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Little John Turns Barefoot Friar
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"Wehavenomoney,fellow,"saidtheleanFriarharshly."Come,BrotherThomas,letusforward."
ButLittleJohncaughtthehorsesbythebridlereins,oneineitherhand."Ha’yeintruthnomoneyaboutyouwhatsoever?"saidhe."Now,Iprayyou,brothers,forcharity’ssake,givemesomewhattobuyacrustofbread,e’enthoughitbeonlyapenny."
"Itellthee,fellow,wehavenomoney,"thunderedthefatlittleFriarwiththegreatvoice.
"Ha’ye,inholytruth,nomoney?"askedLittleJohn.
"Notafarthing,"saidtheleanFriarsourly.
"Notagroat,"saidthefatFriarloudly.
"Nay,"quothLittleJohn,"thismustnotbe.Farbeitfrommetoseesuchholymenasyearedepartfrommewithnomoney.Getbothofyoudownstraightwayfromoffyourhorses,andwewillkneelhereinthemiddleofthecrossroadsandpraytheblessedSaintDunstantosendussomemoneytocarryusonourjourney."
"Whatsayestthou,thoulimbofevil!"criedtheleanFriar,fairlygnashinghisteethwithrage."Dossthoubidme,thehighcellarerofFountainAbbey,togetdownfrommyhorseandkneelinthedirtyroadtopraytosomebeggarlySaxonsaint?"
"Now,"quothLittleJohn,"Iha’agreatpartofamindtocrackthyheadfortheeforspeakingthusofthegoodSaintDunstan!Butgetdownstraightway,formypatiencewillnotlastmuchlonger,andImayforgetthatyearebothinholyorders.