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might   discuss   to   them   poetical   justice�此  �and   therefore   have   I   cracked   thy 

sconce�此     �for which�察�let this be thy medicine。; 

     ;But wherefore�察─�said Marian�察 �do we find you here�察�when we left you 

joint lord warden of Sherwood�拭─�

     ;I    do   but   retire  to   my    devotions�察─    �replied    the   friar。  ;This    is  my 

hermitage�察�in which I first took refuge when I escaped from my beloved 

brethren of Rubygill�察�and to which I still retreat at times from the vanities 

of the world�察�which else might cling to me too closely�察�since I have been 

promoted to be peer´spiritual of your forest´court。 For�察�indeed�察�I do find in 

myself certain indications and admonitions that my day has past its noon�察�

and   none   more   cogent   than   this�此  �that   daily   of   bad   wine   I   grow   more 

intolerant�察  �and   of   good   wine   have   a   keener   and   more   fastidious   relish。 

There      is  no   surer   symptom       of  receding     years。    The     ferryman      is  my 

faithful   varlet。  I   send   him  on   some   pious   errand�察�that   I   may  meditate   in 

ghostly privacy�察�when my presence in the forest can best be spared�此�and 

when can it be better spared than now�察�seeing that the neighbourhood of 

Prince   John�察  �and   his   incessant   perquisitions   for   Marian�察  �have   made   the 

forest too hot to hold more of us than are needful to keep up a quorum�察�

and preserve unbroken the continuity of our forest´dominion�拭�For�察�in truth�察�

without   your   greenwood   majesties�察  �we   have   hardly   the   wit   to   live   in   a 

body�察�and at the same time to keep our necks out of jeopardy�察�while that 



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arch´rebel and traitor John infests the precincts of our territory。; 

     The friar now conducted them to his peaceful cell�察�where he spread his 

frugal   board   with   fish�察  �venison�察  �wild´fowl�察  �fruit�察  �and   canary。   Under   the 

compound operation of this materia medica Robin's wounds healed apace�察�

and the friar�察�who hated minstrelsy�察�began as usual chirping in his   cups。 

Robin   and   Marian   chimed   in   with   his   tuneful   humour   till   the   midnight 

moon peeped in upon their revelry。 

     It was now the very witching time of night�察�when they heard a voice 

shouting�察 �Over� ─        �They paused to listen�察�and the voice repeated ;Over� ─�

in   accents   clear   and   loud�察  �but   which   at   the   same   time   either   were   in 

themselves�察  �or   seemed   to   be�察  �from   the   place   and   the   hour�察      �singularly 

plaintive and dreary。 The friar fidgetted about in his seat�此                �fell into a deep 

musing�此  �shook   himself�察  �and   looked   about   him�此        �first   at   Marian�察  �then   at 

Robin�察  �then   at   Marian   again�察  �filled   and   tossed   off   a   cup   of   canary�察  �and 

relapsed into his reverie。 

     ;Will   you   not   bring   your   passenger   over�拭─  �said   Robin。          The   friar 

shook his head and looked mysterious。 

     ;That   passenger�察─  �said   the   friar�察   �will   never   come   over。   Every   full 

moon�察�at midnight�察�that voice calls�察�'Over��' I and my varlet have more than 

once   obeyed   the   summons�察  �and   we   have   sometimes   had   a   glimpse   of   a 

white figure under the opposite trees�此�but when the boat has touched the 

bank�察�nothing has been to be seen�察�and the voice has been heard no more 

till the midnight of the next full moon。; 

     ;It is very strange�察─�said Robin。 

     ;Wondrous strange�察─�said the friar�察�looking solemn。 

     The voice again called ;Over� ─�in a long plaintive musical cry。 

     ;I must go to it�察─�said the friar�察 �or it will give us no peace。 I would all 

my customers were of this world。               I begin to think that I am Charon�察�and 

that this river is Styx。; 

     ;I will go with you�察�friar�察─�said Robin。 

     ;By my flask�察─�said the friar�察 �but you shall not。; 

     ;Then I will�察─�said Marian。 

     ;Still less�察─�said the friar�察�hurrying out of the cell。 Robin and Marian 



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followed�此     �but   the   friar   outstepped   them�察  �and   pushed   off   his   boat。  A 

white  figure  was visible under the  shade  of   the  opposite trees。 The boat 

approached the shore�察�and the figure glided away。 The friar returned。 

     They   re´entered   the   cottage�察  �and   sat   some   time   conversing   on   the 

phenomenon they had seen。             The friar sipped his wine�察�and after a time�察�

said�此�

     ;There is a tradition of a damsel who was drowned here some   years 

ago。 The tradition is; 

     But the friar could not narrate a plain tale�此           �he therefore cleared his 

throat�察�and sang with due solemnity�察�in a ghostly voice�此�

       A damsel came in midnight rain�察                  �And called across the ferry�此�

The weary wight she called in vain�察                   �Whose senses sleep did bury。 

At   evening�察  �from   her   father's   door         She   turned   to   meet   her   lover�此�

At midnight�察�on the lonely shore�察                �She shouted ;Over�察�over� ─�

       She had not met him by the tree                 Of their accustomed meeting�察�

And sad and sick at heart was she�察                �Her heart all wildly beating。         In 

chill suspense the hours went by�察                 �The wild storm burst above her�此�

She turned her to the river nigh�察              �And shouted�察 �Over�察�over� ─�

       A   dim�察  �discoloured�察    �doubtful    light           The    moon's     dark   veil 

permitted�察     �And thick before her troubled sight                  Fantastic shadows 

flitted。   Her   lover's   form   appeared   to   glide�察         �And   beckon   o'er   the 

water�此    �Alas�   �his   blood   that   morn   had   dyed         Her   brother's   sword 

with slaughter。 

       Upon   a   little   rock   she   stood�察      �To   make   her   invocation�此    �She 

marked   not   that   the   rain´swoll'n   flood          Was   islanding   her   station。 

The tempest mocked her feeble cry�此                  �No saint his aid would give her�此�

The flood swelled high and yet more high�察                   �And swept her down the 

river。 

       Yet   oft   beneath   the   pale   moonlight�察        �When   hollow   winds   are 

blowing�察     �The   shadow   of   that   maiden   bright           Glides   by   the   dark 

stream's flowing。        And when the storms of midnight rave�察                     �While 

clouds     the  broad   moon     cover�察  �The     wild   gusts   waft   across   the  wave 

The cry of�察 �Over�察�over� ─�



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       While the friar was singing�察�Marian was meditating�此�and when he had 

ended   she   said�察   �Honest   friar�察  �you   have   misplaced   your   tradition�察  �which 

belongs   to   the   aestuary   of   a   nobler   river�察  �where   the   damsel   was   swept 

away by the rising of the tide�察�for which your land´flood is an indifferent 

substitute。   But   the  true   tradition   of   this   stream  I   think   I   myself   possess�察�

and I will narrate it in your own way�此�

       It  was     a  friar   of  orders    free�察   �A     friar  of   Rubygill�此     �At    the 

greenwood´tree a vow made he�察              �But he kept it very ill�此      �A vow made he 

of    chastity�察   �But    he   kept   it  very   ill。  He    kept    it�察 �perchance�察   �in   the 

conscious shade         Of the bounds of the forest wherein it was made�此                  �But 

he roamed where he listed�察�as free as the wind�察               �And he left his good vow 

in the forest behind�此       �For its woods out of sight were his vow out of mind�察�

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