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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 

only use is to make false knaves merry by art�察�and we are true men and are 

merry   by   nature。    For   the   laureate�察  �his   only   office   is   to   find   virtues   in 

those   who   have   none�察  �and   to   drink   sack   for   his   pains。 We   have   quite 

virtue   enough   to   need   him   not�察  �and   can   drink   our   sack   for   ourselves。; 



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;Well preached�察�friar�察─�said Robin Hood�此              �yet there is one thing wanting 

to constitute a court�察�and that is a queen。 And now�察�lovely Matilda�察�look 

round upon these sylvan shades where we have so often roused the stag 

from his ferny covert。 The rising sun smiles upon us through the stems of 

that beechen knoll。 Shall I take your hand�察�Matilda�察�in the presence of this 

my   court�拭  �Shall   I   crown   you   with   our   wild´wood   coronal�察  �and   hail   you 

queen   of   the   forest�拭   �Will   you   be   the   queen   Matilda   of   your   own   true 

king Robin�拭─�

     Matilda smiled assent。 

     ;Not Matilda�察─�said the friar�此          �the rules of our holy alliance require 

new birth。      We have excepted in favour of Little John�察�because he is great 

John�察�and his name is a misnomer。 I sprinkle�察�not thy forehead with water�察�

but thy lips with wine�察�and baptize thee MARIAN。; 

     ;Here     is  a   pretty   conspiracy�察─    �exclaimed      the   baron。    ;Why�察   �you 

villanous friar�察�think you to nickname and marry my daughter before my 

face with impunity�拭─�

     ;Even so�察�bold baron�察─�said the friar�察 �we are strongest here。 Say you�察�

might overcomes right�拭          �I say no。      There is no right but might�此�and to 

say   that   might   overcomes   right   is   to   say   that   right   overcomes   itself�此  �an 

absurdity most palpable。          Your right was the stronger in Arlingford�察�and 

ours   is   the   stronger   in   Sherwood。    Your   right   was   right   as   long   as   you 

could maintain it�察�so is ours。         So is King Richard's�察�with all deference be 

it   spoken�察   �and    so  is  King    Saladin's�察   �and   their  two    mights    are   now 

committed in bloody fray�察�and that which overcomes will be right�察�just as 

long as it lasts�察�and as far as it reaches。 And now if any of you know any 

just impediment; 

     ;Fire and fury�察─�said the baron。 

     ;Fire    and    fury�察─ �said   the   friar�察  �are   modes    of   that  might    which 

constitutes right�察�and are just impediments to any thing against which they 

can   be   brought   to   bear。   They   are   our   good   allies   upon   occasion�察  �and 

would declare for us now if you should put them to the test。; 

     ;Father�察─�said Matilda�察 �you know the terms of our compact�此�from the 

moment   you   restrained   my   liberty�察  �you   renounced   your   claim   to   all   but 



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compulsory   obedience。          The   friar   argues   well。   Right   ends   with   might。 

Thick walls�察�dreary galleries�察�and tapestried chambers�察�were indifferent to 

me while I could leave them at pleasure�察�but have ever been hateful to me 

since they held me by force。            May I never again have roof but the blue 

sky�察  �nor   canopy   but   the   green   leaves�察  �nor   barrier   but   the   forest´bounds�察�

with the foresters to my train�察�Little John to my page�察�Friar Tuck to my 

ghostly   adviser�察  �and   Robin   Hood   to   my   liege   lord。   I   am   no   longer   lady 

Matilda      Fitzwater�察   �of   Arlingford     Castle�察   �but   plain   Maid    Marian�察    �of 

Sherwood Forest。; 

     ;Long live Maid Marian� ─�re´echoed the foresters。 

     ;Oh   false   girl� ─  �said   the   baron�察   �do   you   renounce   your   name   and 

parentage�拭─�

     ;Not   my   parentage�察─  �said   Marian�察   �but   my   name   indeed�此  �do   not   all 

maids renounce it at the altar�拭─�

     ;The altar� ─�said the baron�此          �grant me patience� �what do you mean 

by the altar�拭─�

     ;Pile green turf�察─�said the friar�察 �wreathe it with flowers�察�and crown it 

with fruit�察�and we will show the noble baron what we mean by the altar。; 

