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           NowSirRobertLeewasagentleandnobleknight,andhefeltgrievedtothehearttoseetheKingsobreakhispromise;nevertheless,hesaidnothing,forhesawhowbitterlytheKingwassetagainstRobinHood;buthedidnotsendtheyeomenoftheguardatonce,butwentfirsttotheQueen,andtoldherallthathadpassed,andbadehersendwordtoRobinofhisdanger.Thishedidnotforthewell-beingofRobinHood,butbecausehewouldsavehislord’shonorifhecould.Thusitcameaboutthatwhen,afterawhile,theyeomenoftheguardwenttothearcheryfield,theyfoundnotRobinandtheothers,andsogotnocakesatthatfair.

           Theafternoonwasalreadywell-nighgonewhenRobinHood,LittleJohn,Will,andAllansetforthupontheirhomewardway,trudgingalongmerrilythroughtheyellowslantinglight,whichspeedilychangedtorosyredasthesunsanklowintheheavens.Theshadowsgrewlong,andfinallymergedintothegraynessofthemellowtwilight.Thedustyhighwaylayallwhitebetwixtthedarkhedgerows,andalongitwalkedfourfellowslikefourshadows,thepatoftheirfeetsoundingloud,andtheirvoices,astheytalked,ringingclearuponthesilenceoftheair.ThegreatroundmoonwasfloatingbreathlesslyupintheeasternskywhentheysawbeforethemthetwinklinglightsofBarnetTown,sometenortwelvemilesfromLondon.