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bump and bruise here and there on their bodies, they were
still not so sore in the joints that they could not enjoy a
jolly feast given all in welcome to the new members of the
band. Thus with songs and jesting and laughter that echoed
through the deeper and more silent nooks of the forest, the
night passed quickly along, as such merry times are wont to
do, until at last each man sought his couch and silence fell
on all things and all things seemed to sleep.
But Little John’s tongue was ever one that was not easy of
guidance, so that, inch by inch, the whole story of his fight
with the Tanner and Robin’s fight with Will Scarlet leaked
out. And so I have told it that you may laugh at the merry
tale along with me.

1 0 The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood