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But

But

now

now

the

the

time

time

had

had

come

come

when

when

those

those

who

who

were

were

to

to

shoot

shoot

with

the

the

longbow

longbow

were

were

to

to

take

take

their

their

places

places

,

,

so

so

the

the

people

people

began

began

flocking

flocking

to

the

the

butts

butts

where

where

the

the

shooting

shooting

was

was

to

to

be

be

.

.

Near

the

target

,

in

a

good

place

,

sat

the

Sheriff

upon

a

raised

dais

,

with

many

gentlefolk

around

him

.

When

the

archers

had

taken

their

places

,

the

herald

came

forward

and

proclaimed

the

rules

of

the

game

,

and

how

each

should

shoot

three

shots

,

and

to

him

that

should

shoot

the

best

the

prize

of

two

fat

steers

was

to

belong

.

A

A

score

score

of

of

brave

brave

shots

were

were

gathered

gathered

there

there

,

,

and

and

among

among

them

them

some

some

of

of

the

the

keenest

keenest

hands

hands

at

at

the

the

longbow

longbow

in

in

Lincoln

Lincoln

and

and

Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire

;

;

and

and

among

among

them

them

Little

Little

John

John

stood

stood

taller

taller

than

than

all

all

the

the

rest

rest

.

.

"

Who

is

yon

stranger

clad

all

in

scarlet

?

"

said

some

,

and

others

answered

,

"

It

is

he

that

hath

but

now

so

soundly

cracked

the

crown

of

Eric

o

'

Lincoln

.

"

Thus

the

the

people

people

talked

talked

among

among

themselves

themselves

,

,

until

until

at

at

last

last

it

it

reached

reached

even

the

the

Sheriff

Sheriff

's

's

ears

ears

.

.

And

now

each

man

stepped

forward

and

shot

in

turn

;

but

though

each

shot

well

,

Little

John

was

the

best

of

all

,

for

three

times

he

struck

the

clout

,

and

once

only

the

length

of

a

barleycorn

from

the

center

.

"

Hey

Hey

for

for

the

the

tall

tall

archer

archer

!

!

"

"

shouted

the

crowd

,

and

some

among

them

shouted

,

"

Hey

for

Reynold

Greenleaf

!

"

for

this

was

the

name

that

Little

John

had

called

himself

that

day

.

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Then

the

Sheriff

stepped

down

from

the

raised

seat

and

came

to

where

the

archers

stood

,

while

all

doffed

their

caps

that

saw

him

coming

.

He

looked

looked

keenly

keenly

at

at

Little

Little

John

John

but

but

did

did

not

not

know

know

him

him

,

though

though

he

he

said

said

,

,

after

after

a

a

while

while

,

,

"

"

How

How

now

now

,

,

good

good

fellow

fellow

,

,

methinks

methinks

there

there

is

is

that

that

about

about

thy

thy

face

face

that

that

I

I

have

have

seen

seen

erewhile

erewhile

.

.

"

"

"

Mayhap

it

may

be

so

,

"

quoth

Little

John

,

"

for

often

have

I

seen

Your

Worship

.

"

And

,

as

he

spoke

,

he

looked

steadily

into

the

Sheriff

's

eyes

so

that

the

latter

did

not

suspect

who

he

was

.

"

A

brave

blade

art

thou

,

good

friend

,

"

said

the

Sheriff

,

"

and

I

hear

that

thou

hast

well

upheld

the

skill

of

Nottinghamshire

against

that

of

Lincoln

this

day

.

What

may

be

thy

name

,

good

fellow

?

"

"

"

Men

Men

do

do

call

call

me

me

Reynold

Greenleaf

Greenleaf

,

,

Your

Your

Worship

Worship

,

,

"

"

said

said

Little

Little

John

John

;

;

and

and

the

old

old

ballad

ballad

that

that

tells

tells

of

of

this

this

,

,

adds

adds

,

,

"

"

So

So

,

,

in

in

truth

truth

,

,

was

was

he

he

a

a

green

green

leaf

leaf

,

but

but

of

of

what

what

manner

manner

of

of

tree

tree

the

the

Sheriff

Sheriff

wotted

wotted

not

.

.

"

"

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"

Now

,

Reynold

Greenleaf

,

"

quoth

the

Sheriff

,

"

thou

art

the

fairest

hand

at

the

longbow

that

mine

eyes

ever

beheld

,

next

to

that

false

knave

,

Robin

Hood

,

from

whose

wiles

Heaven

forfend

me

!

Wilt

thou

join

my

service

,

good

fellow

?

Thou

shalt

be

paid

right

well

,

for

three

suits

of

clothes

shalt

thou

have

a

year

,

with

good

food

and

as

much

ale

as

thou

canst

drink

;

and

,

besides

this

,

I

will

pay

thee

forty

marks

each

Michaelmastide

.

"

"

Then

here

stand

I

a

free

man

,

and

right

gladly

will

I

enter

thy

household

,

"

said

Little

John

,

for

he

thought

he

might

find

some

merry

jest

,

should

he

enter

the

Sheriff

's

service

.

"

Fairly

hast

thou

won

the

fat

steers

,

"

said

the

Sheriff

,

"

and

hereunto

I

will

add

a

butt

of

good

March

beer

,

for

joy

of

having

gotten

such

a

man

;

for

,

I

wot

,

thou

shootest

as

fair

a

shaft

as

Robin

Hood

himself

.

"

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