‘I seek an outlaw,’ quoth Sir Guy,
‘Men call him Robin Hood;
I had rathèr meet with him upon a day
Than forty pound of gold.’
26.
26.1 ‘whether’ = which of the two. Robin, of course, is speaking.
‘If you two met, it would be seen whether were better
Afore ye did part away;
Let us some other pastime find,
Good fellow, I thee pray.