172 ROUND THE GREAT WHITE HORSE 



informed). " No, zur ; 'em beant ; 'em be Mister 

 Parkinses, zur ; the miller's sheep, zur, be at Up- 

 Lambourne, zur." 



VIATOR (tartly). " Then if you and your sheep are 

 here five minutes longer, we will run them all down to 

 Cressington Pound." 



SHEPHERD (realizing the situation). "Great 

 Apollo!" (or words to that effect.) 



[The dog rushes off at a wave of his master's hand ; 

 in a minute the flock are back upon the track, and in 

 three more the enemy appear a white diminishing patch 

 upon the distant down.] 



