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Chapter 41

           ThewiseandattentiveprecautionsadoptedforhissafetytouchedRichard’sfeelings,andremovedanyslightgrudgewhichhemightretainonaccountofthedeceptiontheOutlawCaptainhadpractiseduponhim.HeoncemoreextendedhishandtoRobinHood,assuredhimofhisfullpardonandfuturefavour,aswellashisfirmresolutiontorestrainthetyrannicalexerciseoftheforestrightsandotheroppressivelaws,bywhichsomanyEnglishyeomenweredrivenintoastateofrebellion.ButRichard’sgoodintentionstowardstheboldOutlawwerefrustratedbytheKing’suntimelydeath;andtheCharteroftheForestwasextortedfromtheunwillinghandsofKingJohnwhenhesucceededtohisheroicbrother.AsfortherestofRobinHood’scareer,aswellasthetaleofhistreacherousdeath,theyaretobefoundinthoseblack-lettergarlands,oncesoldatthelowandeasyrateofonehalfpenny,

           "Nowcheaplypurchasedattheirweightingold."

           TheOutlaw’sopinionprovedtrue;andtheKing,attendedbyIvanhoe,Gurth,andWamba,arrived,withoutanyinterruption,withinviewoftheCastleofConingsburgh,whilethesunwasyetinthehorizon.

           TherearefewmorebeautifulorstrikingscenesinEngland,thanarepresentedbythevicinityofthisancientSaxonfortress.

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