I drink to your happiness, brothers, as I may not drink to your health, seeing ye are already hale, wind and limb." At this all grinned, and the Blind beggar, who was the chief man among them, and was the broadest shouldered and most lusty rascal of all, smote Robin upon the shoulder, swearing he was a right merry wag.
"Whence comest thou, lad ?" asked the Dumb man.
"Why," quoth Robin, "I came this morning from sleeping overnight in Sherwood." "Is it even so ?" said the Deaf man.

"I would not for all the money we four are carrying to Lincoln Town sleep one night in Sherwood.

If Robin Hood caught one of our trade in his woodlands he would, methinks, clip his ears." "Methinks he would, too," quoth Robin, laughing.

"But what money is this that ye speak of ?" Then up spake the Lame man.

"Our king, Peter of York," said he, "hath sent us to Lincoln with those moneys that--" "Stay, brother Hodge," quoth the Blind man, breaking into the talk, "I would not doubt our brother here, but bear in mind we know him not.