Didst thou ever see a beggar so?
I tell thee I am as honest a man as thou art.

Look, friend." Here he took the purse of money from his breast and showed to the dazzled eyes of the Corn Engrosser the bright golden pieces.

"Friend, these rags serve but to hide an honest rich man from the eyes of Robin Hood." "Put up thy money, lad," cried the other quickly.

"Art thou a fool, to trust to beggar's rags to shield thee from Robin Hood?
If he caught thee, he would strip thee to the skin, for he hates a lusty beggar as he doth a fat priest or those of my kind." "Is it indeed so ?" quoth Robin.

"Had I known this, mayhap I had not come hereabouts in this garb.