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do not let us in willingly�察�we will break down the door。; 

     ;Ho� �ho� ─�roared the baron�察 �you are become plural are you�察�rascals�拭�

How many are there of you�察�thieves�拭         �What�察�I warrant�察�you thought to rob 

and murder a poor harmless cottager and his wife�察�and did not dream of a 



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garrison�拭  �You   looked   for   no   weapon   of   opposition   but   spit�察  �poker�察  �and 

basting     ladle�察 �wielded    by   unskilful    hands�此   �but�察  �rascals�察  �here   is  short 

sword and long cudgel in hands well tried in war�察�wherewith you shall be 

drilled into cullenders and beaten into mummy。; 

     No reply was made�察�but furious strokes from without resounded upon 

the   door。   Robin�察  �Marian�察  �and   the   baron   threw   by   their   pilgrim's   attire�察�

and stood in arms on the defensive。 They were provided with swords�察�and 

the cottager gave them bucklers and helmets�察�for all Robin's haunts were 

furnished   with   secret   armouries。       But   they   kept   their   swords   sheathed�察�

and   the  baron   wielded a  ponderous spear�察 �which he   pointed   towards   the 

door ready to run through the first that should enter�察�and Robin and Marian 

each held a bow with the arrow drawn to its head and pointed in the same 

direction。     The cottager flourished a strong cudgel ��a weapon in the use 

of   which   he   prided   himself   on   being   particularly   expert���察  �and   the   wife 

seized the spit from the fireplace�察�and held it as she saw the baron hold his 

spear。 The storm of wind and rain continued to beat on the roof and the 

casement�察  �and   the   storm   of   blows   to   resound   upon   the   door�察  �which   at 

length gave way with a violent crash�察�and a cluster of armed men appeared 

without�察  �seemingly   not   less   than   twelve。   Behind   them   rolled   the   stream 

now changed from a gentle and shallow river to a mighty and impetuous 

torrent�察�roaring in waves of yellow foam�察�partially reddened by the light 

that streamed through the open door�察�and turning up its convulsed surface 

in flashes of shifting radiance from restless masses of half´visible shadow。 

The     stepping´stones�察    �by   which    the   intruders   must    have   crossed�察   �were 

buried under the waters。         On the opposite bank the light fell on the stems 

and   boughs   of   the   rock´rooted   oak   and   ash   tossing   and   swaying   in   the 

blast�察�and sweeping the flashing spray with their leaves。 

     The   instant   the   door   broke�察  �Robin   and   Marian   loosed   their   arrows。 

Robin's arrow struck one of the assailants in the juncture of the shoulder�察�

and disabled his right   arm�此        �Marian's struck a second in the juncture of 

the knee�察�and rendered him unserviceable�察�for the night。 The baron's long 

spear struck on the mailed breastplate of a third�察�and being stretched to its 

full extent by the long´armed hero�察�drove him to the edge of the torrent�察�



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and   plunged   him   into   its   eddies�察  �along   which   he   was   whirled   down   the 

darkness of the descending stream�察�calling vainly on his comrades for aid�察�

till his voice was lost in the mingled roar of the waters and the wind。                        A 

fourth   springing   through        the   door   was   laid   prostrate    by   the   cottager's 

cudgel�此  �but   the   wife   being   less   dexterous   than   her   company�察  �though   an 

Amazon in strength�察�missed her pass at a fifth�察�and drove the point of the 

spit several inches into the right hand door´post as she stood close to the 

left�察  �and   thus   made     a  new    barrier   which     the  invaders     could    not  pass 

without dipping under it and submitting their necks to the sword�此�but one 

of   the   assailants   seizing   it   with   gigantic   rage�察 �shook   it   at   once   from  the 

grasp of its holder and from its lodgment in the post�察�and at the same time 

made good the irruption of the rest of his party into the cottage。 

     Now   raged   an   unequal   combat�察  �for   the   assailants   fell   two   to   one   on 

Robin�察�Marian�察�the baron�察�and the cottager�察�while the wife�察�being deprived 

of her spit�察�converted every thing that was at hand to a missile�察�and rained 

pots�察  �pans�察  �and   pipkins   on   the   armed   heads   of   the   enemy。       The   baron 

raged like a tiger�察�and the cottager laid about him like a thresher。                    One of 

the soldiers struck Robin's sword from his hand and brought him on his 

knee�察  �when   the   boy�察  �who   had   been   roused   by   the   tumult   and   had   been 

peeping through the inner door�察�leaped forward in his shirt�察�picked up the 

sword      and    replaced    it  in   Robin's    hand�察   �who     instantly    springing     up�察�

disarmed   and   wounded   one   of   his   antagonists�察  �while   the   other   was   laid 

prostrate  under   the dint   of   a brass   cauldron   launched   by  the Amazonian 

dame。      Robin now turned to the aid of Marian�察�who was parrying most 

dexterously   the   cuts   and   slashes   of   her   two   assailants�察  �of   whom   Robin 

delivered her from one�察�while a well´applied blow of her sword struck off 

the   helmet   of   the   other�察  �who   fell   on   his   knees   to   beg   a   boon�察  �and   she 

recognised Sir Ralph Montfaucon。                The men who were engaged with the 

baron and the peasant�察�seeing their leader subdued�察�immediately laid down 

their arms and cried for quarter。 The wife brought some strong rope�察�and 

the baron tied their arms behind them。 

     ;Now�察�Sir Ralph�察─�said Marian�察 �once more you are at my mercy。; 

