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ily.’ Then, turning, he left the other standing bewildered,
with the sack in his hands.
The company that waited for the Sheriff were all amazed
to see him come out of the forest bearing a heavy sack upon
his shoulders; but though they questioned him, he an-
swered never a word, acting like one who walks in a dream.
Without a word, he placed the bag across his nag’s back and
then, mounting, rode away, all following him; but all the
time there was a great turmoil of thoughts within his head,
tumbling one over the other. And thus ends the merry tale
of Little John and how he entered the Sheriff’s service.

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