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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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