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XV. A Morning Meeting—The Letter Again

           

           "Well,ShepherdOak,andhow’slambingthisyear,ifImidsayit?"inquiredJosephPoorgrass.

           "Terribletrying,"saidOak."I’vebeenwetthroughtwicea-day,eitherinsnoworrain,thislastfortnight.CainyandIhaven’ttinedoureyesto-night."

           "Agoodfewtwins,too,Ihear?"

           "Toomanybyhalf.Yes;’tisaveryqueerlambingthisyear.Weshan’thavedonebyLadyDay."

           "Andlastyear’tweralloverbySexajessamineSunday,"Josephremarked.

           "BringontherestCain,"saidGabriel,"andthenrunbacktotheewes.I’llfollowyousoon."

           CainyBallacheery-facedyounglad,withasmallcircularorificebywayofmouth,advancedanddepositedtwoothers,andretiredashewasbidden.Oakloweredthelambsfromtheirunnaturalelevation,wrappedtheminhay,andplacedthemroundthefire.

           "We’venolambing-huthere,asIusedtohaveatNorcombe,"saidGabriel,"and’tissuchaplaguetobringtheweaklyonestoahouse.If’twasn’tforyourplacehere,malter,Idon’tknowwhatIshoulddoi’thiskeenweather.Andhowisitwithyouto-day,malter?"

           "Oh,neithersicknorsorry,shepherd;butnoyounger."

           "AyIunderstand."

           "Sitdown,ShepherdOak,"continuedtheancientmanofmalt."AndhowwastheoldplaceatNorcombe,whenyewentforyourdog?Ishouldliketoseetheoldfamiliarspot;butfaith,Ishouldn’tknowasoultherenow."

           "Isupposeyouwouldn’t.’Tisalteredverymuch."

           "IsittruethatDickyHill’swoodencider-houseispulleddown?"

           "Ohyesyearsago,andDicky’scottagejustaboveit.

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