Namely, that of all created beasts, the pig is the worst and meanest and most vicious; and hardest to drive.

When a horse or a cow, or a drove of them, wandered into the confines of the Place, it was simple and joyous to head them off, turn them, set them into a gallop and send them on their journey at top speed.

It took little skill and less trouble to do this.

Besides, it was gorgeous sport.

But pigs--! When a porker wriggled and hunched and nosed a space in the line fence, and slithered greasily through, Lad's work was cut out for him.