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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 welcome again to Sherwood。; 

     Little John bustled to re´array the disorganised economy of the table�察�

and replace the dilapidations of the provender。 

     ;I   come   late�察  �Robin�察─  �said   Sir   William�察   �but   I   came   by   a   wrestling�察�

where   I   found   a   good   yeoman   wrongfully   beset   by   a   crowd   of   sturdy 

varlets�察�and I staid to do him right。; 

     ;I   thank   thee   for   that�察  �in   God's   name�察─  �said   Robin�察   �as   if   thy   good 

service had been to myself。; 

     ;And here�察─�said the knight�察 �is thy four hundred pound�察�and my men 

have brought thee an hundred bows and as many well´furnished quivers�察�

which I beseech thee to receive and to use as a poor token of my grateful 

kindness to thee�此�for me and my wife and children didst thou redeem from 

beggary。; 

     ;Thy bows and arrows�察─�said Robin�察 �will I joyfully receive�此�but of thy 

money�察�not a penny。         It is paid already。 My Lady�察�who was thy security�察�

hath sent it me for thee。; 



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     Sir William pressed�察�but Robin was inflexible。 

     ;It is paid�察─�said Robin�察 �as this good knight can testify�察�who saw my 

Lady's messenger depart but now。; 

     Sir William looked round to the stranger knight�察�and instantly fell on 

his knee�察�saying�察 �God save King Richard。; 

    The     foresters�察 �friar  and  all�察 �dropped   on   their  knees   together�察  �and 

repeated in chorus�此      �God save King Richard。; 

     ;Rise�察�rise�察─�said Richard�察�smiling�此        �Robin is king here�察�as his lady 

hath shown。      I have heard much of thee�察�Robin�察�both of thy present and 

thy former state。     And this�察�thy fair forest´queen�察�is�察�if tales say true�察�the 

lady Matilda Fitzwater。; 

    Marian signed acknowledgment。 

     ;Your father�察─�said the king�察 �has approved his fidelity to me�察�by the 

loss of his lands�察�which the newness of my return�察�and many public cares�察�

have not yet given me time to restore�此�but this justice shall be done to him�察�

and to thee also�察�Robin�察�if thou wilt leave thy forest´life and resume thy 

earldom�察�and be a peer of Coeur´de´Lion�此�for braver heart and juster hand 

I never yet found。; 

    Robin looked round on his men。 

     ;Your followers�察─�said the king�察 �shall have free pardon�察�and such of 

them as thou wilt part with shall have maintenance from me�察�and if ever I 

confess to priest�察�it shall be to thy friar。; 

     ;Gramercy to your majesty�察─�said the friar�察 �and my inflictions shall be 

flasks    of  canary�察  �and   if  the  number     be  ��as  in  grave    cases   I  may�察�

peradventure�察�make it�� too great for one frail mortality�察�I will relieve you 

by vicarious penance�察�and pour down my own throat the redundancy of the 

burden。; 

    Robin     and   his  followers    embraced     the  king's   proposal。   A   joyful 

meeting   soon   followed   with     the   baron   and   Sir   Guy   of   Gamwell�此 �and 

Richard himself honoured with his own presence a formal solemnization 

of the nuptials of our lovers�察�whom he constantly distinguished with   his 

peculiar regard。 

    The friar could not say�察�Farewell to the forest�察�without something of a 



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heavy     heart�此   �and     he   sang   as   he   turned   his   back    upon    its  bounds�察�

occasionally reverting his head�此�

       Ye   woods�察  �that   oft   at   sultry   noon        Have   o'er   me   spread   your 

messy shade�此        �Ye gushing streams�察�whose murmured tune                          Has in 

my     ear  sweet    music    made�察    �While�察    �where     the  dancing     pebbles    show 

Deep      in  the   restless   fountain´pool       The     gelid   water's    upward     flow�察�

My second flask was laid to cool�此�

       Ye   pleasant   sights   of   leaf   and   flower�此        �Ye   pleasant   sounds   of 

bird and bee�此      �Ye sports of deer in sylvan bower�此                  �Ye feasts beneath 

the greenwood tree�此        �Ye baskings in the vernal sun�此                 �Ye slumbers in 

the summer dell�此        �Ye trophies that this arm has won�此                  �And must ye 

hear your friar's farewell�拭�

       But    the  friar's  farewell    was    not   destined    to   be  eternal。   He    was 

domiciled as the family confessor of the earl and countess of Huntingdon�察�

who led   a discreet   and courtly  life�察 �and kept   up old   hospitality in   all   its 

munificence�察�till the death of King Richard and the usurpation of John�察�by 

placing      their   enemy     in   power�察    �compelled      them     to  return    to   their 

greenwood   sovereignty�察  �which�察  �it   is   probable�察  �they   would   have   before 

done from choice�察�if their love of sylvan liberty had not been counteracted 

by   their   desire   to   retain   the   friendship   of   Coeur´de´Lion。   Their   old   and 

tried   adherents�察  �the   friar   among   the   foremost�察  �flocked   again   round   their 

forest´banner�察  �and   in   merry  Sherwood   they  long lived   together�察 �the   lady 

still   retaining   her   former   name   of   Maid   Marian�察  �though   the   appellation 

was then as much a misnomer as that of Little John。 

       THE END。 



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