Приключения Робин Гуда
Robin Hood Seeks the Curtal Friar
"Yea,truly,yetIknewnotthatthouwertinhidingbecauseofit.Marry,thetimesareallawrywhenagentlemanmustliehiddenforsosmallathing."
"Butwearelosingtime,"quothRobin,"andIhaveyettofindthatsameCurtalFriar."
"Why,uncle,thouhastnotfartogo,"saidWillScarlet,pointingtotheFriar,"fortherehestandsbesidethee."
"How?"quothRobin,"artthouthemanthatIhavebeenatsuchpainstoseekallday,andhavegotsuchaduckingfor?"
"Why,truly,"saidtheFriardemurely,"somedocallmetheCurtalFriarofFountainDale;othersagaincallmeinjesttheAbbotofFountainAbbey;othersstillagaincallmesimpleFriarTuck."
"Ilikethelastnamebest,"quothRobin,"foritdothslipmoregliblyoffthetongue.ButwhydidstthounottellmethouwertheIsought,insteadofsendingmesearchingforblackmoonbeams?"
"Why,truly,thoudidstnotaskme,goodmaster,"quothstoutTuck;"butwhatdidstthoudesireofme?"
"Nay,"quothRobin,"thedaygrowethlate,andwecannotstandlongertalkinghere.ComebackwithustoSherwood,andIwillunfoldalltotheeaswetravelalong."
So,withouttarryinglonger,theyalldeparted,withthestoutdogsattheirheels,andwendedtheirwaybacktoSherwoodagain;butitwaslongpastnightfalleretheyreachedthegreenwoodtree