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King Richard Comes to Sherwood Forest
IfYourMajestyiswillingtoloseonehundredpounds,Iwillengagetocauseyounotonlytomeetthisfellow,buttofeastwithhiminSherwood."
"Marry,SirHubert,"quoththeKing,"thispleasethmewell.ButhowwiltthoucausemetomeetRobinHood?"
"Why,thus,"saidSirHubert,"letYourMajestyandusherepresentputontherobesofsevenoftheOrderofBlackFriars,andletYourMajestyhangapurseofonehundredpoundsbeneathyourgown;thenletusundertaketoridefromheretoMansfieldTowntomorrow,and,withoutIammuchmistaken,wewillbothmeetwithRobinHoodanddinewithhimbeforethedaybepassed."
"Ilikethyplan,SirHubert,"quoththeKingmerrily,"andtomorrowwewilltryitandseewhethertherebevirtueinit."
SoithappenedthatwhenearlythenextmorningtheSheriffcametowherehisliegelordwasabiding,topayhisdutytohim,theKingtoldhimwhattheyhadtalkedofthenightbefore,andwhatmerryadventuretheyweresetuponundertakingthatmorning.ButwhentheSheriffheardthishesmotehisforeheadwithhisfist."Alas!"saidhe,"whatevilcounselisthisthathathbeengiventhee!OmygraciouslordandKing,youknownotwhatyoudo!Thisvillainthatyouthusgotoseekhathnoreverenceeitherforkingorking’slaws.
