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But now one of the band came to say that the feast was spread upon the grass�察�so�察�Robin leading the way�察�the others followed to where the goodly feast was spread。 Merry was the meal。 Jest and story passed freely�察�and all laughed till the forest rang again。 Allan laughed with the rest�察�for his cheeks were flushed with the hope that Robin Hood had given him。
At last the feast was done�察�and Robin Hood turned to Allan�察�who sat beside him。 ;Now�察�Allan�察─�quoth he�察 �so much has been said of thy singing that we would fain have a taste of thy skill ourselves。 Canst thou not give us something�拭�
;Surely�察─�answered Allan readily�察�for he was no third´rate songster that must be asked again and again�察�but said ;yes; or ;no; at the first bidding�察�so�察�taking up his harp�察�he ran his fingers lightly over the sweetly sounding strings�察�and all was hushed about the cloth。 Then�察�backing his voice with sweet music on his harp�察�he sang��
MAY ELLEN'S WEDDING
��Giving an account of how she was beloved by a fairy prince�察�who took her to his own home。��
;_May Ellen sat beneath a thorn And in a shower around The blossoms fell at every breeze Like snow upon the ground�察 �And in a lime tree near was heard The sweet song of a strange�察�wild bird。 ;O sweet�察�sweet�察�sweet�察�O piercing sweet�察 �O lingering sweet the strain� �May Ellen's heart within her breast Stood still with blissful pain�此 �And so�察�with listening�察�upturned face�察 �She sat as dead in that fair place。
; `Come down from out the blossoms�察�bird� �Come down from out the tree�察 �And on my heart I'll let thee lie�察 �And love thee tenderly��' Thus cried May Ellen�察�soft and low�察 �From where the hawthorn shed its snow。
;Down dropped the bird on quivering wing�察 �From out the blossoming tree�察 �And nestled in her snowy breast。 `My love� �my love��' cried she�察 �Then straightway home�察�'mid sun and flower�察 �She bare him to her own sweet bower。
;The day hath passed to mellow night�察 �The moon floats o'er the lea�察 �And in its solemn�察�pallid light A youth stands silently�此 �A youth of beauty strange and rare�察 �Within May Ellen's bower there。
;He stood where o'er the pavement cold The glimmering moonbeams lay。 May Ellen gazed with wide�察�scared eyes�察 �Nor could she turn away�察 �For�察�as in mystic dreams we see A spirit�察�stood he silently。
;All in a low and breathless voice�察 �Whence comest thou��' said she�察 �Art thou the creature of a dream�察 �Or a vision that I see��' Then soft spake he�察�as night winds shiver Through straining reeds beside the river。
; `I came�察�a bird on feathered wing�察 �From distant Faeryland Where murmuring waters softly sing Upon the golden strand�察 �Where sweet trees are forever green�察 �And there my mother is the queen。'
。 。 。 。 。 。 。 ;No more May Ellen leaves her bower To grace the blossoms fair�察 �But in the hushed and midnight hour They hear her talking there�察 �Or�察�when the moon is shining white�察 �They hear her singing through the night。
; `Oh�察�don thy silks and jewels fine��' May Ellen's mother said�察 �For hither comes the Lord of Lyne And thou this lord must wed。' May Ellen said�察 �It may not be。 He ne'er shall find his wife in me。'
;Up spoke her brother�察�dark and grim�此 �Now by the bright blue sky�察 �E'er yet a day hath gone for him Thy wicked bird shall die� �For he hath wrought thee bitter harm�察 �By some strange art or cunning charm。'
;Then�察�with a sad and mournful song�察 �Away the bird did fly�察 �And o'er the castle eaves�察�and through The gray and windy sky。 `Come forth��' then cried the brother grim�察 �Why dost thou gaze so after him��'
;It is May Ellen's wedding day�察 �The sky is blue and fair�察 �And many a lord and lady gay In church are gathered there。 The bridegroom was Sir Hugh the Bold�察 �All clad in silk and cloth of gold。
;In came the bride in samite white With a white wreath on her head�察 �Her eyes were fixed with a glassy look�察 �Her face was as the dead�察 �And when she stood among the throng�察 �She sang a wild and wondrous song。
