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Chapter 40

           "SowouldnotI,"saidWamba"butforthehornthathangsatyourbaldric."

           "Ay,"saidtheKnight,"thisisapledgeofLocksley’sgoodwill,thoughIamnotliketoneedit.Threemotsonthisbuglewill,Iamassured,bringround,atourneed,ajollybandofyonderhonestyeomen."

           "Iwouldsay,Heavenforefend,"saidtheJester,"wereitnotthatthatfairgiftisapledgetheywouldletuspasspeaceably."

           "Why,whatmeanestthou?"saidtheKnight;"thinkestthouthatbutforthispledgeoffellowshiptheywouldassaultus?"

           "Nay,formeIsaynothing,"saidWamba;"forgreentreeshaveearsaswellasstonewalls.Butcanstthouconstruemethis,SirKnightWhenisthywine-pitcherandthypursebetteremptythanfull?"

           "Why,never,Ithink,"repliedtheKnight.

           "Thouneverdeservesttohaveafulloneinthyhand,forsosimpleananswer!ThouhadstbestemptythypitchererethoupassittoaSaxon,andleavethymoneyathomeerethouwalkinthegreenwood."

           "Youholdourfriendsforrobbers,then?"saidtheKnightoftheFetterlock.

           "Youhearmenotsayso,fairsir,"saidWamba;"itmayrelieveaman’ssteedtotakeofhismailwhenhehathalongjourneytomake;and,certes,itmaydogoodtotherider’ssoultoeasehimofthatwhichistherootofevil;thereforewillIgivenohardnamestothosewhodosuchservices.OnlyIwouldwishmymailathome,andmypurseinmychamber,whenImeetwiththesegoodfellows,becauseitmightsavethemsometrouble."

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