Приключения Робин Гуда
Robin Hood Turns Butcher
Thusthebargainwasclosed,butmanyofthebutcherstalkedamongthemselvesoftheSheriff,sayingthatitwasbutascurvytricktobeguileapoorspendthriftyouthinthisway.
TheafternoonhadcomewhentheSheriffmountedhishorseandjoinedRobinHood,whostoodoutsidethegatewayofthepavedcourtwaitingforhim,forhehadsoldhishorseandcarttoatraderfortwomarks.Thentheysetforthupontheirway,theSheriffridinguponhishorseandRobinrunningbesidehim.ThustheyleftNottinghamTownandtraveledforwardalongthedustyhighway,laughingandjestingtogetherasthoughtheyhadbeenoldfriends.ButallthetimetheSheriffsaidwithinhimself,"ThyjesttomeofRobinHoodshallcosttheedear,goodfellow,evenfourhundredpounds,thoufool."Forhethoughthewouldmakeatleastthatmuchbyhisbargain.
SotheyjourneyedonwardtilltheycamewithinthevergeofSherwoodForest,whenpresentlytheSherifflookedupanddownandtotherightandtotheleftofhim,andthengrewquietandceasedhislaughter."Now,"quothhe,"mayHeavenanditssaintspreserveusthisdayfromaroguemencallRobinHood."
ThenRobinlaughedaloud."Nay,"saidhe,"thoumaystsetthymindatrest,forwelldoIknowRobinHoodandwelldoIknowthatthouartinnomoredangerfromhimthisdaythanthouartfromme."
