From his dress and arms, Wamba would have conjectured him to be one of those outlaws who had just assailed his master; but, besides that he wore no mask, the glittering baldric across his shoulder, with the rich bugle-horn which it supported, as well as the calm and commanding expression of his voice and manner, made him, notwithstanding the twilight, recognise Locksley the yeoman, who had been victorious, under such disadvantageous circumstances, in the contest for the prize of archery.
De amikor jobban megnézte arcát, amelyet nem takart álarc, a vállán átvetett fényes szíjat és a rajta függő díszes kürtöt - a félhomályban is megismerte Locksleyt, a yeomant, aki a legkedvezőtlenebb körülmények közt is elnyerte az íjászverseny díját. Arckifejezése, hangja, modora most is olyan nyugodt, szinte parancsoló volt, mint amikor a herceg előtt állt.