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The Chase of Robin Hood
Thewomenfolksscreamed,andthemerrywagsinthetaproomputtheirarmsaroundtheirwaiststosoothethemintoquietness.
Atlasttheholyfriarbadethelandlordshowhimtohisroom;butwhenheheardthathewastobedwithacobbler,hewasasillcontentedafellowasyoucouldfindinallEngland,neverthelesstherewasnothingforit,andhemustsleepthereornowhere;so,takinguphiscandle,hewentoff,grumblinglikethenowdistantthunder.WhenhecametotheroomwherehewastosleepheheldthelightoverRobinandlookedathimfromtoptotoe;thenhefeltbetterpleased,for,instead,ofarough,dirty-beardedfellow,hebeheldasfreshandcleanaladasonecouldfindinaweekofSundays;so,slippingoffhisclothes,healsohuddledintothebed,whereRobin,gruntingandgrumblinginhissleep,maderoomforhim.Robinwasmoresoundasleep,Iwot,thanhehadbeenformanyaday,elsehewouldneverhaverestedsoquietlywithoneofthefriar’ssortsoclosebesidehim.Asforthefriar,hadheknownwhoRobinHoodwas,youmaywellbelievehewouldalmostassoonhavesleptwithanadderaswiththemanhehadforabedfellow.
Sothenightpassedcomfortablyenough,butatthefirstdawnofdayRobinopenedhiseyesandturnedhisheaduponthepillow.Thenhowhegapedandhowhestared,fortherebesidehimlayoneallshavenandshorn,sothatheknewthatitmustbeafellowinholyorders.
