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Robin raised his voice�察�and shouted with redoubled energy�察 �Over�察�Over�察�

O´o´o´over� ─�A faint echo alone responded ;Over� ─�and again died away 

into deep silence�此�but after a brief interval a voice from among the willows�察�

in a strange kind   of mingled   intonation that   was   half a shout   and   half   a 

song�察�answered�此�

       Over�察  �over�察  �over�察  �jolly�察  �jolly   rover�察�Would   you   then   come   over�拭�

Over�察  �over�察  �over�拭    �Jolly�察  �jolly   rover�察  �here's   one   lives   in   clover�此�Who 

finds the clover�拭�The jolly�察�jolly rover。           He finds the clover�察�let him then 



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come over�察      �The jolly�察�jolly rover�察�over�察�over�察�over�察�

       ;I much doubt�察─�said Marian�察 �if this ferryman do not mean by clover 

something more than the toll of his ferry´boat。; 

     ;I doubt not�察─�answered Robin�察 �he is a levier of toll and tithe�察�which I 

shall   put   him   upon   proof   of   his   right   to   receive�察  �by   making   trial   of   his 

might to enforce。; 

     The ferryman emerged from the willows and stepped into his boat。 ;As 

I live�察─�exclaimed Robin�察 �the ferryman is a friar。; 

     ;With a sword�察─�said Marian�察 �stuck in his rope girdle。; 

     The friar pushed his boat off manfully�察�and was presently half over the 

river。 

     ;It is friar Tuck�察─�said Marian。 

     ;He will scarcely know us�察─�said Robin�察 �and if he do not�察�I will break 

a staff with him for sport。; 

     The friar came singing across the water�此             �the boat touched the land�此�

Robin and Marian stepped on board�此             �the friar pushed off again。 

     ;Silken   doublets�察  �silken   doublets�察─  �said   the   friar�此   �slenderly   lined�察  �I 

bow�此    �your wandering minstrel is always poor toll�此             �your sweet angels of 

voices pass current for a bed and a supper at the house of every lord that 

likes to hear the fame of his valour without the trouble of fighting for it。 

What need you of purse or pouch�拭             �You may sing before thieves。 Pedlars�察�

pedlars�此    �wandering   from   door   to   door   with   the   small   ware   of   lies   and 

cajolery�此    �exploits     for  carpet´knights�察    �honesty     for  courtiers�察  �truth   for 

monks�察�and chastity for nuns�此�a good saleable stock that costs the vender 

nothing�察�defies wear and tear�察�and when it has served a hundred customers 

is as plentiful and as marketable as ever。             But�察�sirrahs�察�I'll none of your 

balderdash。 You pass not hence without clink of brass�察�or I'll knock your 

musical noddles together till they ring like a pair of cymbals。 That will be 

a new tune for your minstrelships。; 

     This friendly speech of the friar ended as they stepped on the opposite 

bank。 Robin had noticed as they passed that the summer stream was low。 

     ;Why�察�thou brawling mongrel�察─�said Robin�察 �that whether thou be thief�察�

friar�察�or ferryman�察�or an ill´mixed compound of all three�察�passes conjecture�察�



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though I judge thee to be simple thief�察�what barkest thou at thus�拭�Villain�察�

there is clink of brass for thee。          Dost thou see this coin�拭�Dost thou hear 

this music�拭      �Look and listen�此      �for touch thou shalt not�此�my minstrelship 

defies thee。      Thou shalt carry me on thy back over the water�察�and receive 

nothing but a cracked sconce for thy trouble。; 

     ;A bargain�察─�said the friar�此         �for the water is low�察�the labour is light�察�

and    the   reward    is  alluring。;    And     he   stooped    down     for  Robin�察   �who 

mounted his back�察�and the friar waded with him over the river。 

     ;Now�察�fine fellow�察─�said the friar�察 �thou shalt carry me back over the 

water�察�and thou shalt have a cracked sconce for thy trouble。; 

     Robin took the friar on his back�察�and waded with him into the middle 

of   the   river�察  �when   by   a   dexterous   jerk   he   suddenly   flung   him   off   and 

plunged him horizontally over head and ears in the water。 Robin waded to 

shore�察�and the friar�察�half swimming and half scrambling�察�followed。 

     ;Fine   fellow�察  �fine   fellow�察─  �said   the   friar�察   �now   will   I   pay   thee   thy 

cracked sconce。; 

     ;Not so�察─�said Robin�察 �I have not earned it�此              �but thou hast earned it�察�

and shalt have it。; 

     It was not�察�even in those good old times�察�a sight of every day to see a 

troubadour and a friar playing at single´stick by the side of a river�察�each 

aiming with   fell   intent  at the  other's coxcomb。 The  parties   were  both so 

skilled   in   attack   and   defence�察  �that   their   mutual   efforts   for   a   long   time 

expended   themselves   in   quick   and   loud   rappings   on   each   other's   oaken 

staves。     At length Robin by a dexterous feint contrived to score one on 

the friar's crown�此�but in the careless moment of triumph a splendid sweep 

of   the   friar's   staff   struck   Robin's   out   of   his   hand   into   the   middle   of   the 

river�察�and repaid his crack on the head with a degree of vigour that might 

have passed the bounds of a jest if Marian had not retarded its descent by 

catching the friar's arm。 

     ;How   now�察  �recreant   friar�察─  �said   Marian�察   �what   have   you   to   say   why 

you should not suffer instant execution�察�being detected in open rebellion 

against   your   liege   lord�拭  �Therefore   kneel   down�察  �traitor�察  �and   submit   your 

neck to the sword of the offended law。; 



