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Robin Hood Shoots Before Queen Eleanor
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Atthisallshoutedaloud,foritpleasedthemtohearRobinspeaksoofthem.
ThenupspakeLittleJohn."GoodfriendTepus,"saidhe,"IwantnotthosehartsofDallenLeathatyonstoutjudgespokeofbutnow,forintruthwehaveenowandmorethanenowinourowncountry.TwoscoreandtenIgivetotheeforthineownshooting,andfiveIgivetoeachbandfortheirpleasure."
Atthisanothergreatshoutwentup,andmanytossedtheircapsaloft,andsworeamongthemselvesthatnobetterfellowseverwalkedthesodthanRobinHoodandhisstoutyeomen.
Whiletheysoshoutedwithloudvoices,atallburlyyeomanoftheKing’sguardcameforwardandpluckedRobinbythesleeve."Goodmaster,"quothhe,"Ihavesomewhattotelltheeinthineear;asillything,Godwot,foronestoutyeomantotellanother;butayoungpeacockofapage,oneRichardPartington,wasseekingtheewithoutavailinthecrowd,and,notbeingabletofindthee,toldmethatheboreamessagetotheefromacertainladythatthouwottestof.Thismessagehebademetelltheeprivily,wordforword,andthusitwas.Letmesee—ItrustIhaveforgotitnot—yea,thusitwas:‘Theliongrowls.Bewarethyhead.’"
"Isitso?"quothRobin,starting;forheknewrightwellthatitwastheQueensentthemessage,andthatshespakeoftheKing’swrath."Now,Ithankthee,goodfellow,forthouhastdonemegreaterservicethanthouknowestofthisday
