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

           

           ThegreatmassofsheepinthefairconsistedofSouthDownsandtheoldWessexhornedbreeds;tothelatterclassBathsheba’sandFarmerBoldwood’smainlybelonged.Thesefiledinaboutnineo’clock,theirvermiculatedhornsloppinggracefullyoneachsideoftheircheeksingeometricallyperfectspirals,asmallpinkandwhiteearnestlingundereachhorn.Beforeandbehindcameothervarieties,perfectleopardsastothefullrichsubstanceoftheircoats,andonlylackingthespots.TherewerealsoafewoftheOxfordshirebreed,whosewoolwasbeginningtocurllikeachild’sflaxenhair,thoughsurpassedinthisrespectbytheeffeminateLeicesters,whichwereinturnlesscurlythantheCotswolds.ButthemostpicturesquebyfarwasasmallflockofExmoors,whichchancedtobetherethisyear.Theirpiedfacesandlegs,darkandheavyhorns,tressesofwoolhangingroundtheirswarthyforeheads,quiterelievedthemonotonyoftheflocksinthatquarter.

           Allthesebleating,panting,andwearythousandshadenteredandwerepennedbeforethemorninghadfaradvanced,thedogbelongingtoeachflockbeingtiedtothecornerofthepencontainingit.Alleysforpedestriansintersectedthepens,whichsoonbecamecrowdedwithbuyersandsellersfromfarandnear.

           Inanotherpartofthehillanaltogetherdifferentscenebegantoforceitselfupontheeyetowardsmidday.Acirculartent,ofexceptionalnewnessandsize,wasincourseoferectionhere.

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