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valour in calling you hacked and thwacked。; 

     ;I never was thwacked in my life�察─�said the baron�察 �I stood my ground 

manfully�察�and covered my body with my sword。 If I had had the luck to 

meet     with   a  fighting   friar   indeed�察  �I  might    have   been    thwacked�察    �and 

soundly too�察�but I hold myself a match for any two laymen�察�it takes nine 

fighting laymen to make a fighting friar。; 

     ;Whence come you now�察�holy father�拭─�asked Matilda。 

     ;From Rubygill Abbey�察─�said the friar�察 �whither I never return�此�

       For I must seek some hermit cell�察          �Where I alone my beads may tell�察�

And on the wight who that way fares               Levy a toll for my ghostly pray'rs�察�

Levy a toll�察�levy a toll�察           �Levy a toll for my ghostly pray'rs。; 

       ;What is the matter then�察�father�拭─�said Matilda。 

     ;This   is   the   matter�察─  �said   the   friar�此 �my   holy   brethren   have   held 

aCHAPTER on me�察�and sentenced me to seven years' privation of wine。 I 



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therefore   deemed   it   fitting   to   take   my   departure�察  �which   they  would   fain 

have prohibited。       I was enforced to clear the way  with my staff。 I have 

grievously beaten my dearly beloved brethren�此               �I grieve thereat�察�but they 

enforced me thereto。         I have beaten them much�察�I mowed them down to 

the right and to the left�察�and left them like an ill´reaped field of wheat�察�ear 

and straw pointing all ways�察�scattered in singleness and jumbled in masses�察�

and so bade them farewell�察�saying�察�Peace be with you。 But I must not tarry�察�

lest   danger    be   in  my    rear�此  �therefore�察    �farewell�察  �sweet    Matilda�察   �and 

farewell�察  �noble   baron�察  �and   farewell�察  �sweet   Matilda   again�察  �the   alpha   and 

omega of father Michael�察�the first and the last。; 

     ;Farewell�察�father�察─�said the baron�察�a little softened�察 �and God send you 

be never assailed by more than fifty men at a time。; 

     ;Amen�察─�said the friar�察 �to that good wish。; 

     ;And we shall meet again�察�father�察�I trust�察─�said Matilda。 

     ;When the storm is blown over�察─�said the baron。 

     ;Doubt it not�察─�said the friar�察 �though flooded Trent were between us�察�

and fifty devils guarded the bridge。; 

     He kissed Matilda's forehead�察�and walked away without a song。 



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                             CHAPTER VIII 



     Let gallows gape for dog�此         �let man go free。      Henry V。 

       A  page   had   been   brought   up   in   Gamwell´Hall�察  �who�察  �while   he   was 

little�察�had been called Little John�察�and continued to be so called after he 

had grown to be a foot taller than any other man in the house。 He was full 

seven     feet  high。    His    latitude   was    worthy    of   his  longitude�察   �and   his 

strength was worthy of both�察�and though an honest man by profession�察�he 

had   practiced   archery   on   the   king's   deer   for   the   benefit   of   his   master's 

household�察�and for the improvement of his own eye and hand�察�till his aim 

had    become     infallible   within    the  range    of  two   miles。   He    had   fought 

manfully in defence of his young master�察�took his captivity exceedingly to 

heart�察�and fell into bitter grief and boundless rage when he heard that he 

had   been   tried   in   Nottingham   and   sentenced   to   die。   Alice   Gamwell�察  �at 

Little   John's   request�察  �wrote   three   letters   of   one   tenour�察  �and   Little   John�察�

having attached   them  to three   blunt   arrows�察  �saddled the   fleetest   steed   in 

old   Sir   Guy  of   Gamwell's   stables�察  �mounted�察 �and   rode   first   to Arlingford 

Castle�察�where he shot one of the three arrows over the battlements�察�then to 

Rubygill   Abbey�察  �where   he   shot   the   second   into   the   abbey´garden�察  �then 

back past Gamwell´Hall to the borders of Sherwood Forest�察�where he shot 

the third into the wood。        Now the first of these arrows lighted in the nape 

of the neck of Lord Fitzwater�察 �and lodged itself firmly between his skin 

and    his   collar�察 �the   second    rebounded      with   the  hollow    vibration    of   a 

drumstick from the shaven sconce of the abbot of Rubygill�察�and the third 

pitched perpendicularly into the centre of a venison pasty in which Robin 

Hood was making incision。 

     Matilda ran up to her father in the court of Arlingford Castle�察�seized 

the   arrow�察  �drew   off   the   letter�察  �and   concealed   it   in   her   bosom   before   the 

baron had time to look round�察�which he did with many expressions of rage 

against the impudent villain who had shot a blunt arrow into the nape of 

his neck。 

     ;But you know�察�father�察─�said Matilda�察 �a sharp arrow in the same place 



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would      have   killed   you�察  �therefore    the   sending    a  blunt   one   was    very 

considerate。; 

     ;Considerate�察     �with   a  vengeance� ─     �said   the  baron。   ;Where     was    the 

consideration of sending it at all�拭�This is some of your forester's pranks。 

He has missed you in the forest�察�since I have kept watch and ward over 

you�察  �and   by   way   of   a   love´token   and   a   remembrance   to   you   takes   a 

random shot at me。; 

     The   abbot   of   Rubygill   picked   up   the   missile´missive   or   messenger 

arrow�察�which had rebounded from his shaven crown�察�with a very unghostly 

malediction on the sender�察 �which he   suddenly checked   with a   pious and 

consolatory   reflection   on   the   goodness   of   Providence   in   having   blessed 

him   with   such   a   thickness   of   skull�察  �to   which   he   was   now   indebted   for 

temporal preservation�察�as he had before been for spiritual promotion。 He 

opened the letter�察�which was addressed to father Michael�察�and found it to 

contain an intimation that William Gamwell was to be hanged on Monday 

at Nottingham。 

     ;And I wish�察─�said the abbot�察 �father Michael were to be hanged with 

him�此�an ungrateful monster�察�after I had rescued him from the fangs of civil 

justice�察�to   reward   my  lenity  by  not leaving   a bone   unbruised   among the 

holy brotherhood of Rubygill。; 

     Robin Hood extracted from his venison pasty a similar intimation of 

the evil destiny of his cousin�察�whom he determined�察�if possible�察�to rescue 

from the jaws of Cerberus。 

     The sheriff of Nottingham�察�though still sore with his bruises�察�was so 

intent    on   revenge�察   �that  he   raised   himself   from    his  bed   to  attend    the 

execution      of  William     Gamwell。      He     rode   to  the   august   structure    of 

retributive Themis�察�as the French call a gallows�察�in all the pride and pomp 

of   shrievalty�察  �and   with   a   splendid   retinue   of   well´equipped   knaves   and 

varlets�察�as our ancestors called honest serving´men。 

     Young Gamwell was brought forth with his arms pinioned behind him�察�

his sister Alice and his father�察�Sir Guy�察�attending him in disconsolate mood。 

He had rejected the confessor provided by the sheriff�察�and had insisted on 

the privilege of choosing his own�察�whom Little John had promised to bring。 



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Little    John�察  �however�察    �had   not   made    his   appearance     when     the  fatal 

procession began its march�察�but when they reached the place of execution�察�

Little John appeared�察�accompanied by a ghostly friar。 

     ;Sheriff�察─   �said   young    Gamwell�察      �let  me    not  die   with   my    hands 

pinioned�此�give me a sword�察�and set any odds of your men agains

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