthoseYorkshireyeomen,oneistootallandtheothertooshortforthatboldknave.Robin’sbeardisasyellowasgold,whileyontatteredbeggarinscarlethathabeardofbrown,besidesbeingblindofoneeye.Asforthestrangerinblue,Robin’sshoulders,Iween,arethreeinchesbroaderthanhis."

           "Then,"quoththeSheriff,smitinghisthighangrily,"yonknaveisacowardaswellasarogue,anddaresnotshowhisfaceamonggoodmenandtrue."

           Then,aftertheyhadrestedashorttime,thosetenstoutmensteppedforthtoshootagain.Eachmanshottwoarrows,andastheyshot,notawordwasspoken,butallthecrowdwatchedwithscarceabreathofsound;butwhenthelasthadshothisarrowanothergreatshoutarose,whilemanycasttheircapsaloftforjoyofsuchmarvelousshooting.

           "NowbyourgraciousLadyfair,"quotholdSirAmyaso’theDell,who,bowedwithfourscoreyearsandmore,satneartheSheriff,"ne’ersawIsucharcheryinallmylifebefore,yethaveIseenthebesthandsatthelongbowforthreescoreyearsandmore."