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King Richard Comes to Sherwood Forest
ThentheKinglookedallaroundrightgrimly,and,lastofall,hisglancecamebackandrestedagainuponSirRichardoftheLea.
"Howisthis,SirRichard?"saidhesternly."Howdarestthoustepbetweenmeandthesefellows?AndhowdarestthouofferthyknightlyCastleoftheLeaforarefugetothem?WiltthoumakeitahidingplaceforthemostrenownedoutlawsinEngland?"
ThenSirRichardoftheLearaisedhiseyestotheKing’sface."Farbeitfromme,"saidhe,"todoaughtthatcouldbringYourMajesty’sangeruponme.Yet,soonerwouldIfaceYourMajesty’swraththansufferaughtofharmthatIcouldstaytofalluponRobinHoodandhisband;fortothemIowelife,honor,everything.ShouldI,then,deserthiminhishourofneed?"
Eretheknighthaddonespeaking,oneofthemockfriarsthatstoodneartheKingcameforwardandkneltbesideSirRichard,andthrowingbackhiscowlshowedthefaceofyoungSirHenryoftheLea.ThenSirHenrygraspedhisfather’shandandsaid,"Herekneelsonewhohathservedtheewell,KingRichard,and,asthouknowest,hathsteppedbetweentheeanddeathinPalestine;yetdoIabidebymydearfather,andhereIsayalso,thatIwouldfreelygivesheltertothisnobleoutlaw,RobinHood,eventhoughitbroughtthywrathuponme,formyfather’shonorandmyfather’swelfareareasdeartomeasmineown.
