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Robin Hood and Guy of Gisbourne
"Sosaying,hepushedhischairbackhastily,andgoingforthfromtheinncalledhismentogether.Quothhe,"Iwillwaitnolongerforthehangingofthisrogue,butitshallbedoneforthwith,andthatfromtheverytreewhencehesavedthosethreeyoungvillainsbysteppingbetwixtthemandthelaw.Sogetyereadystraightway."
ThenoncemoretheysatLittleJohnuponthehorse,withhisfacetothetail,andso,oneleadingthehorsewhereonhesatandtheothersridingaroundhim,theywentforwardtothattreefromthebranchesofwhichtheyhadthoughttohangthepoachers.Ontheywent,rattlingandjinglingalongtheroadtilltheycametothetree.HereoneofthemenspaketotheSheriffofasudden."YourWorship,"criedhe,"isnotyonfellowcomingalongtowardusthatsameGuyofGisbournewhomthoudidstsendintotheforesttoseekRobinHood?"AtthesewordstheSheriffshadedhiseyesandlookedeagerly."Why,certes,"quothhe,"yonfellowisthesame.Now,Heavensendthathehathslainthemasterthief,aswewillpresentlyslaytheman!"
WhenLittleJohnheardthisspeechhelookedup,andstraightwayhisheartcrumbledawaywithinhim,fornotonlyweretheman’sgarmentsallcoveredwithblood,butheworeRobinHood’sbuglehornandcarriedhisbowandbroadsword.
"Hownow!"criedtheSheriff,whenRobinHood,inGuyofGisbourne’sclothes,hadcomenightothem.
