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128 CARAVAN DAYSwhere there are some open fields, a mill and alittle inn. And there we found the most delightfulcamp in a paddock behind the mill, with toweringtrees on every side.Not far away was a campof Boy Scouts, whose sentinels, rigidat theirposts, had done their level best not to look interestedas the caravan went by. And there wereall manner of creatures in our paddock, so thatwe were provided with ample entertainment atour very doors.The collection of poultry was large and various ;a pet lamb wandered about disconsolately, therewere two calves, with an eye on the buckets, avariety of small dogs, and a goat. When to thisassortment were added Sam and Simon, roamingabout in the most jovial mood, the scene becameremarkably animated. Sam very soon put hisfoot through a trough, and while Herbert wasgently remonstrating with him one of the calvestook possession of the tent. I would have goneto expel him had I not been busy protecting theraw materials for supper which Ion the turf at the back of the van.had turned outBut the bestpassages occurred between Sam and the goat.This was something quite new to Sam, and hestrongly objects to innovations. Time andagain he made a dash at him, the goat gaily