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

thou hast despoiled me。; 

     ;Propound me his case�察─�said Friar Tuck�察 �and I will give him ghostly 

counsel。; 

     ;You   well   remember�察─  �said   Robin   Hood�察   �the   sorrowful   knight   who 

dined with us here twelve months and a day gone by。; 

     ;Well   do   I�察─  �said   Friar   Tuck。  ;His   lands   were   in   jeopardy   with   a 

certain abbot�察�who would allow him no longer day for their redemption。 

Whereupon you lent to him the four hundred pounds which he needed�察�and 

which he was to repay this day�察�though he had no better security to give 

than our Lady the Virgin。; 

     ;I never desired better�察─�said Robin�察 �for she never yet failed to send 

me   my   pay�察  �and   here   is   one   of   her   own   flock�察  �this   faithful   and   well´ 

favoured      monk    of   St。  Mary's�察  �hath   brought    it  me   duly�察  �principal   and 

interest to a penny�察�as Little John can testify�察�who told it forth。 To be sure�察�

he denied having it�察�but that was to prove our faith。 We sought and found 

it。; 

     ;I know nothing of your knight�察─�said the monk�此                �and the money was 



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our own�察�as the Virgin shall bless me。; 

     ;She shall bless thee�察─�said Friar Tuck�察 �for a faithful messenger。; 

     The   monk   resumed   his   wailing。        Little   John   brought   him   his   horse。 

Robin gave him leave to depart。             He sprang with singular nimbleness into 

the saddle�察�and vanished without saying�察�God give you good day。 

     The stranger knight laughed heartily as the monk rode off。 

     ;They say�察�sir knight�察─�said Friar Tuck�察 �they should laugh who win�此�

but thou laughest who art likely to lose。; 

     ;I have won�察─�said the knight�察 �a good dinner�察�some mirth�察�and some 

knowledge�此       �and I cannot lose by paying for them。; 

     ;Bravely said�察─�answered Robin。               ;Still it becomes thee to pay�此�for it 

is   not   meet   that   a   poor   forester   should   treat   a   rich   knight。   How   much 

money hast thou with thee�拭─�

     ;Troth�察�I know not�察─�said the knight。               ;Sometimes much�察�sometimes 

little�察�sometimes none。          But search�察�and what thou findest�察�keep�此�and for 

the sake of thy kind heart and open hand�察�be it what it may�察�I shall wish it 

were more。; 

     ;Then�察  �since   thou   sayest   so�察─  �said   Robin�察   �not   a   penny   will   I   touch。 

Many  a   false   churl   comes   hither�察  �and   disburses   against   his   will�此  �and   till 

there is lack of these�察�I prey not on true men。; 

     ;Thou   art   thyself   a   true   man�察  �right   well   I   judge�察  �Robin�察─  �said   the 

stranger   knight�察   �and   seemest   more   like   one   bred   in   court   than   to   thy 

present outlaw life。; 

     ;Our life�察─�said the friar�察 �is a craft�察�an art�察�and a mystery。 How much 

of it�察�think you�察�could be learned at court�拭─�

     ;Indeed�察     �I  cannot     say�察─  �said   the   stranger     knight�此    �but   I  should 

apprehend very little。; 

     ;And so   should I�察─�said the   friar�此         �for   we should   find very  little   of 

our    bold    open    practice�察  �but   should     hear   abundance      of   praise   of   our 

principles。 To live in seeming fellowship and secret rivalry�察�to have a hand 

for all�察�and a heart for none�察�to be everybody's acquaintance�察�and nobody's 

friend�察  �to   meditate   the   ruin   of   all   on   whom   we   smile�察  �and   to   dread   the 

secret   stratagems   of   all   who   smile   on   us�察  �to   pilfer   honours   and   despoil 



