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

With the friar of Rubygill。 

       In   lonely  hut   himself   he   shut�察  �The   friar   of   Rubygill�察    �Where   the 

ghostly elf absolved himself�察          �To follow his own good will�此            �And he had 

no lack of canary sack�察         �To keep his conscience still。         And a damsel well 

knew�察  �when   at   lonely   midnight        It   gleamed   on   the   waters�察  �his   signal´ 

lamp´light�此      �Over� �over� ─�she warbled with nightingale throat�察                 �And the 

friar sprung forth at the magical note�察           �And she crossed the dark stream in 

his trim ferryboat�察      �With the friar of Rubygill。 

       ;Look   you     now�察─  �said    Robin�察   �if   the   friar  does   not   blush。   Many 

strange sights have I seen in my day�察�but never till this moment did I see a 

blushing friar。; 

     ;I think�察─�said the friar�察 �you never saw one that blushed not�察�or you 

saw   good   canary   thrown   away。        But   you   are   welcome   to   laugh   if   it   so 

please you。      None shall laugh in my company�察�though it be at my expense�察�

but I will have my share of the merriment。 The world is a stage�察�and life is 

a farce�察�and he that laughs most has most profit of the performance。                      The 

worst thing is good enough to be laughed at�察�though it be good for nothing 

else�察�and the best thing�察�though it be good for something else�察�is good for 

nothing better。; 

     And he struck up a song in praise of laughing and quaffing�察�without 

further   adverting      to   Marian's   insinuated   accusation�察  �being�察  �perhaps�察  �of 



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opinion�察�that it was a subject on which the least said would be the soonest 

mended。 

     So passed the night。       In the morning a forester came to the friar�察�with 

intelligence  that   Prince  John   had   been   compelled�察  �by  the   urgency  of   his 

affairs in   other quarters�察 �to disembarrass   Nottingham  Castle   of his   royal 

presence。      Our    wanderers     returned    joyfully   to   their  forest´dominion�察�

being thus relieved from the vicinity of any more formidable belligerent 

than their old bruised and beaten enemy the sheriff of Nottingham。 



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                            CHAPTER XVII 



                            Oh� �this life     Is nobler than attending for a check�察�

Richer than doing nothing for a bribe            Prouder than rustling in unpaid´for 

silk。Cymbeline。 

       So   Robin   and   Marian   dwelt   and   reigned   in   the   forest�察  �ranging   the 

glades and the greenwoods from the matins of the lark to the vespers of 

the   nightingale�察  �and   administering       natural   justice   according   to   Robin's 

ideas of rectifying the inequalities of human condition�此�raising genial dews 

from     the  bags   of   the  rich  and   idle�察 �and   returning    them    in  fertilising 

showers on the poor and industrious�此�an operation which more enlightened 

statesmen      have    happily    reversed�察   �to  the   unspeakable      benefit    of  the 

community at large。 The light footsteps of Marian were impressed on the 

morning dew beside the firmer step of her lover�察�and they shook its large 

drops about them as they cleared themselves a passage through the thick 

tall fern�察�without any fear of catching cold�察�which was not much in fashion 

in   the   twelfth   century。  Robin   was   as   hospitable   as   Cathmor�察  �for   seven 

men   stood   on   seven   paths   to   call   the   stranger   to   his   feast。   It   is   true�察  �he 

superadded       the   small   improvement   of   making       the   stranger   pay   for   it�此�

than which what could be more generous�拭�For Cathmor was himself the 

prime giver of his feast�察�whereas Robin was only the agent to a series of 

strangers�察�who provided in turn for the entertainment of their successors�察�

which is carrying the disinterestedness of hospitality to its acme。 Marian 

often killed the deer�察�

       Which   Scarlet   dressed�察  �and   Friar   Tuck   blessed     While   Little   John 

wandered in search of a guest。 

     Robin was very devout�察�though there was great unity in his religion�此�it 

was exclusively given to our Lady the Virgin�察�and he never set forth in a 

morning till he had said three prayers�察�and had heard the sweet voice of his 

Marian singing a hymn to their mutual patroness。                 Each of his men had�察�

as usual�察�a patron saint according to his name or taste。 The friar chose a 

saint for himself�察 �and fixed on   Saint Botolph�察�whom  he euphonised   into 



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Saint     Bottle�察   �and    maintained       that   he    was    that    very    Panomphic 

Pantagruelian saint�察�well known in ancient France as a female divinity�察�by 

the name of La Dive Bouteille�察�whose oracular monosyllable ;Trincq��'�察�is 

celebrated and under´stood by all nations�察�and is expounded by the learned 

doctor Alcofribas�撮�6�А  �who   has   treated   at   large   on   the   subject�察  �to   signify 

;drink。; Saint Bottle�察�then�察�was the saint of Friar Tuck�察�who did not yield 

even to Robin and Marian in the assiduity of his devotions to his chosen 

patron。     Such was their summer life�察�and in their winter caves they had 

sufficient furniture�察�ample provender�察�store of old wine�察�and assuredly no 

lack of fuel�察�with joyous music and pleasant discourse to charm away the 

season of darkness and storms。 

       ��6�А  �Alcofribas   Nasier�此    �an   anagram   of   Francois   Rabelais�察  �and   his 

assumed appellation。 

     The reader who desires to know more about this oracular divinity�察�may 

consult   the   said   doctor   Alcofribas   Nasier�察  �who   will   usher   him   into   the 

adytum through the medium of the high priestess Bacbuc。 



     Many moons had waxed and waned�察�when on the afternoon of a lovely 

summer day a lusty broad´boned knight was riding through the forest of 

Sherwood。        The     sun   shone    brilliantly   on   the  full   green   foliage�察  �and 

afforded the knight a fine opportunity of observing picturesque effects�察�of 

which it is to be feared he did not avail himself。 But he had not proceeded 

far�察  �before   he   had   an   opportunity   of   observing   something   much   more 

interesting�察  �namely�察  �a   fine   young   outlaw   leaning�察  �in   the   true   Sherwood 

fashion�察�with his back against a tree。 The knight was preparing to ask the 

stranger a question�察 �the answer to   which�察 �if correctly  given�察 �would have 

relieved him from a doubt that pressed heavily on his mind�察�as to whether 

he   was   in   the   right   road   or   the   wrong�察  �when   the   youth   prevented   the 

inquiry by saying�此 �In God's name�察�sir knight�察�you are late to your meals。 

My master has tarried dinner for you these three hours。; 

     ;I   doubt�察─  �said   the   knight�察   �I   am  not   he   you   wot   of。   I   am   no   where 

bidden to day and I know none in this vicinage。; 

     ;We   feared�察─  �said   the   youth�察   �your   memory   would   be   treacherous�此�



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therefore am I stationed here to refresh it。; 

     ;Who is your master�拭─�said the knight�察 �and where does he abide�拭─�

     ;My   master�察─  �said   the   youth�察   �is   called   Robin   Hood�察  �and   he   abides 

hard by。; 

     ;And what knows he of me�拭─�said the knight。 

     ;He   knows   you�察─  �answered   the   youth   ;as   he   does   every   way´faring 

knight and friar�察�by instinct。; 

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