Приключения Робин Гуда

           Thusthebargainwasclosed,butmanyofthebutcherstalkedamongthemselvesoftheSheriff,sayingthatitwasbutascurvytricktobeguileapoorspendthriftyouthinthisway.

           TheafternoonhadcomewhentheSheriffmountedhishorseandjoinedRobinHood,whostoodoutsidethegatewayofthepavedcourtwaitingforhim,forhehadsoldhishorseandcarttoatraderfortwomarks.Thentheysetforthupontheirway,theSheriffridinguponhishorseandRobinrunningbesidehim.ThustheyleftNottinghamTownandtraveledforwardalongthedustyhighway,laughingandjestingtogetherasthoughtheyhadbeenoldfriends.ButallthetimetheSheriffsaidwithinhimself,"ThyjesttomeofRobinHoodshallcosttheedear,goodfellow,evenfourhundredpounds,thoufool."Forhethoughthewouldmakeatleastthatmuchbyhisbargain.

           SotheyjourneyedonwardtilltheycamewithinthevergeofSherwoodForest,whenpresentlytheSherifflookedupanddownandtotherightandtotheleftofhim,andthengrewquietandceasedhislaughter."Now,"quothhe,"mayHeavenanditssaintspreserveusthisdayfromaroguemencallRobinHood."

           ThenRobinlaughedaloud."Nay,"saidhe,"thoumaystsetthymindatrest,forwelldoIknowRobinHoodandwelldoIknowthatthouartinnomoredangerfromhimthisdaythanthouartfromme."