     ;That I always am�察�cruel beauty�察─�said the discomfited lover。 



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     ;Odso� �courteous knight�察─�said the baron�察 �is this the return you make 

for my beef and canary�察�when you kissed my daughter's hand in token of 

contrition for your intermeddling at her wedding�拭�Heart�察�I am glad to see 

she has given you a bloody coxcomb。 Slice him down�察�Mawd� �slice him 

down�察�and fling him into the river。; 

     ;Confess�察─  �said   Marian�察   �what   brought   you   here�察  �and   how   did   you 

trace our steps�拭─�

     ;I will confess nothing�察─�said the knight。 

     ;Then   confess   you�察  �rascal�察─  �said   the baron�察  �holding   his   sword   to   the 

throat of the captive squire。 

     ;Take away the sword�察─�said the squire�察 �it is too near my mouth�察�and 

my   voice   will   not   come   out   for   fear�此  �take   away   the   sword�察  �and   I   will 

confess all。; The baron dropped his sword�察�and the squire proceeded�察 �Sir 

Ralph met you�察�as you quitted Lady Falkland's castle�察�and by representing 

to her who you were�察�borrowed from her such a number of her retainers as 

he   deemed   must   ensure   your   capture�察  �seeing   that   your   familiar   the   friar 

was not at your elbow。 We set forth without delay�察�and traced you first by 

means of a peasant who saw you turn into this valley�察�and afterwards by 

the light   from  the   casement   of this solitary  dwelling。  Our   design   was   to 

have   laid   an   ambush   for   you   in   the   morning�察  �but   the   storm   and   your 

observation of my unlucky face through the casement made us change our 

purpose�察  �and   what   followed   you   can tell better  than   I   can�察�being   indeed 

masters of the subject。; 

     ;You are a merry knave�察─�said the baron�察 �and here is a cup of wine for 

you。; 

     ;Gramercy�察─�said the squire�察 �and better late than never�此�but I lacked a 

cup of this before。       Had I been pot´valiant�察�I had held you play。; 

     ;Sir knight�察─�said Marian�察 �this is the third time you have sought the 

life of my lord and of me�察�for   mine is interwoven with his。 And do you 

think   me   so   spiritless   as   to   believe   that   I   can   be   yours   by   compulsion�拭�

Tempt me not again�察�for the next time shall be the last�察�and the fish of the 

nearest river shall commute the flesh of a recreant knight into the fast´day 

dinner of an uncarnivorous friar。 I spare you now�察�not in pity but in scorn。 



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Yet shall you swear to a convention never more to pursue or molest my 

lord or me�察�and on this condition you shall live。; 

    The knight had no alternative but to comply�察�and swore�察�on the honour 

of knighthood�察�to keep the convention inviolate。 How well he kept his oath 

we shall have no opportunity of narrating�此�Di lui la nostra istoria piu non 

parla。 



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                             CHAPTER XVI 



     Carry me over the water�察�thou fine fellowe。             Old Ballad。 

       The pilgrims�察�without experiencing further molestation�察�arrived at the 

retreat of Sir Guy of Gamwell。           They found the old knight a cup too low�察�

partly   from   being   cut   off   from   the   scenes   of   his   old   hospitality   and   the 

shouts of his Nottinghamshire vassals�察�who were wont to make the rafters 

of   his   ancient   hall   re´echo   to   their   revelry�察  �but   principally   from   being 

parted   from  his   son�察  �who   had   long   been   the   better   half   of   his   flask   and 

pasty。   The   arrival   of   our   visitors   cheered   him   up�察  �and   finding   that   the 

baron was to remain with him�察�he testified his delight and the cordiality of 

his welcome by pegging him in the ribs till he made him roar。 

     Robin and Marian took an affectionate leave of the baron and the old 

knight�察   �and    before   they   quitted   the  vicinity    of  Barnsdale�察   �deeming      it 

prudent   to   return   in   a   different   disguise�察  �they   laid   aside   their   pilgrim's 

attire�察�and assumed the habits and appurtenances of wandering minstrels。 

     They travelled in this character safely and pleasantly�察�till one evening 

at a late hour they arrived by the side of a river�察�where Robin looking out 

for a mode of passage perceived a ferry´boat safely moored in a nook on 

the opposite bank�察�near which a chimney sending up a wreath of smoke 

through the thick´set willows�察�was the only symptom of human habitation�察�

and Robin naturally conceiving the said chimney and wreath of smoke to 

be the outward signs of the inward ferryman�察�shouted ;Over� ─�with much 

strength   and   clearness�察  �but   no   voice   replied�察  �and   no   ferryman   appeared。 

Robin raised his voice�察�and shouted with redoubled ene

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