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     ;Benefit of clergy�察─�said the friar�此             �I plead my clergy。 And is it you 

indeed�察  �ye   scapegraces�拭        �Ye   are   well   disguised�此  �I   knew   ye   not�察  �by   my 

flask。     Robin�察  �jolly   Robin�察  �he   buys   a   jest   dearly   that   pays   for   it   with   a 

bloody   coxcomb。   But   here   is   balm   for   all   bruises�察  �outward   and   inward。 

��The   friar   produced   a   flask   of   canary。��   Wash   thy   wound   twice   and   thy 

throat thrice with this solar concoction�察�and thou shalt marvel where was 

thy hurt。      But what moved ye to this frolic�拭�Knew ye not that ye could 

not appear in a mask more fashioned to move my bile than in that of these 

gilders and lackerers of the smooth surface of worthlessness�察�that bring the 

gold   of true   valour into  disrepute�察  �by  stamping   the  baser  metal   with   the 

fairer im´pression�拭�I marvelled to find any such given to fighting ��for they 

have   an   old   instinct   of   self´preservation���此  �but   I   rejoiced   thereat�察  �that   I 

might   discuss   to   them   poetical   justice�此  �and   therefore   have   I   cracked   thy 

sconce�此     �for which�察�let this be thy medicine。; 

     ;But wherefore�察─�said Marian�察 �do we find you here�察�when we left you 

joint lord warden of Sherwood�拭─�

     ;I    do   but   retire  to   my    devotions�察─    �replied    the   friar。  ;This    is  my 

hermitage�察�in which I first took refuge when I escaped from my beloved 

brethren of Rubygill�察�and to which I still retreat at times from the vanities 

of the world�察�which else might cling to me too closely�察�since I have been 

promoted to be peer´spiritual of your forest´court。 For�察�indeed�察�I do find in 

myself certain indications and admonitions that my day has past its noon�察�

and   none   more   cogent   than   this�此  �that   daily   of   bad   wine   I   grow   more 

intolerant�察  �and   of   good   wine   have   a   keener   and   more   fastidious   relish。 

There      is  no   surer   symptom       of  receding     years。    The     ferryman      is  my 

faithful   varlet。  I   send   him  on   some   pious   errand�察�that   I   may  meditate   in 

ghostly privacy�察�when my presence in the forest can best be spared�此�and 

when can it be better spared than now�察�seeing that the neighbourhood of 

Prince   John�察  �and   his   incessant   perquisitions   for   Marian�察  �have   made   the 

forest too hot to hold more of us than are needful to keep up a quorum�察�

and preserve unbroken the continuity of our forest´dominion�拭�For�察�in truth�察�

without   your   greenwood   majesties�察  �we   have   hardly   the   wit   to   live   in   a 

body�察�and at the same time to keep our necks out of jeopardy�察�while that 



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arch´rebel and traitor John infests the precincts of our territory。; 

     The friar now conducted them to his peaceful cell�察�where he spread his 

frugal   board   with   fish�察  �venison�察  �wild´fowl�察  �fruit�察  �and   canary。   Under   the 

compound operation of this materia medica Robin's wounds healed apace�察�

and the friar�察�who hated minstrelsy�察�began as usual chirping in his   cups。 

Robin   and   Marian   chimed   in   with   his   tuneful   humour   till   the   midnight 

moon peeped in upon their revelry。 

     It was now the very witching time of night�察�when they heard a voice 

shouting�察 �Over� ─        �They paused to listen�察�and the voice repeated ;Over� ─�

in   accents   clear   and   loud�察  �but   which   at   the   same   time   either   were   in 

themselves�察  �or   seemed   to   be�察  �from   the   place   and   the   hour�察      �singularly 

plaintive and dreary。 The friar fidgetted about in his seat�此                �fell into a deep 

musing�此  �shook   himself�察  �and   looked   about   him�此        �first   at   Marian�察  �then   at 

Robin�察  �then   at   Marian   again�察  �filled   and   tossed   off   a   cup   of   canary�察  �and 

relapsed into his reverie。 

     ;Will   you   not   bring   your   passenger   over�拭─  �said   Robin。          The   friar 

shook his head and looked mysterious。 

     ;That   passenger�察─  �said   the   friar�察   �will   never   come   over。   Every   full 

moon�察�at midnight�察�that voice calls�察�'Over��' I and my varlet have more than 

once   obeyed   the   summons�察  �and   we   have   sometimes   had   a   glimpse   of   a 

white figure under the opposite trees�此�but when the boat has touched the 

bank�察�nothing has been to be seen�察�and the voice has been heard no more 

till the midnight of the next full moon。; 

     ;It is very strange�察─�said Robin。 

     ;Wondrous strange�察─�said the friar�察�looking solemn。 

     The voice again called ;Over� ─�in a long plaintive musical cry。 

     ;I must go to it�察─�said the friar�察 �or it will give us no peace。 I would all 

my customers were of this world。               I begin to think that I am Charon�察�and 

that this river is Styx。; 

     ;I will go with you�察�friar�察─�said Robin。 

     ;By my flask�察─�said the friar�察 �but you shall not。; 

     ;Then I will�察─�said Marian。 

   

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