Приключения Робин Гуда

           Andnowbutthreemenwereleftofallthosethathadshotbefore.OnewasGillo’theRedCap,onethetatteredstrangerinscarlet,andoneAdamo’theDellofTamworthTown.Thenallthepeoplecalledaloud,somecrying,"HoforGilberto’theRedCap!"andsome,"HeyforstoutAdamo’Tamworth!"Butnotasinglemaninthecrowdcalleduponthestrangerinscarlet.

           "Now,shootthouwell,Gilbert,"criedtheSheriff,"andifthinebethebestshaft,fivescorebroadsilverpennieswillIgivetotheebesidetheprize."

           "TrulyIwilldomybest,"quothGilbertrightsturdily."Amancannotdoaughtbuthisbest,butthatwillIstrivetodothisday."Sosaying,hedrewforthafairsmootharrowwithabroadfeatherandfitteditdeftlytothestring,thendrawinghisbowwithcarehespedtheshaft.Straightflewthearrowandlitfairlyintheclout,afinger’s-breadthfromthecenter."AGilbert,aGilbert!"shoutedallthecrowd;and,"Now,bymyfaith,"criedtheSheriff,smitinghishandstogether,"thatisashrewdshot."

           Thenthetatteredstrangersteppedforth,andallthepeoplelaughedastheysawayellowpatchthatshowedbeneathhisarmwhenheraisedhiselbowtoshoot,andalsotoseehimaimwithbutoneeye.Hedrewthegoodyewbowquickly,andquicklyloosedashaft;soshortwasthetimethatnomancoulddrawabreathbetwixtthedrawingandtheshooting;yethisarrowlodgednearerthecenterthantheotherbytwicethelengthofabarleycorn.

           "NowbyallthesaintsinParadise!"criedtheSheriff,"thatisalovelyshaftinverytruth!"

           ThenAdamo’theDellshot,carefullyandcautiously,andhisarrowlodgedclosebesidethestranger’s.