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possessing�察�without the trouble of practising。 

     ;A most courtly harper�察─�said the bishop�察 �I will fill thee with sack�察�I 

will make thee a walking butt of sack�察�if thou wilt delight my ears with thy 

melodies。;      ;That will I�察─�said Robin�察 �in what branch of my art shall I 

exert my faculty�拭       �I am passing well in all�察�from the anthem to the glee�察�

and from the dirge to the coranto。; 

     ;It would be idle�察─�said the bishop�察 �to give thee sack for playing me 

anthems�察  �seeing   that   I   myself   do   receive   sack   for   hearing   them   sung。 

Therefore�察�as the occasion is festive�察�thou shalt play me a coranto。; 

     Robin struck up and played away merrily�察�the bishop all the while in 

great   delight�察  �noddling   his   head�察  �and   beating   time   with   his   foot�察  �till   the 

bride   and   bridegroom   appeared。   The   bridegroom   was   richly   apparelled�察�

and came slowly and painfully forward�察�hobbling and leering�察�and pursing 

up his mouth into a smile of resolute defiance to the gout�察�and of tender 

complacency   towards   his   lady   love�察  �who�察  �shining   like   gold   at   the   old 

knight's   expense�察  �followed   slowly   between   her   father   and   mother�察  �her 

cheeks pale�察�her head drooping�察�her steps faltering�察�and her eyes reddened 

with tears。 

     Robin stopped his minstrelsy�察�and said to the bishop�察 �This seems to 



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me an unfit match。; 

     ;What do you say�察�rascal�拭─�said the old knight�察�hobbling up to him。 

     ;I   say�察─  �said   Robin�察   �this   seems   to   me   an   unfit   match。   What�察  �in   the 

devil's   name�察  �can   you   want   with   a   young   wife�察  �who   have   one   foot   in 

flannels and the other in the grave�拭─�

     ;What is that to thee�察�sirrah varlet�拭─�said the old knight�察 �stand away 

from the porch�察�or I will fracture thy sconce with my cane。; 

     ;I will not stand away from the porch�察─�said Robin�察 �unless the bride 

bid me�察�and tell me that you are her own true love。; 

     ;Speak�察─�said the  bride's   father�察 �in   a   severe  tone�察 �and   with   a look   of 

significant menace。         The girl looked alternately at her father and Robin。 

She  attempted   to   speak�察  �but   her  voice  failed   in   the   effort�察  �and   she   burst 

into tears。 

     ;Here is lawful cause and just impediment�察─�said Robin�察 �and I forbid 

the banns。; 

     ;Who are you�察�villain�拭─�said the old knight�察�stamping his sound foot 

with rage。 

     ;I am the Roman law�察─�said Robin�察 �which says that there shall not be 

more than ten years between a man and his wife�察�and here are five times 

ten�此�and so says the law of nature。; 

     ;Honest   harper�察─  �said   the   bishop�察   �you   are   somewhat   over´officious 

here�察�and less courtly than I deemed you。 If you love sack�察�forbear�察�for this 

course will never bring you a drop。 As to your Roman law�察�and your law 

of   nature�察  �what   right   have   they  to   say  any  thing   which   the   law  of   Holy 

Writ says not�拭─�

     ;The law of Holy Writ does say it�察─�said Robin�察 �I expound it so to say�察�

and I will produce sixty commentators to establish my exposition。; 

     And so saying�察�he produced a horn from beneath his cloak�察�and blew 

three    blasts�察 �and   threescore     bowmen      in  green   came     leaping   from    the 

bushes and trees�察�and young Allen was the first among them to give Robin 

his sword�察�while Friar Tuck and Little John marched up to the altar。 Robin 

stripped the bishop and clerk of their robes�察�and put them on the friar and 

Little John�察�and Allen advanced to take the hand of the bride。 Her cheeks 



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grew red and her eyes grew bright�察�as she locked her hand in her lover's�察�

and tripped lightly with him into the church。 

     ;This marriage will not stand�察─�said the bishop�察 �for they have not been 

thrice asked in church。; 

     ;We will ask them seven times�察─�said Little John�察 �lest three should not 

suffice。; 

     ;And in the meantime�察─�said Robin�察 �the knight and the bishop shall 

dance to my harping。; 

     So Robin sat in the church porch and played away merrily�察�while his 

foresters   formed   a   ring�察  �in   the   centre   of   which   the   knight   and   bishop 

danced with exemplary alacrity�察�and if they relaxed their exertions�察�Scarlet 

gently touched them up with the point of an arrow。 

     The knight grimaced ruefully�察�and begged Robin to think of his gout。 

     ;So I do�察─�said Robin�察 �this is the true antipodagron�此�you shall dance 

the gout away�察�and be thankful to me while you live。 I told you�察─�he added 

to the bishop�察 �I would play at this wedding�察�but you did not tell me that 

you   would   dance   at   it。  The   next   couple   you   marry�察  �think   of   the   Roman 

law。; 

     The bishop was too much out of breath to reply�察�and now the young 

couple     issued    from    church�察   �and    the   bride   having     made    a   farewell 

obeisance   to   her   parents�察  �they   departed   together   with   the   foresters�察  �the 

parents storming�察�the attendants laughing�察�the bishop puffing and blowing�察�

and   the   knight   rubbing   his   gouty  foot�察  �and   uttering   doleful   lamentations 

for   the   gold   and   jewels   with   which   he   had   so   unwittingly   adorned   and 

cowered the bride。 



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                             CHAPTER XIV 



       As ye came from the holy land                  Of blessed Walsinghame�察          �Oh 

met ye not with my true love�察               �As by the way ye came��Old Ballad。 

       In pursuance of the arrangement recorded in the twelfthCHAPTER�察�

the   baron�察  �Robin�察  �and   Marian   disguised   themselves   as   pilgrims   returned 

from   Palestine�察  �and   travelling   from   the   sea´coast   of   Hampshire   to   their 

home in Northumberland。            By dint of staff and cockle´shell�察�sandal and 

scrip�察�they proceeded in safety the greater part of the way ��for Robin had 

many sly inns and resting´places between Barnsdale and Sherwood���察�and 

were already on the borders of Yorkshire�察�when�察�one evening�察�they passed 

within view of a castle�察�where they saw a lady standing on a turret�察�and 

surveying the whole extent of the valley through which they were passing。 

A servant came running from the castle�察�and delivered to them a message 

from his lady�察�who was sick with expectation of news from her lord in the 

Holy   Land�察  �and   entreated   them   to   come   to   her�察  �that   she   might   question 

them concerning him。           This was an awkward occurrence�此�but there was 

no   presence   for   refusal�察  �and   they   followed   the   servant   into   the   castle。 

The    baron�察   �who    had   been   in  Palestine    in  his  youth�察  �undertook     to  be 

spokesman on the occasion�察�and to relate his own adventures to the lady as 

having happened to the lord in question。 This preparation enabled him to 

be so minute and circumstantial in his detail�察�and so coherent in his replies 

to   her   questions�察  �that   the   lady   fell   implicitly   into   the   delusion�察  �and   was 

delighted to find that her lord was alive and in health�察�and in high favour 

with the king�察�and performing prodigies of valour in the name of his lady�察�

whose miniature he always wore in his bosom。 The baron guessed at this 

circumstance   from   the   customs   of   that   age�察  �and   happened   to   be   in   the 

right。 

     ;This miniature�察─�added the baron�察 �I have had the felicity to see�察�and 

should   have   known   you   by   it   among   a   million。;   The   baron   was   a   little 

embarrassed by some 

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