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

           Asthedaydrewon,theflocksbegantochangehands,lighteningtheshepherd’sresponsibilities;andtheyturnedtheirattentiontothistentandinquiredofamanatworkthere,whosesoulseemedconcentratedontyingabotheringknotinnotime,whatwasgoingon.

           "TheRoyalHippodromePerformanceofTurpin’sRidetoYorkandtheDeathofBlackBess,"repliedthemanpromptly,withoutturninghiseyesorleavingofftying.

           Assoonasthetentwascompletedthebandstruckuphighlystimulatingharmonies,andtheannouncementwaspubliclymade,BlackBessstandinginaconspicuouspositionontheoutside,asalivingproof,ifproofwerewanted,ofthetruthoftheoracularutterancesfromthestageoverwhichthepeopleweretoenter.Theseweresoconvincedbysuchgenuineappealstoheartandunderstandingboththattheysoonbegantocrowdinabundantly,amongtheforemostbeingvisibleJanCogganandJosephPoorgrass,whowereholidaykeepinghereto-day.

           "That’sthegreatruffenpushingme!"screamedawomaninfrontofJanoverhershoulderathimwhentherushwasatitsfiercest.

           "HowcanIhelppushingyewhenthefolkbehindpushme?"saidCoggan,inadeprecatingtone,turninghisheadtowardstheaforesaidfolkasfarashecouldwithoutturninghisbody,whichwasjammedasinavice.

           Therewasasilence;thenthedrumsandtrumpetsagainsentforththeirechoingnotes.Thecrowdwasagainecstasied,andgaveanotherlurchinwhichCogganandPoorgrasswereagainthrustbythosebehinduponthewomeninfront.

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