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XXI. Troubles in the Fold—A Message

           

           Bathsheba,withasad,burstingheart,lookedattheseprimestspecimensofherprimeflockastheyrolledthere

           Swolnwithwindandtherankmisttheydrew.

           Manyofthemfoamedatthemouth,theirbreathingbeingquickandshort,whilstthebodiesofallwerefearfullydistended.

           "Oh,whatcanIdo,whatcanIdo!"saidBathsheba,helplessly."Sheeparesuchunfortunateanimals!there’salwayssomethinghappeningtothem!Ineverknewaflockpassayearwithoutgettingintosomescrapeorother."

           "There’sonlyonewayofsavingthem,"saidTall.

           "Whatway?Tellmequick!"

           "Theymustbepiercedinthesidewithathingmadeonpurpose."

           "Canyoudoit?CanI?"

           "No,ma’am.Wecan’t,noryouneither.Itmustbedoneinaparticularspot.Ifyegototherightorleftbutaninchyoustabtheeweandkillher.Notevenashepherdcandoit,asarule."

           "Thentheymustdie,"shesaid,inaresignedtone.

           "Onlyonemanintheneighbourhoodknowstheway,"saidJoseph,nowjustcomeup."Hecouldcure’emallifhewerehere."

           "Whoishe?Let’sgethim!"

           "ShepherdOak,"saidMatthew."Ah,he’saclevermanintalents!"

           "Ah,thatheisso!"saidJosephPoorgrass.

           "Truehe’stheman,"saidLabanTall.

           "Howdareyounamethatmaninmypresence!"shesaidexcitedly."Itoldyounevertoalludetohim,norshallyouifyoustaywithme.Ah!"sheadded,brightening,"FarmerBoldwoodknows!"

           "Ono,ma’am"saidMatthew."Twoofhisstoreewesgotintosomevetchest’otherday,andwerejustlikethese.Hesentamanonhorsebackherepost-hasteforGable,andGablewentandsaved’em.

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