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now changed from a gentle and shallow river to a mighty and impetuous 

torrent�察�roaring in waves of yellow foam�察�partially reddened by the light 

that streamed through the open door�察�and turning up its convulsed surface 

in flashes of shifting radiance from restless masses of half´visible shadow。 

The     stepping´stones�察    �by   which    the   intruders   must    have   crossed�察   �were 

buried under the waters。         On the opposite bank the light fell on the stems 

and   boughs   of   the   rock´rooted   oak   and   ash   tossing   and   swaying   in   the 

blast�察�and sweeping the flashing spray with their leaves。 

     The   instant   the   door   broke�察  �Robin   and   Marian   loosed   their   arrows。 

Robin's arrow struck one of the assailants in the juncture of the shoulder�察�

and disabled his right   arm�此        �Marian's struck a second in the juncture of 

the knee�察�and rendered him unserviceable�察�for the night。 The baron's long 

spear struck on the mailed breastplate of a third�察�and being stretched to its 

full extent by the long´armed hero�察�drove him to the edge of the torrent�察�



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and   plunged   him   into   its   eddies�察  �along   which   he   was   whirled   down   the 

darkness of the descending stream�察�calling vainly on his comrades for aid�察�

till his voice was lost in the mingled roar of the waters and the wind。                        A 

fourth   springing   through        the   door   was   laid   prostrate    by   the   cottager's 

cudgel�此  �but   the   wife   being   less   dexterous   than   her   company�察  �though   an 

Amazon in strength�察�missed her pass at a fifth�察�and drove the point of the 

spit several inches into the right hand door´post as she stood close to the 

left�察  �and   thus   made     a  new    barrier   which     the  invaders     could    not  pass 

without dipping under it and submitting their necks to the sword�此�but one 

of   the   assailants   seizing   it   with   gigantic   rage�察 �shook   it   at   once   from  the 

grasp of its holder and from its lodgment in the post�察�and at the same time 

made good the irruption of the rest of his party into the cottage。 

     Now   raged   an   unequal   combat�察  �for   the   assailants   fell   two   to   one   on 

Robin�察�Marian�察�the baron�察�and the cottager�察�while the wife�察�being deprived 

of her spit�察�converted every thing that was at hand to a missile�察�and rained 

pots�察  �pans�察  �and   pipkins   on   the   armed   heads   of   the   enemy。       The   baron 

raged like a tiger�察�and the cottager laid about him like a thresher。                    One of 

the soldiers struck Robin's sword from his hand and brought him on his 

knee�察  �when   the   boy�察  �who   had   been   roused   by   the   tumult   and   had   been 

peeping through the inner door�察�leaped forward in his shirt�察�picked up the 

sword      and    replaced    it  in   Robin's    hand�察   �who     instantly    springing     up�察�

disarmed   and   wounded   one   of   his   antagonists�察  �while   the   other   was   laid 

prostrate  under   the dint   of   a brass   cauldron   launched   by  the Amazonian 

dame。      Robin now turned to the aid of Marian�察�who was parrying most 

dexterously   the   cuts   and   slashes   of   her   two   assailants�察  �of   whom   Robin 

delivered her from one�察�while a well´applied blow of her sword struck off 

the   helmet   of   the   other�察  �who   fell   on   his   knees   to   beg   a   boon�察  �and   she 

recognised Sir Ralph Montfaucon。                The men who were engaged with the 

baron and the peasant�察�seeing their leader subdued�察�immediately laid down 

their arms and cried for quarter。 The wife brought some strong rope�察�and 

the baron tied their arms behind them。 

     ;Now�察�Sir Ralph�察─�said Marian�察 �once more you are at my mercy。; 

     ;That I always am�察�cruel beauty�察─�said the discomfited lover。 



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     ;Odso� �courteous knight�察─�said the baron�察 �is this the return you make 

for my beef and canary�察�when you kissed my daughter's hand in token of 

contrition for your intermeddling at her wedding�拭�Heart�察�I am glad to see 

she has given you a bloody coxcomb。 Slice him down�察�Mawd� �slice him 

down�察�and fling him into the river。; 

     ;Confess�察─  �said   Marian�察   �what   brought   you   here�察  �and   how   did   you 

trace our steps�拭─�

     ;I will confess nothing�察─�said the knight。 

     ;Then   confess   you�察  �rascal�察─  �said   the baron�察  �holding   his   sword   to   the 

throat of the captive squire。 

     ;Take away the sword�察─�said the squire�察 �it is too near my mouth�察�and 

my   voice   will   not   come   out   for   fear�此  �take   away   the   sword�察  �and   I   will 

confess all。; The baron dropped his sword�察�and the squire proceeded�察 �Sir 

Ralph met you�察�as you quitted Lady Falkland's castle�察�and by representing 

to her who you were�察�borrowed from her such a number of her retainers as 

he   deemed   must   ensure   your   capture�察  �seeing   that   your   familiar   the   friar 

was not at your elbow。 We set forth without delay�察�and traced you first by 

means of a peasant who saw you turn into this valley�察�and afterwards by 

the light   from  the   casement   of this solitary  dwelling。  Our   design   was   to 

have   laid   an   ambush   for   you   in   the   morning�察  �but   the   storm   and   your 

observation of my unlucky face through the casement made us change our 

purpose�察  �and   what   followed   you   can tell better  than   I   can�察�being   indeed 

masters of the subject。; 

     ;You are a merry knave�察─�said the baron�察 �and here is a cup of wine for 

you。; 

     ;Gramercy�察─�said the squire�察 �and better late than never�此�but I lacked a 

cup of this before。       Had I been pot´valiant�察�I had held you play。; 

     ;Sir knight�察─�said Marian�察 �this is the third time you have sought the 

life of my lord and of me�察�for   mine is interwoven with his。 And do you 

think   me   so   spiritless   as   to   believe   that   I   can   be   yours   by   compulsion�拭�

Tempt me not again�察�for the next time shall be the last�察�and the fish of the 

nearest river shall commute the flesh of a recreant knight into the fast´day 

dinner of an uncarnivorous friar。 I spare you now�察�not in pity but in scorn。 



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Yet shall you swear to a convention never more to pursue or molest my 

lord or me�察�and on this condition you shall live。; 

    The knight had no alternative but to comply�察�and swore�察�on the honour 

of knighthood�察�to keep the convention inviolate。 How well he kept his oath 

we shall have no opportunity of narrating�此�Di lui la nostra istoria piu non 

parla。 



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                             CHAPTER XVI 



     Carry me over the water�察�thou fine fellowe。             Old Ballad。 

       The pilgrims�察�without experiencing further molestation�察�arrived at the 

retreat of Sir Guy of Gamwell。           They found the old knight a cup too low�察�

partly   from   being   cut   off   from   the   scenes   of   his   old   hospitality   and   the 

shouts of his Nottinghamshire vassals�察�who were wont to make the rafters 

of   his   ancient   hall   re´echo   to   their   revelry�察  �but   principally   from   being 

parted   from  his   son�察  �who   had   long   been   the   better   half   of   his   flask   and 

pasty。   The   arrival   of   our   visitors   cheered   him   up�察  �and   finding   that   the 

baron was to remain with him�察�he testified his delight and the cordiality of 

his welcome by pegging him in the ribs till he made him roar。 

 

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