[The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn by Evelyn Everett-Green]@TWC D-Link bookThe Lost Treasure of Trevlyn CHAPTER 9: The Wise Woman 32/34
The verses must mean that!" "Ay, I doubt it not, Cherry," answered Cuthbert, smiling; "but see you not, fair cousin, that almost any person knowing of this lost treasure and the legend of the gipsies' hate could have strung together words like these? All men hold that it may still be hidden in the forest around the Chase; but there be deep dells by the dozen, and the pixies, men say, have all fled away.
And there be wells that run dry, and men find fresh ones bursting out where never water was before.
These lines scarce show me more than I have known or thought before." "But they do, they do!" cried Cherry excitedly.
"They tell that it was Robin who has stolen it.
Cuthbert, when thou goest to the forest next thou must find this Long Robin and see if it can be he." The young man smiled at her credulity and enthusiasm.
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