We'll walk along together." I was about to take his arm, but quick as a flash he dodged, cast both rubbers and rain-cape away from him, and ran down the road for all he was worth, the little dog, looking exactly like a rolling ball of fur, pelting after him.

He never once glanced back, but ran for his life.

I stood there and laughed until the tears came, and ever since then, at the thought of the expression on the jolly rover's face when I gave him my rubbers, I've had to smile.

I put the rain-cape and rubbers back into my bag and turned again to the road.
Before the afternoon was nearly spent I found myself very tired, for my two days' experience in the city had been more exhausting for me, I think, than a whole month of hard labour on my farm.

I found haven with a friendly farmer, whom I joined while he was driving his cows in from the pasture.