     The foresters did as the friar directed。 

     ;Now�察�Little John�察─�said the friar�察 �on with the cloak of the abbot of 

Doubleflask。       I appoint thee my clerk�此�thou art here duly elected in full 

mote。; 

     ;I   wish   you    were   all  in  full  moat    together�察─   �said  the   baron�察   �and 

smooth wall on both sides。; 

     ;Punnest      thou�拭─   �said  the   friar。  ;A   heinous      anti´christian    offence。 

Why   anti´christian�拭  �Because   anti´catholic�拭  �Why   anti´catholic�拭  �Because 

anti´roman。   Why   anti´roman�拭  �Because   Carthaginian。               Is   not   pun   from 

Punic�拭    �punica     fides�此  �the    very   quint´essential     quiddity    of   bad   faith�此�

double´visaged�此�double´tongued。 He that will make a pun will I say no 

more。     Fie on it。     Stand forth�察�clerk。      Who is the bride's father�拭─�

     ;There     is  no   bride's  father�察─  �said   the  baron。     ;I   am   the  father   of 

Matilda Fitzwater。; 

     ;There is none such�察─  �said the  friar。          ;This   is the  fair  Maid   Marian。 



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Will you make a virtue of necessity�察�or will you give laws to the flowing 

tide�拭   �Will   you   give   her�察 �or   shall   Robin   take   her�拭�Will   you   be her   true 

natural father�察�or shall I commute paternity�拭�Stand forth�察�Scarlet。; 

     ;Stand back�察�sirrah Scarlet�察─�said the baron。            ;My daughter shall have 

no father but me。       Needs must when the devil drives。; 

     ;No matter   who drives�察─�said the   friar�察  �so   that�察�like   a   well´disposed 

subject�察�you yield cheerful obedience to those who can enforce it。; 

     ;Mawd�察  �sweet   Mawd�察─  �said   the   baron�察   �will   you   then   forsake   your 

poor old father in his distress�察�with his castle in ashes�察�and his enemy in 

power�拭─�

     ;Not so�察�father�察─�said Marian�察 �I will always be your true daughter�此�I 

will always love�察�and serve�察�and watch�察�and defend you�此                  �but neither will 

I forsake my plighted love�察�and my own liege lord�察�who was your choice 

before he was mine�察�for you made him my associate in infancy�察�and that 

he continued to be mine when he ceased to be yours�察�does not in any way 

show remissness in my duties or falling off in my affections。 And though I 

here plight my troth at the altar to Robin�察�in the presence of this holy priest 

and   pious   clerk�察  �yet。。。。   Father�察  �when   Richard   returns   from   Palestine�察  �he 

will    restore   you    to  your    barony�察   �and   perhaps�察    �for  your    sake�察  �your 

daughter's husband   to   the  earldom  of   Huntingdon�此  �should   that   never  be�察�

should it be the will of fate that we must live and die in the greenwood�察�I 

will live and die MAID MARIAN。;��4�А�

       ��4�А�And   therefore   is   she   called   Maid   Marian     Because   she   leads   a 

spotless     maiden     life   And      shall  till  Robin's    outlaw     life  have    end。 

Old Play。 

       ;A pretty resolution�察─�said the baron�察 �if Robin will let you keep it。; 

     ;I have sworn it�察─�said Robin。          ;Should I expose her tenderness to the 

perils    of  maternity�察   �when     life  and   death   may    hang    on   shifting   at  a 

moment's notice from Sherwood to Barnsdale�察�and from Barnsdale to the 

sea´shore�拭     �And    why    should    I  banquet     when    my    merry    men    starve�拭�

Chastity is our forest law�察�and even the f

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