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Robin Hood Turns Beggar
Heretheleanmancheckedhisleanhorseintoawalk,fortheroadwassteep,andhewishedtosavehisnag’sstrength,havingfartogoerehereachedNewark.ThenheturnedinhissaddleandspaketoRobinagain,forthefirsttimesincetheyhadleftthecross."Hereisthygreatestdanger,friend,"saidhe,"forherewearenighesttothatvilethiefRobinHood,andtheplacewherehedwells.Beyondthiswecomeagaintotheopenhonestcountry,andsoaremoresafeinourjourneying."
"Alas!"quothRobin,"IwouldthatIhadaslittlemoneybymeasthouhast,forthisdayIfearthatRobinHoodwillgeteverygroatofmywealth."
ThentheotherlookedatRobinandwinkedcunningly.Quothhe,"Itellthee,friend,thatIhavenighasmuchbymeasthouhast,butitishiddensothatneveraknaveinSherwoodcouldfindit."
"Thoudostsurelyjest,"quothRobin."Howcouldonehidesomuchastwohundredpoundsuponhisperson?"
"Now,asthouartsohonestafellow,and,withal,somuchyoungerthanIam,IwilltelltheethatwhichIhavetoldtonomaninalltheworldbefore,andthusthoumaystlearnneveragaintodosuchafoolishthingastotrusttobeggar’sgarbtoguardtheeagainstRobinHood.Seestthoutheseclogsuponmyfeet?"
"Yea,"quothRobin,laughing,"truly,theyarelargeenoughforanymantosee,evenwerehissightasfoggyasthatofPeterPatter,whonevercouldseewhenitwastimetogotowork.
