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King Richard Comes to Sherwood Forest
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"Well,well,"quoththeKing,"letitpass;onlyItelltheethis,Allan,thoushouldstturnthysongstosuchmattersasIspokeof,towit,loveorwar;forinsooththouhastasweetervoicethanBlondell,andmethoughthewasthebestminstrelthateverIheard."
Butnowonecameforwardandsaidthatthefeastwasready;soRobinHoodbroughtKingRichardandthosewithhimtowhereitlayallspreadoutonfairwhitelinenclothswhichlayuponthesoftgreengrass.ThenKingRichardsathimdownandfeastedanddrank,andwhenhewasdonehesworeroundlythathehadneversatatsuchalustyrepastinallhislifebefore.
ThatnighthelayinSherwoodForestuponabedofsweetgreenleaves,andearlythenextmorninghesetforthfromthewoodlandsforNottinghamTown,RobinHoodandallofhisbandgoingwithhim.Youmayguesswhatastirtherewasinthegoodtownwhenallthesefamousoutlawscamemarchingintothestreets.AsfortheSheriff,heknewnotwhattosaynorwheretolookwhenhesawRobinHoodinsuchhighfavorwiththeKing,whileallhisheartwasfilledwithgallbecauseofthevexationthatlayuponhim.
ThenextdaytheKingtookleaveofNottinghamTown;soRobinHoodandLittleJohnandWillScarletandAllanaDaleshookhandswithalltherestoftheband,kissingthecheeksofeachman,andswearingthattheywouldoftencometoSherwoodandseethem.TheneachmountedhishorseandrodeawayinthetrainoftheKing.
