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           "Thenthedumbmancalledtohiminagreatvoiceandsaid,"Welcome,brother;comeandsitwhilethereisstillsomeofthefeastleftandalittleMalmseyinthepottle."Atthis,thelameman,whohadtakenoffhiswoodenlegandunstrappedhisownleg,andwassittingwithitstretchedoutuponthegrasssoastorestit,maderoomforRobinamongthem."Wearegladtoseethee,brother,"saidhe,holdingouttheflaskofMalmsey.

           "Marry,"quothRobin,laughing,andweighingtheflaskinhishandserehedrank,"methinksitisnomorethanseemlyofyoualltobegladtoseeme,seeingthatIbringsighttotheblind,speechtothedumb,hearingtothedeaf,andsuchalustylegtoalameman.Idrinktoyourhappiness,brothers,asImaynotdrinktoyourhealth,seeingyearealreadyhale,windandlimb."

           Atthisallgrinned,andtheBlindbeggar,whowasthechiefmanamongthem,andwasthebroadestshoulderedandmostlustyrascalofall,smoteRobinupontheshoulder,swearinghewasarightmerrywag.

           "Whencecomestthou,lad?"askedtheDumbman.

           "Why,"quothRobin,"IcamethismorningfromsleepingovernightinSherwood."

           "Isitevenso?"saidtheDeafman."IwouldnotforallthemoneywefourarecarryingtoLincolnTownsleeponenightinSherwood.IfRobinHoodcaughtoneofourtradeinhiswoodlandshewould,methinks,cliphisears."

           "Methinkshewould,too,"quothRobin,laughing.