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

let me die the death of a man�察�like the descendant of a noble house�察�which 

has never yet been stained with ignominy。; 

     ;No�察�no�察─�said the sheriff�察 �I have had enough of setting odds against 

you。 I have sworn you shall be hanged�察�and hanged you shall be。; 

     ;Then God have mercy on me�察─�said young Gamwell�察 �and now�察�holy 

friar�察�shrive my sinful soul。; 

     The friar approached。 

     ;Let   me   see   this   friar�察─  �said   the   sheriff�此 �if   he   be   the   friar   of   the 

bridge�察�I had as lief have the devil in Nottingham�察�but he shall find me too 

much for him here。; 

     ;The   friar   of   the   bridge�察─  �said   Little   John�察   �as   you   very   well   know�察�

sheriff�察�was father Michael of Rubygill Abbey�察�and you may easily see that 

this is not the man。; 

     ;I see it�察─�said the sheriff�察 �and God be thanked for his absence。; 

     Young Gamwell stood at the foot of the ladder。              The friar approached 

him�察�opened his book�察�groaned�察�turned up the whites of his eyes�察�tossed up 

his arms in the air�察�and said ;Dominus vobiscum。; He then crossed both 

his hands on his breast under the folds of his holy robes�察�and stood a few 

moments as if in inward prayer。 A deep silence among the attendant crowd 

accompanied this action of the friar�察�interrupted only by the hollow tone of 

the death´bell�察�at long and dreary intervals。           Suddenly the friar threw off 

his holy robes�察�and appeared a forester clothed in green�察�with a sword in 

his right hand and a horn in his left。 With the sword he cut the bonds of 

William      Gamwell�察    �who    instantly   snatched     a  sword    from    one   of  the 

sheriff's men�察�and with the horn he blew a loud blast�察�which was answered 

at once by four bugles from the quarters of the four winds�察�and from each 

quarter came five´and´twenty bowmen running all on a row。 

     ;Treason� �treason� ─�cried the sheriff。          Old Sir Guy sprang to his son's 



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side�察  �and   so   did   Little   John�察  �and   the   four   setting   back   to   back�察 �kept   the 

sheriff and   his men   at bay  till   the bowmen   came   within shot and let   fly 

their arrows among the sheriff's men�察�who�察�after a brief resistance�察�fled in 

all directions。      The forester�察�who had personated the friar�察�sent an arrow 

after   the   flying   sheriff�察  �calling   with   a   strong   voice�察   �To   the   sheriff's   left 

arm�察�as   a   keepsake from  Robin   Hood。;             The arrow  reached   its destiny�察�

the sheriff redoubled his speed�察�and�察�with the one arrow in his arm�察�did not 

stop to breathe till he was out of reach of another。 

     The   foresters   did   not   waste   time   in   Nottingham�察  �but   were   soon   at   a 

distance   from   its   walls。     Sir   Guy   returned   with Alice   to   Gamwell´Hall�察�

but thinking he should not be safe there�察�from the share he had had in his 

son's rescue�察�they only remained long enough to supply themselves with 

clothes     and   money�察    �and    departed�察   �under    the   escort    of  Little   John�察  �to 

another seat of the Gamwells in Yorkshire。                 Young Gamwell�察�taking it for 

granted that his offence was past remission�察�determined on joining Robin 

Hood�察�and accompanied him to the forest�察�where it was deemed expedient 

that he should change his name�察�and he was rechristened without a priest�察�

and with wine instead of water�察�by the immortal name of Scarlet。 



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                              CHAPTER IX 



            Who set my man i' the stocks�拭            �I set him there�察�Sir but his 

own disorders       Deserved much less advancement。Lear。 

       The baron was inflexible in his resolution not to let Matilda leave the 

castle。    The letter�察�which announced to her the approaching fate of young 

Gamwell�察      �filled  her   with   grief�察 �and    increased    the  irksomeness      of   a 

privation   which   already   preyed   sufficiently   on   her   spirits�察  �and   began   to 

undermine her health。         She had no longer the consolation of the society 

of   her   old  friend   father   Michael�此   �the   little  fat  friar  of  Rubygill   was 

substituted   as   the   castle   confessor�察  �not   without   some   misgivings   in   his 

ghostly bosom�察�but he was more allured by the sweet savour of the good 

things of this world at Arlingford Castle�察�than deterred by his awe of the 

lady Matilda�察�which nevertheless was so excessive�察�from his recollection 

of the twang of the bow´string�察�that he never ventured to find her in the 

wrong�察�much less to enjoin any thing in the shape of penance�察�as was the 

occasional practice of holy confessors�察�with or without cause�察�for the sake 

of pious discipline�察�and what was in those days called social order�察�namely�察�

the preservation of the privileges of the few who happened to have any�察�at 

the expense of the swinish multitude who happened to have none�察�except 

that of working and being shot at for the benefit of their betters�察�which is 

obviously not the meaning of social order in our more enlightened times�此�

let us therefore be grateful to Providence�察�and sing Te Deum laudamus in 

chorus with the Holy Alliance。 

     The little friar�察�however�察�though he found the lady spotless�察�found the 

butler a   great   sinner�此  �at   least   so   it was   conjectured�察  �from  the   length of 

time he always took to confess him in the buttery。 

     Matilda became every day more pale and dejected�此                 �her spirit�察�which 

could     have   contended      against   any   strenuous     affliction�察 �pined    in  the 

monotonous inaction to which she was condemned。 While she could freely 

range   the   forest   with   her   lover   in   the   morning�察  �she   had   been   content   to 

return to her father's castle in the evening�察�thus preserving underanged the 



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balance of her duties�察�habits�察�and   affections�察�not without a hope that the 

repeal of her lover's outlawry might be eventually obtained�察�by a judicious 

distribution of some of his forest spoils among the holy fathers and saints 

that´were´to´be��pious   proficients   in   the   ecclesiastic   art   equestrian�察  �who 

rode the conscience of King Henry with double´curb bridles�察�and kept it 

well   in   hand   when   it   showed   mettle   and   seemed   inclined   to   rear   and 

plunge。 But the affair at Gamwell feast threw many additional difficulties 

in the way of the accomplishment of this hope�察�and very shortly afterwards 

King Henry the Second went to make up in the next world his quarrel with 

Thomas´a´Becket�察�and Richard Coeur de Lion made all England resound 

with   preparations   for   the   crusade�察  �to   the   great   delight   of   many   zealous 

adventurers�察      �who    eagerly     flocked    under    his   banner     in  the   hope    of 

enriching   themselves   with   Saracen   spoil�察  �which   they   called   fighting   the 

battles    of  God。     Richard�察    �who    was    not   remarkably      scrupulous     in  his 

financial   operations�察  �was   not   likely   to   overlook   the   lands   and   castle   of 

Locksley�察  �which   he   appropriated   immediately   to   his   own   purposes�察  �and 

sold   to   the   highest   bidder。    Now�察  �as   the   repeal   of   the   outlawry   would 

involve the restitution of the estates to the rightful owner�察�it was obvious 

that    it  could   never    be   expected     from   that   most    legitimate    and    most 

Christian king�察�Richard the   First of England�察 �the arch´crusader and   a

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