Приключения Робин Гуда
Robin Hood Turns Butcher
Thenalldoffedtheirhatshumbly,withoutsmilingorseemingtobeinjest,whileLittleJohntookthebridlereinandledthepalfreystilldeeperintotheforest,allmarchinginorder,withRobinHoodwalkingbesidetheSheriff,hatinhand.
AllthistimetheSheriffsaidneverawordbutonlylookedabouthimlikeonesuddenlyawakenedfromsleep;butwhenhefoundhimselfgoingwithintheverydepthsofSherwoodhisheartsankwithinhim,forhethought,"Surelymythreehundredpoundswillbetakenfromme,eveniftheytakenotmylifeitself,forIhaveplottedagainsttheirlivesmorethanonce."Butallseemedhumbleandmeekandnotawordwassaidofdanger,eithertolifeormoney.
SoatlasttheycametothatpartofSherwoodForestwhereanobleoakspreaditsbrancheswide,andbeneathitwasaseatallmadeofmoss,onwhichRobinsatdown,placingtheSheriffathisrighthand."Nowbuskye,mymerrymenall,"quothhe,"andbringforththebestwehave,bothofmeatandwine,forhisworshiptheSheriffhathfeastedmeinNottinghamGuildHalltoday,andIwouldnothavehimgobackempty."
AllthistimenothinghadbeensaidoftheSheriff’smoney,sopresentlyhebegantopluckupheart."For,"saidhetohimself,"maybeRobinHoodhathforgottenallaboutit."
