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Robin Hood and Guy of Gisbourne
"Come!"criedLittleJohn."Hereismybreast.Itismeetthatthesamehandthatslewmydearmastershouldbutchermealso!Iknowthee,GuyofGisbourne!"
"Peace,LittleJohn!"saidRobininalowvoice."Twicethouhastsaidthouknowestme,andyetthouknowestmenotatall.Couldstthounottellmebeneaththiswildbeast’shide?Yonder,justinfrontofthee,liemybowandarrows,likewisemybroadsword.TakethemwhenIcutthybonds.Now!Getthemquickly!"Sosaying,hecutthebonds,andLittleJohn,quickasawink,leapedforwardandcaughtupthebowandarrowsandthebroadsword.AtthesametimeRobinHoodthrewbackthecowlofhorse’shidefromhisfaceandbentGuyofGisbourne’sbow,withakeen,barbedarrowfittedtothestring."Standback!"criedhesternly."Thefirstmanthattouchethfingertobowstringdieth!Ihaveslainthyman,Sheriff;takeheedthatitisnotthyturnnext."Then,seeingthatLittleJohnhadarmedhimself,heclappedhisbuglehorntohislipsandblewthreeblastsbothloudandshrill.
NowwhentheSheriffofNottinghamsawwhosefaceitwasbeneathGuyofGisbourne’shood,andwhenheheardthosebuglenotesringinhisear,hefeltasifhishourhadcome."RobinHood!"roaredhe,andwithoutanotherwordhewheeledhishorseintheroadandwentoffinacloudofdust
