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Robin Hood and the Tinker
"Nay,"quoththelandlord,standinginfrontofhimandholdingouthisarmslikeagooseherddrivinghisflock,formoneymadehimbold,"thougoestnottillthouhastpaidmemyscore."
"Butdidnothepaythee?"
"Notsomuchasonefarthing;andtengoodshillings’worthofalehaveyedrunkthisday.Nay,Isay,thougoestnotawaywithoutpayingme,elseshallourgoodSheriffknowofit."
"ButnoughthaveItopaytheewith,goodfellow,"quoththeTinker.
"‘Goodfellow’notme,"saidthelandlord."GoodfellowamInotwhenitcomethtolosetenshillings!Paymethatthouowestmeinbroadmoney,orelseleavethycoatandbagandhammer;yet,Iwottheyarenotworthtenshillings,andIshalllosethereby.Nay,anthoustirrest,IhaveagreatdogwithinandIwillloosehimuponthee.Maken,openthouthedoorandletforthBrianifthisfellowstirsonestep."
"Nay,"quoththeTinker—for,byroamingthecountry,hehadlearnedwhatdogswere—"takethouwhatthouwilthave,andletmedepartinpeace,andmayamurraingowiththee.Butoh,landlord!AnIcatchyonscurvyvarlet,Iswearheshallpayfullwithusuryforthathehathhad!"
Sosaying,hestrodeawaytowardtheforest,talkingtohimself,whilethelandlordandhisworthydameandMakenstoodlookingafterhim,andlaughedwhenhehadfairlygone.
"RobinandIstrippedyonassofhispackmainneatly,"quoththelandlord.
NowithappenedaboutthistimethatRobinHoodwasgoingthroughtheforesttoFosseWay,toseewhatwastobeseenthere,forthemoonwasfullandthenightgavepromiseofbeingbright.
