Приключения Робин Гуда
Will Stutely Rescued by His Companions
Forsevendaysandnightstheyhuntedthroughtheforestglades,butneversawsomuchasasinglemaninLincolngreen;fortidingsofallthishadbeenbroughttoRobinHoodbytrustyEadomo’theBlueBoar.
Whenhefirstheardthenews,Robinsaid,"IftheSheriffdaresendforcetomeetforce,woewillitbeforhimandmanyabettermanbesides,forbloodwillflowandtherewillbegreattroubleforall.ButfainwouldIshunbloodandbattle,andfainwouldInotdealsorrowtowomenfolkandwivesbecausegoodstoutyeomenlosetheirlives.OnceIslewaman,andneverdoIwishtoslayamanagain,foritisbitterforthesoultothinkthereon.SonowwewillabidesilentlyinSherwoodForest,sothatitmaybewellforall,butshouldwebeforcedtodefendourselves,oranyofourband,thenleteachmandrawbowandbrandwithmightandmain."
Atthisspeechmanyofthebandshooktheirheads,andsaidtothemselves,"NowtheSheriffwillthinkthatwearecowards,andfolkwillscoffthroughoutthecountryside,sayingthatwefeartomeetthesemen."Buttheysaidnothingaloud,swallowingtheirwordsanddoingasRobinbadethem.
ThustheyhidinthedepthsofSherwoodForestforsevendaysandsevennightsandnevershowedtheirfacesabroadinallthattime;butearlyinthemorningoftheeighthdayRobinHoodcalledthebandtogetherandsaid,"NowwhowillgoandfindwhattheSheriff’smenareatbythistime?ForIknowrightwelltheywillnotbideforeverwithinSherwoodshades."
