Приключения Робин Гуда
Will Stutely Rescued by His Companions
Thushesatwaitinguntilhemightseethelandlordapart,andEadomdidnotknowhim,butthoughthimtobesomepoortiredfriar,sohelethimsitwithoutsayingawordtohimormolestinghim,thoughhelikednotthecloth."For,"saidhetohimself,"itisahardheartthatkicksthelamedogfromoffthesill."AsStutelysatthus,therecameagreathousecatandrubbedagainsthisknee,raisinghisrobeapalm’s-breadthhigh.Stutelypushedhisrobequicklydownagain,buttheconstablewhocommandedtheSheriffsmensawwhathadpassed,andsawalsofairLincolngreenbeneaththefriar’srobe.Hesaidnothingatthetime,butcommunedwithinhimselfinthiswise:"Yonisnofriarofordersgray,andalso,Iwot,nohonestyeomangoethaboutinpriest’sgarb,nordothathiefgosofornought.NowIthinkingoodsooththatisoneofRobinHood’sownmen."So,presently,hesaidaloud,"Oholyfather,wiltthounottakeagoodpotofMarchbeertoslakethythirstysoulwithal?"
ButStutelyshookhisheadsilently,forhesaidtohimself,"Maybetherebethoseherewhoknowmyvoice."
Thentheconstablesaidagain,"Whithergoestthou,holyfriar,uponthishotsummer’sday?"
"IgoapilgrimtoCanterburyTown,"answeredWillStutely,speakinggruffly,sothatnonemightknowhisvoice.