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fortunes�察�not by fighting in daylight�察�but by sapping in darkness�此�these are 

arts which the court can teach�察�but which we�察�by 'r Lady�察�have not learned。 

But let your court´minstrel tune up his throat to the praise of your court´ 

hero�察�then come our principles into play�此�then is our practice extolled not 

by the same name�察�for their Richard is a hero�察�and our Robin is a thief�此�

marry�察    �your    hero   guts   an   exchequer�察     �while    your   thief   disembowels       a 

portmanteau�察�your hero sacks a city�察�while your thief sacks a cellar�此                     �your 

hero   marauds   on   a   larger   scale�察  �and   that   is   all   the   difference�察  �for   the 

principle     and    the   virtue   are   one�此   �but   two    of  a   trade   cannot     agree�此�

therefore your hero makes laws to get rid of your thief�察�and gives him an 

ill   name   that   he   may  hang   him�此  �for   might   is   right�察  �and   the   strong   make 

laws for the weak�察�and they that make laws to serve their own turn do also 

make morals to give colour to their laws。; 

     ;Your comparison�察�friar�察─�said the stranger�察 �fails in this�此�that your thief 

fights for profit�察�and your hero for honour。 I have fought under the banners 

of Richard�察�and if�察�as you phrase it�察�he guts exchequers�察�and sacks cities�察�it 

is   not   to   win   treasure   for   himself�察  �but   to   furnish   forth   the   means   of   his 

greater and more glorious aim。; 

     ;Misconceive   me   not�察  �sir   knight�察─  �said   the   friar。      ;We   all   love   and 

honour King Richard�察�and here is a deep draught to his health�此�but I would 

show you�察�that we foresters are miscalled by opprobrious names�察�and that 

our virtues�察 �though they  follow at humble   distance�察�are   yet truly  akin to 

those   of   Coeur´de´Lion。   I   say   not   that   Richard   is   a   thief�察  �but   I   say   that 

Robin is a hero�此        �and for honour�察�did ever yet man�察�miscalled thief�察�win 

greater     honour     than   Robin�拭     �Do     not   all  men     grace    him   with    some 

honourable epithet�拭         �The most gentle thief�察�the most courteous thief�察�the 

most bountiful thief�察�yea�察�and the most honest thief�拭�Richard is courteous�察�

bountiful�察�honest�察�and valiant�此          �but so also is Robin�此        �it is the false word 

that   makes   the   unjust   distinction。   They   are   twin´spirits�察  �and   should   be 

friends�察  �but   that   fortune   hath   differently   cast   their   lot�此 �but   their   names 

shall descend together to the latest days�察�as the flower of their age and of 

England�此�for in   the pure principles of   freebootery have  they excelled   all 

men�察�and to the principles of freebootery�察�diversely developed�察�belong all 



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the qualities to which song and story concede renown。; 

     ;And   you   may   add�察     �friar�察─  �said   Marian�察   �that  Robin�察  �no   less  than 

Richard�察�is king in his own dominion�察�and that if his subjects be fewer�察�yet 

are they more uniformly loyal。; 

     ;I would�察�fair lady�察─�said the stranger�察 �that thy latter observation were 

not so true。     But I nothing doubt�察�Robin�察�that if Richard could hear your 

friar�察�and see you and your lady�察�as I now do�察�there is not a man in England 

whom he would take by the hand more cordially than yourself。; 

     ;Gramercy�察�sir knight�察─�said Robin But his speech was cut short by 

Little John calling�察 �Hark� ─�

     All   listened。    A  distant   trampling   of   horses   was   heard。   The   sounds 

approached       rapidly�察  �and   at  length    a  group   of   horsemen     glittering   in 

holyday dresses was visible among the trees。 

     ;God's     my    life� ─ �said   Robin�察    �what    means     this�拭  �To    arms�察   �my 

merrymen all。; 

     ;No     arms�察   �Robin�察─   �said   the   foremost     horseman�察     �riding   up   and 

springing from his saddle�此         �have you forgotten Sir William of the Lee�拭─�

     ;No�察�by my fay�察─�said Robin�察 �and right welco

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