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THE JOURNEY'S END 253upon him that all the twists and turns of manyweeks had been working up to this that thelong trail had brought him home at last. Andafter that he needed no touching up to show hispaces. In a secret little dell beside a streamHerbert pulled up for the ultimate, mysteriousrites. The dishes we had used at lunch werewashed in the stream, the van was flicked overwith a cloth,the harness was treated to a finalrub, and out came the little blacking-pot againfor Simon's boots. There I had to stop him, forthe time was getting on, and SIEGLINDA is neverlate.And so we turned the last corner and evenSimon realized it and came tooling up thestraight.Herbert turned to me." Shall we try this farm to-night?" he saidsolemnly, as soon as the buildings were in sight.(This is a traditional jest which always signalizesour return.) And I reply that we might try itof course, though it is rather a hungry-lookingplace.We can already see the little congressat thelane head that awaits us. ... Familiar beastsare grazing in the fields on either side. ... Adog runs out to greet us. ... We pass the old

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