Приключения Робин Гуда
Will Stutely Rescued by His Companions
Atthisagreatshoutarose,andeachmanwavedhisbowaloftandcriedthathemightbetheonetogo.ThenRobinHood’sheartwasproudwhenhelookedaroundonhisstout,bravefellows,andhesaid,"Braveandtrueareyeall,mymerrymen,andarightstoutbandofgoodfellowsareye,butyecannotallgo,soIwillchooseonefromamongyou,anditshallbegoodWillStutely,forheisasslyase’eranolddogfoxinSherwoodForest."
ThenWillStutelyleapedhighaloftandlaughedloudly,clappinghishandsforpurejoythatheshouldhavebeenchosenfromamongthemall."Nowthanks,goodmaster,"quothhe,"andifIbringnotnewsofthoseknavestothee,callmenomorethyslyWillStutely."
Thenhecladhimselfinafriar’sgown,andunderneaththerobehehungagoodbroadswordinsuchaplacethathecouldeasilylayhandsuponit.Thusclad,hesetforthuponhisquest,untilhecametothevergeoftheforest,andsotothehighway.HesawtwobandsoftheSheriff’smen,yetheturnedneithertotherightnortheleft,butonlydrewhiscowlthecloseroverhisface,foldinghishandsasifinmeditation.SoatlasthecametotheSignoftheBlueBoar."For,"quothhetohimself,"ourgoodfriendEadomwilltellmeallthenews."
AttheSignoftheBlueBoarhefoundabandoftheSheriffsmendrinkingrightlustily;so,withoutspeakingtoanyone,hesatdownuponadistantbench,hisstaffinhishand,andhisheadbowedforwardasthoughheweremeditating.
