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XXII. The Great Barn and the Sheep-Shearers

           Yerteethbain’thalfgoneyet;andwhat’saoldman’sstandingifsobehisteethbain’tgone?Weren’tIstaleinwedlockaforeyewereoutofarms?’Tisapoorthingtobesixty,whenthere’speoplefarpastfour-scoreaboastweakaswater."

           ItwastheunvaryingcustominWeatherburytosinkminordifferenceswhenthemaltsterhadtobepacified.

           "Weakaswater!yes,"saidJanCoggan."Malter,wefeelyetobeawonderfulveteranman,andnobodycangainsayit."

           "Nobody,"saidJosephPoorgrass."Yebeaveryrareoldspectacle,malter,andwealladmireyeforthatgift."

           "Ay,andasayoungman,whenmysenseswereinprosperity,Iwaslikewiselikedbyagood-fewwhoknowedme,"saidthemaltster.

           "’Ithoutdoubtyouwas’ithoutdoubt."

           Thebentandhoarymanwassatisfied,andsoapparentlywasHeneryFray.ThatmattersshouldcontinuepleasantMaryannspoke,who,whatwithherbrowncomplexion,andtheworkingwrapperofrustylinsey,hadatpresentthemellowhueofanoldsketchinoilsnotablysomeofNicholasPoussin’s:

           "Doanybodyknowofacrookedman,oralame,oranysecond-handfellowatallthatwoulddoforpoorme?"saidMaryann."AperfectoneIdon’texpecttogetatmytimeoflife.IfIcouldhearofsuchathingtwoulddomemoregoodthantoastandale."

           Cogganfurnishedasuitablereply.Oakwentonwithhisshearing,andsaidnotanotherword.Pestilentmoodshadcome,andteasedawayhisquiet.Bathshebahadshownindicationsofanointinghimabovehisfellowsbyinstallinghimasthebailiffthatthefarmimperativelyrequired.

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