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and the friar pledged him in ale and wine�察�and exhorted him to make good
cheer。 But the young man drank little�察�ate less�察�spake nothing�察�and every
now and then sighed heavily。
When the repast was ended�察 �Now�察─�said Robin�察 �you are at liberty to
pursue your journey�此 �but first be pleased to pay for your dinner。;
;That would I gladly do�察�Robin�察─�said the young man�察 �but all I have
about me are five shillings and a ring。 To the five shillings you shall be
welcome�察�but for the ring I will fight while there is a drop of blood in my
veins。;
;Gallantly spoken�察─�said Robin Hood。 ;A love´token�察�without doubt�此�
but you must submit to our forest laws。 Little John must search�察�and if he
find no more than you say�察 �not a penny will I touch�察 �but if you have
spoken false�察�the whole is forfeit to our fraternity。;
;And with reason�察─�said the friar�察 �for thereby is the truth maintained
The abbot of Doubleflask swore there was no money in his valise�察 �and
Little John forthwith emptied it of four hundred pounds。 Thus was the
abbot's perjury but of one minute's duration�察 �for though his speech was
false in the utterance�察�yet was it no sooner uttered than it became true�察�and
we should have been participes criminis to have suffered the holy abbot to
depart in falsehood�此�whereas he came to us a false priest�察�and we sent him
away a true man。 Marry�察 �we turned his cloak to further account�察 �and
thereby hangs a tale that may be either said or sung�察 �for in truth I am
minstrel here as well as chaplain�察�I pray for good success to our just and
necessary warfare�察�and sing thanks´giving odes when our foresters bring in
booty�此�
Bold Robin has robed him in ghostly attire�察 �And forth he is gone
like a holy friar�察 �Singing�察�hey down�察�ho down�察�down�察�derry down�此�
And of two grey friars he soon was aware�察 �Regaling themselves with
dainty fare�察 �All on the fallen leaves so brown。
;Good morrow�察 �good brothers�察─ �said bold Robin Hood�察 �And
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what make you in the good greenwood�察 �Singing hey down�察 �ho
down�察 �down�察 �derry down� �Now give me�察 �I pray you�察 �wine and food�察�
For none can I find in the good greenwood�察 �All on the fallen leaves
so brown。;
;Good brother�察─ �they said�察 �we would give you full fain�察�But we
have no more than enough for twain�察 �Singing�察�hey down�察�ho down�察�
down�察�derry down。; ;Then give me some money�察─�said bold Robin Hood�察�
;For none can I find in the good greenwood�察 �All on the fallen leaves so
brown。;
;No money have we�察�good brother�察─�said they�此 �Then�察─�said he�察 �we
three for money will pray�此 �Singing�察 �hey down�察 �ho down�察 �down�察�
derry down�此 �And whatever shall come at the end of our prayer�察�We
three holy friars will piously share�察 �All on the fallen leaves so
brown。;
;We will not pray with thee�察�good brother�察�God wot�此 �For truly�察�good
brother�察 �thou pleasest us not�察 �Singing hey down�察 �ho down�察 �down�察�
derry down�此─ �Then up they both started from Robin to run�察 �But down
on their knees Robin pulled them each one�察 �All on the fallen leaves
so brown。
The grey friars prayed with a doleful face�察 �But bold Robin prayed
with a right merry grace�察 �Singing�察�hey down�察�ho down�察�down�察�derry
down�此 �And when they had prayed�察 �their portmanteau he took�察 �And
from it a hundred good angels he shook�察 �All on the fallen leaves so
brown。
;The saints�察─ �said bold Robin�察 �have hearkened our prayer�察 �And
here's a good angel apiece for your share�此 �If more you would have�察�you
must win ere you wear�此 �Singing hey down�察�ho down�察�down�察�derry
down�此─ �Then he blew his good horn with a musical cheer�察 �And fifty
green bowmen came trooping full near�察 �And away the grey friars they
bounded like deer�察 �All on the fallen leaves so brown。
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CHAPTER XIII
What can a young lassie�察 �what shall a young lassie�察�What can a
young lassie do wi'an auld man��BURNS。
;Here is but five shillings and a ring�察─ �said Little John�察 �and the
young man has spoken true。;
;Then�察─�said Robin to the stranger�察 �if want of money be the cause of
your melancholy�察 �speak。 Little John is my treasurer�察 �and he shall
disburse to you。;
;It is�察�and it is not�察─�said the stranger�察 �it is�察�because�察�had I not wanted
money I had never lost my love�察�it is not�察�because�察�now that I have lost her�察�
money would come too late to regain her。;
;In what way have you lost her�拭─�said Robin�此 �let us clearly know
that she is past regaining�察�before we give up our wishes to restore her to
you。;
;She is to be married this day�察─ �said the stranger�察 �and perhaps is
married by this�察�to a rich old knight�察�and yesterday I knew it not。;
;What is your name�拭─�said Robin。
;Allen�察─�said the stranger。
;And where is the marriage to take place�察�Allen�拭─�said Robin。
;At Edwinstow church�察─�said Allen�察 �by the bishop of Nottingham。;
;I know that bishop�察─�said Robin�察 �he dined with me a month since�察�
and paid three hundred pounds for his dinner。 He has a good ear and
loves music。 The friar sang to him to some tune。 Give me my harper's
cloak�察�and I will play a part at this wedding。
;These are dangerous times�察�Robin�察─�said Marian�察 �for playing pranks
out of the forest。;
;Fear not�察─�said Robin�察 �Edwinstow lies not Nottingham´ward�察�and I
will take my precautions。;
Robin put on his harper's cloak�察�while Little John painted his eyebrows
and cheeks�察 �tipped his nose with red�察 �and tied him on a comely beard。
Marian confessed�察�that had she not been present at the metamorphosis�察�she
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should not have known her own true Robin。 Robin took his harp and
went to the wedding。
Robin found the bishop and his train in the church porch�察�impatiently
expecting the arrival of the bride and bridegroom。 The clerk was observing
to the bishop that the knight was somewhat gouty�察�and that the necessity of
walking the last quarter of a mile from the road to the churchyard probably
detained the lively bridegroom rather longer than had been calculated
upon。
;Oh� �by my fey�察─�said the music´loving bishop�察 �here comes a harper
in the nick of time�察�and now I care not how long they tarry。 Ho� �honest
friend�察�are you come to play at the wedding�拭─�
;I am come to play anywhere�察─ �answered Robin�察 �where I can get a
cup of sack�察�for which I will sing the praise of the donor in lofty verse�察�and
emblazon him with any virtue which he may wish to have the credit of
possessing�察�without the trouble of practising。
;A most courtly harper�察─�said the bish