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He was obviously war to the exercise because he looked rather jovial as he pointed his finger and said, "That one"

Henry was just about to say, "Wrong," when she realized that she had no idea if he rong or not Which one had she called Thoht it was the one by the tree, but they were allabout, and--

"Was I correct?"

"Excuse me?"

"Is that sheep or is that sheep not Thomasina?"

"No, it isn't," Henry said decisively If she couldn't recall which one was Thomasina, she doubted very much that he could

"I really think that's Tho very confident and veryat randorin "No, that one is Isosceles I'm sure of it"

Henry sed convulsively "No, no It's Thomasina I'm certain of it," she said "But don't worry, I'm sure you'll learn all of the names soon You need only put your mind to it Nohy don't we continue our tour?"

Dunford pushed off against the gate "I cannot wait"

He histling to hi to be a , he later reflected, was perhaps not the correct word

By the time he and Henry arrived back at the house for their e--he had mucked out the stable stalls, etable garden, and fallen into a trough

And if the trough accident just happened to be the result of Henry's tripping over a tree root and bu into hi that the dunking was the closest thing he was going to get to a bath anytiry about it just yet

Henry was up to so her, even if he didn't yet knohat she was trying to achieve

As they sat down to eat, Mrs Sie She set the larger one down in front of Dunford, saying, "I filled it right to the top, this being your favorite and all"

Dunford tilted his head slowly and looked at Henry, one eyebrow raised in amanner