L. The Sheep Fair—Troy Touches His Wife's Hand

           

           GreenhillwastheNijniNovgorodofSouthWessex;andthebusiest,merriest,noisiestdayofthewholestatutenumberwasthedayofthesheepfair.Thisyearlygatheringwasuponthesummitofahillwhichretainedingoodpreservationtheremainsofanancientearthwork,consistingofahugerampartandentrenchmentofanovalformencirclingthetopofthehill,thoughsomewhatbrokendownhereandthere.Toeachofthetwochiefopeningsonoppositesidesawindingroadascended,andthelevelgreenspaceoftenorfifteenacresenclosedbythebankwasthesiteofthefair.Afewpermanenterectionsdottedthespot,butthemajorityofvisitorspatronizedcanvasaloneforrestingandfeedingunderduringthetimeoftheirsojournhere.

           Shepherdswhoattendedwiththeirflocksfromlongdistancesstartedfromhometwoorthreedays,orevenaweek,beforethefair,drivingtheirchargesafewmileseachdaynotmorethantenortwelveandrestingthematnightinhiredfieldsbythewaysideatpreviouslychosenpoints,wheretheyfed,havingfastedsincemorning.Theshepherdofeachflockmarchedbehind,abundlecontaininghiskitfortheweekstrappeduponhisshoulders,andinhishandhiscrook,whichheusedasthestaffofhispilgrimage.Severalofthesheepwouldgetwornandlame,andoccasionallyalambingoccurredontheroad.Tomeetthesecontingencies,therewasfrequentlyprovided,toaccompanytheflocksfromtheremoterpoints,aponyandwaggonintowhichtheweaklyonesweretakenfortheremainderofthejourney.

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