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knight and friar�察�by instinct。; 

     ;Gramercy�察─�said the knight�察 �then I understand his bidding�此�but how if 

I say I will not come�拭─�

     ;I am enjoined to bring you�察─�said the youth。             ;If persuasion avail not�察�

I must use other argument。; 

     ;Say'st   thou   so�拭─  �said   the   knight�察   �I   doubt   if   thy   stripling   rhetoric 

would convince me。; 

     ;That�察─�said the young forester�察 �we will see。; 

     ;We are not equally matched�察�boy�察─�said the knight。 ;I should get less 

honour by thy conquest�察�than grief by thy injury。; 

     ;Perhaps�察─�said the youth�察 �my strength is more than my seeming�察�and 

my     cunning     more    than    my    strength。    Therefore       let  it  please   your 

knighthood to dismount。; 

     ;It shall please my knighthood to chastise thy presumption�察─�said the 

knight�察�springing from his saddle。 

     Hereupon�察  �which   in   those   days   was   usually   the   result   of   a   meeting 

between any two persons anywhere�察�they proceeded to fight。                     The knight 

had in an uncommon degree both strength and skill�此�the forester had less 

strength�察�but not less skill than the knight�察�and showed such a mastery of 

his weapon as reduced the latter to great admiration。 

     They had not fought many  minutes by the forest clock�察�the sun�察  �and 

had   as   yet   done   each   other   no   worse   injury   than   that   the   knight   had 

wounded   the   forester's   jerkin�察  �and   the   forester   had   disabled   the   knight's 

plume�察�when they were interrupted by a voice from a thicket�察�exclaiming�察�

;Well fought�察�girl�此�well fought。           Mass�察�that had nigh been a shrewd hit。 

Thou owest him for that�察�lass。          Marry�察�stand by�察�I'll pay him for thee。; 

     The   knight   turning   to   the   voice�察  �beheld   a   tall   friar   issuing   from   the 



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thicket�察�brandishing a ponderous cudgel。 

     ;Who art thou�拭─�said the knight。 

     ;I am the church militant of Sherwood�察─�answered the friar。 ;Why art 

thou in arms against our lady queen�拭─�

     ;What meanest thou�拭─�said the knight。 

     ;Truly�察  �this�察─  �said   the   friar�察   �is   our   liege   lady   of   the   forest�察  �against 

whom I do apprehend thee in overt act of treason。 What sayest thou for 

thyself�拭─�

     ;I say�察─�answered the knight�察 �that if this be indeed a lady�察�man never 

yet held me so long。; 

     ;Spoken�察─�said the friar�察 �like one who hath done execution。 Hast thou 

thy stomach full of steel�拭         �Wilt thou diversify thy repast with a taste of 

my oak´graff�拭�Or wilt thou incline thine heart to our venison which truly 

is cooling�拭     �Wilt thou fight�拭�or wilt thou dine�拭�or wilt thou fight and dine�拭�

or wilt thou dine and fight�拭�I am for thee�察�choose as thou mayest。; 

     ;I will dine�察─�said the knight�察 �for with lady I never fought before�察�and 

with friar I never fought yet�察�and with neither will I ever fight knowingly�此�

and    if  this  be  the   queen    of  the  forest�察  �I  will  not�察 �being    in  her  own 

dominions�察�be backward to do her homage。; 

     So    saying�察  �he   kissed   the  hand    of  Marian�察   �who    was    pleased    most 

graciously to express her approbation。 

     ;Gramercy�察  �sir   knight�察─  �said   the   friar�察   �I   laud   thee   for   thy   courtesy�察�

which I deem to be no less than thy valour。 Now do thou follow me�察�while 

I follow my nose�察�which scents the pleasant odour of roast from the depth 

of the forest recesses。 I will lead thy horse�察�and do thou lead my lady。; 

     The   knight   took   Marian's   hand�察  �and   followed   the   friar�察  �who   walked 

before them�察�singing�此�

       When   the   wind   blows�察  �when   the   wind   blows       From   where   under 

buck   the   dry   log   glows�察         �What   guide   can   you   follow�察           �O'er 

brake and o'er hollow�察       �So true as a ghostly�察�ghostly nose�拭�



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                           CHAPTER XVIII 



     Robin and Richard were two pretty men。                Mother Goose's Melody。 

       They   proceeded�察  �following   their   infallible   guide�察  �first   along   a   light 

elastic greensward under the shade of lofty and wide´spreading trees that 

skirted a sunny opening of the forest�察�then along labyrinthine paths�察�which 

the deer�察�the outlaw�察�or the woodman had made�察�through the close shoots 

of   the   young    coppices�察    �through    the   thick  undergrowth       of  the   ancient 

woods�察  �through   beds   of   gigantic   fern   that   filled   the   narrow   glades   and 

waved their green feathery heads above the plume of the knight。                       Along 

these    sylvan    alleys   they   walked     in   single   file�察 �the  friar  singing    and 

pioneering in the van�察�the horse plunging and floundering behind the friar�察�

the   lady   following     ;in   maiden    meditation     fancy   free�察─  �and   the   knight 

bringing up the rear�察�much marvelling at the strange company into which 

his stars had thrown him。 Their path had expanded sufficiently to allow the 

knight     to  take   Marian's    hand    again�察  �when     they   arrived   in  the   august 

presence of Robin Hood and his court。 

     Robin's   table   was   spread   under   a   high   overarching   canopy   of   living 

boughs�察  �on   the   edge   of   a   natural   lawn   of   verdure   starred   with   flowers�察�

through   which   a   swift   transparent   rivulet   ran   sparkling   in   the   sun。   The 

board   was   covered   with   abundance   of   choice   food   and   excellent   liquor�察�

not   without     the   comeliness     of   snow´white     linen   and   the   splendour    of 

costly plate�察�which the sheriff of Nottingham had unwillingly contributed 

to supply�察�at the same time with an excellent cook�察�whom Little John's art 

had   spirited   away   to   the   forest   with   the   contents   of   his   master's   silver 

scullery。 

     An hundred foresters were here assembled over´ready for their dinner�察�

some seated at the table and some lying in groups under the trees。 

     Robin     bade    courteous     welcome      to  the   knight�察  �who    took    his  seat 

between   Robin       and   Marian     at  the  festal   board�察  �at  which    was    already 

placed one strange guest in the person of a portly monk�察�sitting between 

Little John   and   Scarlet�察  �with�察�his   rotund   physiognomy   elongated   into   an 



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unnatural oval by the conjoint influence of sorrow and fear�此�sorrow for the 

departed contents of   his travelling treasury�察�a   good´looking valise   which 

was hanging empty on a bough�察�and fear for his personal safety�察�of which 

all   the   flasks   and   pasties   before   him   could   not   give   him   assurance。  The 

appearance of the knight�察�however�察�cheered him up with a semblance of 

protection�察�and gave him just sufficient courage to demolish a cygnet and 

a rumble´pie�察�which he diluted with the contents of two flasks of canary 

sack。 

     But wine�察�which sometimes creates and often increases joy�察�doth also�察�

upon   occasion�察  �heighten   sorrow�此       �and   so   it   fared   now   with   our   portly 

monk�察�who had no sooner explained away his portion of provender�察�than 

he began to weep and bewail himself bitterly。 

     ;Why   dost   thou   weep�察  �man�拭─  �said   Robin   Hood。         ;Thou   hast   done 

thine embassy justly�察�and shalt have thy Lady's grace。; 

     ;Alack� �alack� ─�said the monk�此           �no embassy had I�察�luckless sinner�察�as 

well thou wottest�察�but to take to my abbey in safety the treasure whereof 

thou ha

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