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King Richard Comes to Sherwood Forest
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ButnowFriarTuckcamebustlingup."Gi’yegoodden,brothers,"saidhe."Iamrightgladtowelcomesomeofmyclothinthisnaughtyplace.Truly,methinkstheseroguesofoutlawswouldstandbutanillchancewereitnotfortheprayersofHolyTuck,wholaborethsohardfortheirwell-being."Herehewinkedoneeyeslylyandstuckhistongueintohischeek.
"Whoartthou,madpriest?"saidtheKinginaseriousvoice,albeithesmiledbeneathhiscowl.
AtthisFriarTucklookedallaroundwithaslowgaze."Lookyounow,"quothhe,"neverletmehearyousayagainthatIamnopatientman.Hereisaknaveofafriarcallethmeamadpriest,andyetIsmitehimnot.MynameisFriarTuck,fellow—theholyFriarTuck."
"There,Tuck,"saidRobin,"thouhastsaidenow.Prythee,ceasethytalkandbringsomewine.Thesereverendmenareathirst,andsin’theyhavepaidsorichlyfortheirscoretheymuste’enhavethebest."
FriarTuckbridledatbeingsocheckedinhisspeech,neverthelesshewentstraightwaytodoRobin’sbidding;sopresentlyagreatcrockwasbrought,andwinewaspouredoutforalltheguestsandforRobinHood.ThenRobinheldhiscupaloft."Stay!"criedhe."TarryinyourdrinkingtillIgiveyouapledge.HereistogoodKingRichardofgreatrenown,andmayallenemiestohimbeconfounded."
ThenalldranktheKing’shealth,eventheKinghimself."Methinks,goodfellow,"saidhe,"thouhastdrunktothineownconfusion.
