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to speak�察�but in his eagerness to vindicate himself from this accumulation 

of alarming charges�察�he knew not where to begin�察�his ideas rolled round 

upon each   other   like   the   radii of   a   wheel�察  �the   words   he desired to   utter�察�

instead   of   issuing�察  �as   it   were�察  �in   a   right   line   from   his   lips�察  �seemed   to 

conglobate themselves into a sphere turning on its own axis in his throat�此�

after   several   ineffectual   efforts�察  �his   utterance   totally   failed   him�察  �and   he 

remained       gasping�察  �with   his    mouth   open�察  �his     lips   quivering�察  �his   hands 

clasped together�察�and the whites of his eyes turned up towards the prince 

with an expression most ruefully imploring。 

     ;Are you that friar�拭─�repeated the prince。 

     Several   of   the   by´standers   declared   that   he   was   not   that   friar。    The 

little friar�察�encouraged by this patronage�察�found his voice�察�and pleaded for 

mercy。 The prince questioned him  closely concerning the burning of   the 

castle。 The little friar declared�察�that he had been in too great fear during the 

siege to know much of what was going forward�察�except that he had been 

conscious       during     the   last   few    days    of   a  lamentable       deficiency     of 

provisions�察�and had been present that very morning at the broaching of the 



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last butt of sack。 Harpiton groaned in sympathy。                 The little friar   added�察�

that   he   knew   nothing   of   what   had   passed   since   till   he   heard   the   flames 

roaring at his elbow。 

     ;Take him away�察  �Harpiton�察─�said   the prince�察  �fill him  with sack�察 �and 

turn him out。; 

     ;Never mind the sack�察─�said the little friar�察 �turn me out at once。; 

     ;A sad chance�察─�said Harpiton�察 �to be turned out without sack。; 

     But what Harpiton thought a sad chance the little friar thought a merry 

one�察�and went bounding like a fat buck towards the abbey of Rubygill。 

     An   arrow�察  �with   a   letter   attached   to   it�察  �was   shot   into   the   camp�察  �and 

carried to the prince。       The contents were these�此�

     ;Prince     John��I    do   not   consider    myself     to  have    resisted   lawful 

authority in defending my castle against you�察�seeing that you are at present 

in a state of active rebellion against your liege sovereign Richard�此�and if 

my provisions had not failed me�察�I would have maintained it till doomsday。 

As it is�察�I have so well disposed my combustibles that it shall not   serve 

you    as  a  strong    hold   in  your   rebellion。   If  you   hunt   in  the   chases   of 

Nottinghamshire�察�you may catch other game than my daughter。                       Both she 

and I are content to be houseless for a time�察�in the reflection that we have 

deserved        your     enmity�察    �and     the     friendship      of    Coeur´de´Lion。 

;FITZWATER。; 



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                               CHAPTER XI 



       Tuck�察  �the   merry   friar�察  �who   many   a   sermon    made     In   praise   of 

Robin Hood�察�his outlaws�察�and their trade。            DRAYTON。 

       The baron�察�with some of his retainers and all the foresters�察�halted at 

daybreak   in   Sherwood   forest。       The   foresters   quickly   erected   tents�察  �and 

prepared an abundant breakfast of venison and ale。 

     ;Now�察�Lord Fitzwater�察─�said the chief forester�察 �recognise your son´in´ 

law that was to have been�察�in the outlaw Robin Hood。; 

     ;Ay�察�ay�察─�said the baron�察 �I have recognised you long ago。; 

     ;And recognise your young friend Gamwell�察─�said the second�察 �in the 

outlaw Scarlet。; 

     ;And Little John�察�the page�察─�said the third�察 �in Little John the outlaw。; 

     ;And Father Michael�察�of Rubygill Abbey�察─�said the friar�察 �in Friar Tuck�察�

of Sherwood forest。        Truly�察�I have a chapel here hard by�察�in the shape of a 

hollow tree�察�where I put up my prayers for travellers�察�and Little John holds 

the plate at the door�察�for good praying deserves good paying。; 

     ;I am in fine company�察─�said the baron。 

     ;In   the   very   best   of   company�察─  �said   the   friar�察   �in   the   high   court   of 

Nature�察�and in the midst of her own nobility。 Is it not so�拭                �This goodly 

grove is our palace�此�the oak and the beech are its colonnade and its canopy�此�

the sun and the moon and the stars are its everlasting lamps�此�the grass�察�and 

the daisy�察�and the primrose�察�and the violet�察�are its many´coloured floor of 

green�察�white�察�yellow�察�and blue�察�the may´flower�察�and the woodbine�察�and the 

eglantine�察  �and   the   ivy�察  �are   its   decorations�察  �its   curtains�察  �and   its   tapestry�此�

the lark�察�and the thrush�察�and the linnet�察�and the nightingale�察�are its unhired 

minstrels     and   musicians。     Robin     Hood    is  king   of  the   forest  both   by 

dignity of birth and by virtue of his standing army�此�to say nothing of the 

free   choice   of   his   people�察  �which   he   has   indeed�察  �but   I   pass   it   by   as   an 

illegitimate basis of power。 He holds his dominion over the forest�察�and its 

horned multitude of citizen´deer�察�and its swinish multitude or peasantry of 

wild boars�察�by right of conquest and force of arms。 He levies contributions 



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among them by the free consent of his archers�察�their virtual representatives。 

If they should find a voice to complain that we are 'tyrants and usurpers to 

kill   and   cook   them   up   in   their   assigned   and   native   dwelling´place��'   we 

should most convincingly admonish them�察�with point of arrow�察�that they 

have nothing to do with our laws but to obey them。 Is it not written that 

the fat ribs of the herd shall be fed upon by the mighty in the land�拭                �And 

have     not   they    withal    my    blessing�拭    �my    orthodox�察    �canonical�察    �and 

archiepiscopal blessing�拭�Do I not give thanks for them when they are well 

roasted     and   smoking      under    my   nose�拭    �What      title  had   William     of 

Normandy to England�察�that Robin of Locksley has not to merry Sherwood�拭�

William      fought   for   his  claim。    So    does   Robin。     With     whom�察    �both�拭�

With any that would or will dispute it。            William raised contributions。 So 

does Robin。       From whom�察�both�拭          �From all that they could or can make 

pay them。      Why did any pay them to William�拭             �Why do any pay them to 

Robin�拭     �For the same   reason to both�此  �because they could not or   cannot 

help it。    They differ indeed�察�in this�察�that William took from the poor and 

gave to the rich�察�and Robin takes from the rich and gives to the poor�此                �and 

therein is Robin illegitimate�察  �though in all else he is true prince。  Scarlet 

and John�察�are they not peers of the forest�拭�lords temporal of Sherwood�拭�

And am not I lord spiritual�拭         �Am I not archbishop�拭�Am I not pope�拭              �Do 

I not consecrate their banner and absolve their sins�拭              �Are not they state�察�

and am not I church�拭�Are not they state monarchical�察�and am not I church 

militant�拭�Do I not excommunicate our enemies from venison and brawn�察�

and by 'r Lady�察�when need calls�察�beat them down under my feet�拭�The state 

levies tax�察�and the church levies tithe。 Even so do we。               Mass�察�we take all 

at once。     What then�拭�It is tax by redemption and tithe by commutation。 

Your William and Richard can cut   and come again�察�but our Robin deals 

with slippery subjects that come not twice to his exchequer。 What need we 

then to constitute a court�察�except a fool and a laureate�拭�For the fool�察�his 

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