;Then came a strange and rushing sound Like the coming wind doth bring�察 �And in the open windows shot Nine swans on whistling wing�察 �And high above the heads they flew�察 �In gleaming fight the darkness through。
;Around May Ellen's head they flew In wide and windy fight�察 �And three times round the circle drew。 The guests shrank in affright�察 �And the priest beside the altar there�察 �Did cross himself with muttered prayer。
;But the third time they flew around�察 �Fair Ellen straight was gone�察 �And in her place�察�upon the ground�察 �There stood a snow´white swan。 Then�察�with a wild and lovely song�察 �It joined the swift and winged throng。
;There's ancient men at weddings been�察 �For sixty years and more�察 �But such a wondrous wedding day�察 �They never saw before。 But none could check and none could stay�察 �The swans that bore the bride away_。;
Not a sound broke the stillness when Allan a Dale had done�察�but all sat gazing at the handsome singer�察�for so sweet was his voice and the music that each man sat with bated breath�察�lest one drop more should come and he should lose it。
;By my faith and my troth�察─�quoth Robin at last�察�drawing a deep breath�察 �lad�察�thou artThou must not leave our company�察�Allan� �Wilt thou not stay with us here in the sweet green forest�拭 �Truly�察�I do feel my heart go out toward thee with great love。;
Then Allan took Robin's hand and kissed it。 ;I will stay with thee always�察�dear master�察─�said he�察 �for never have I known such kindness as thou hast shown me this day。;
Then Will Scarlet stretched forth his hand and shook Allan's in token of fellowship�察�as did Little John likewise。 And thus the famous Allan a Dale became one of Robin Hood's band。
Robin Hood Seeks the Curtal Friar
THE STOUT YEOMEN of Sherwood Forest were ever early risers of a morn�察�more especially when the summertime had come�察�for then in the freshness of the dawn the dew was always the brightest�察�and the song of the small birds the sweetest。
Quoth Robin�察 �Now will I go to seek this same Friar of Fountain Abbey of whom we spake yesternight�察�and I will take with me four of my good men�察�and these four shall be Little John�察�Will Scarlet�察�David of Doncaster�察�and Arthur a Bland。 Bide the rest of you here�察�and Will Stutely shall be your chief while I am gone。; Then straightway Robin Hood donned a fine steel coat of chain mail�察�over which he put on a light jacket of Lincoln green。 Upon his head he clapped a steel cap�察�and this he covered by one of soft white leather�察�in which stood a nodding cock's plume。 By his side he hung a good broadsword of tempered steel�察�the bluish blade marked all over with strange figures of dragons�察�winged women�察�and what not。 A gallant sight was Robin so arrayed�察�I wot�察�the glint of steel showing here and there as the sunlight caught brightly the links of polished mail that showed beneath his green coat。
So�察�having arrayed himself�察�he and the four yeomen set forth upon their way�察�Will Scarlet taking the lead�察�for he knew better than the others whither to go。 Thus�察�mile after mile�察�they strode along�察�now across a brawling stream�察�now along a sunlit road�察�now adown some sweet forest path�察�over which the trees met in green and rustling canopy�察�and at the end of which a herd of startled deer dashed away�察�with rattle of leaves and crackle of branches。 Onward they walked with song and jest and laughter till noontide was passed�察�when at last they came to the banks of a wide�察�glassy�察�and lily´padded stream。 Here a broad�察�beaten path stretched along beside the banks�察�on which path labored the horses that tugged at the slow´moving barges�察�laden with barley meal or what not�察�from the countryside to the many´towered town。 But now�察�in the hot silence of the midday�察�no horse was seen nor any man besides themselves。 Behind them and before them stretched the river�察�its placid bosom ruffled here and there by the purple dusk of a small breeze。
;Now�察�good uncle�察─�quoth Will Scarlet at last�察�when they had walked for a long time beside this sweet�察�bright river�察 �just beyond yon bend ahead of us is a shallow ford which in no