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his welcome by pegging him in the ribs till he made him roar。
Robin and Marian took an affectionate leave of the baron and the old
knight�察 �and before they quitted the vicinity of Barnsdale�察 �deeming it
prudent to return in a different disguise�察 �they laid aside their pilgrim's
attire�察�and assumed the habits and appurtenances of wandering minstrels。
They travelled in this character safely and pleasantly�察�till one evening
at a late hour they arrived by the side of a river�察�where Robin looking out
for a mode of passage perceived a ferry´boat safely moored in a nook on
the opposite bank�察�near which a chimney sending up a wreath of smoke
through the thick´set willows�察�was the only symptom of human habitation�察�
and Robin naturally conceiving the said chimney and wreath of smoke to
be the outward signs of the inward ferryman�察�shouted ;Over� ─�with much
strength and clearness�察 �but no voice replied�察 �and no ferryman appeared。
Robin raised his voice�察�and shouted with redoubled energy�察 �Over�察�Over�察�
O´o´o´over� ─�A faint echo alone responded ;Over� ─�and again died away
into deep silence�此�but after a brief interval a voice from among the willows�察�
in a strange kind of mingled intonation that was half a shout and half a
song�察�answered�此�
Over�察 �over�察 �over�察 �jolly�察 �jolly rover�察�Would you then come over�拭�
Over�察 �over�察 �over�拭 �Jolly�察 �jolly rover�察 �here's one lives in clover�此�Who
finds the clover�拭�The jolly�察�jolly rover。 He finds the clover�察�let him then
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come over�察 �The jolly�察�jolly rover�察�over�察�over�察�over�察�
;I much doubt�察─�said Marian�察 �if this ferryman do not mean by clover
something more than the toll of his ferry´boat。;
;I doubt not�察─�answered Robin�察 �he is a levier of toll and tithe�察�which I
shall put him upon proof of his right to receive�察 �by making trial of his
might to enforce。;
The ferryman emerged from the willows and stepped into his boat。 ;As
I live�察─�exclaimed Robin�察 �the ferryman is a friar。;
;With a sword�察─�said Marian�察 �stuck in his rope girdle。;
The friar pushed his boat off manfully�察�and was presently half over the
river。
;It is friar Tuck�察─�said Marian。
;He will scarcely know us�察─�said Robin�察 �and if he do not�察�I will break
a staff with him for sport。;
The friar came singing across the water�此 �the boat touched the land�此�
Robin and Marian stepped on board�此 �the friar pushed off again。
;Silken doublets�察 �silken doublets�察─ �said the friar�此 �slenderly lined�察 �I
bow�此 �your wandering minstrel is always poor toll�此 �your sweet angels of
voices pass current for a bed and a supper at the house of every lord that
likes to hear the fame of his valour without the trouble of fighting for it。
What need you of purse or pouch�拭 �You may sing before thieves。 Pedlars�察�
pedlars�此 �wandering from door to door with the small ware of lies and
cajolery�此 �exploits for carpet´knights�察 �honesty for courtiers�察 �truth for
monks�察�and chastity for nuns�此�a good saleable stock that costs the vender
nothing�察�defies wear and tear�察�and when it has served a hundred customers
is as plentiful and as marketable as ever。 But�察�sirrahs�察�I'll none of your
balderdash。 You pass not hence without clink of brass�察�or I'll knock your
musical noddles together till they ring like a pair of cymbals。 That will be
a new tune for your minstrelships。;
This friendly speech of the friar ended as they stepped on the opposite
bank。 Robin had noticed as they passed that the summer stream was low。
;Why�察�thou brawling mongrel�察─�said Robin�察 �that whether thou be thief�察�
friar�察�or ferryman�察�or an ill´mixed compound of all three�察�passes conjecture�察�
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though I judge thee to be simple thief�察�what barkest thou at thus�拭�Villain�察�
there is clink of brass for thee。 Dost thou see this coin�拭�Dost thou hear
this music�拭 �Look and listen�此 �for touch thou shalt not�此�my minstrelship
defies thee。 Thou shalt carry me on thy back over the water�察�and receive
nothing but a cracked sconce for thy trouble。;
;A bargain�察─�said the friar�此 �for the water is low�察�the labour is light�察�
and the reward is alluring。; And he stooped down for Robin�察 �who
mounted his back�察�and the friar waded with him over the river。
;Now�察�fine fellow�察─�said the friar�察 �thou shalt carry me back over the
water�察�and thou shalt have a cracked sconce for thy trouble。;
Robin took the friar on his back�察�and waded with him into the middle
of the river�察 �when by a dexterous jerk he suddenly flung him off and
plunged him horizontally over head and ears in the water。 Robin waded to
shore�察�and the friar�察�half swimming and half scrambling�察�followed。
;Fine fellow�察 �fine fellow�察─ �said the friar�察 �now will I pay thee thy
cracked sconce。;
;Not so�察─�said Robin�察 �I have not earned it�此 �but thou hast earned it�察�
and shalt have it。;
It was not�察�even in those good old times�察�a sight of every day to see a
troubadour and a friar playing at single´stick by the side of a river�察�each
aiming with fell intent at the other's coxcomb。 The parties were both so
skilled in attack and defence�察 �that their mutual efforts for a long time
expended themselves in quick and loud rappings on each other's oaken
staves。 At length Robin by a dexterous feint contrived to score one on
the friar's crown�此�but in the careless moment of triumph a splendid sweep
of the friar's staff struck Robin's out of his hand into the middle of the
river�察�and repaid his crack on the head with a degree of vigour that might
have passed the bounds of a jest if Marian had not retarded its descent by
catching the friar's arm。
;How now�察 �recreant friar�察─ �said Marian�察 �what have you to say why
you should not suffer instant execution�察�being detected in open rebellion
against your liege lord�拭 �Therefore kneel down�察 �traitor�察 �and submit your
neck to the sword of the offended law。;
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;Benefit of clergy�察─�said the friar�此 �I plead my clergy。 And is it you
indeed�察 �ye scapegraces�拭 �Ye are well disguised�此 �I knew ye not�察 �by my
flask。 Robin�察 �jolly Robin�察 �he buys a jest dearly that pays for it with a
bloody coxcomb。 But here is balm for all bruises�察 �outward and inward。
��The friar produced a flask of canary。�� Wash thy wound twice and thy
throat thrice with this solar concoction�察�and thou shalt marvel where was
thy hurt。 But what moved ye to this frolic�拭�Knew ye not that ye could
not appear in a mask more fashioned to move my bile than in that of these
gilders and lackerers of the smooth surface of worthlessness�察�that bring the
gold of true valour into disrepute�察 �by stamping the baser metal with the
fairer im´pression�拭�I marvelled to find any such given to fighting ��for they
have an old instinct of self´preservation���此 �but I rejoiced thereat�察 �that I
might discuss to them poetical justice�此 �and therefore have I cracked thy
sconce�此 �for which�察�let t