There are times when, if I close my eyes and dig my fists into my temples, I can hold the entire herd for perhaps a minute.

Perhaps, though, it's imagination, who knows?
But it's good to see you again.

How long has it been since the last time?
Two, three, nearly five years." It was more than that.

It was six years since Presley and Vanamee had met, and then it had been for a short time only, during one of the shepherd's periodical brief returns to that part of the country.

During a week he and Presley had been much together, for the two were devoted friends.