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So once more a great gathering was imminent at Three Rivers. The preparations had reached an advanced and enthralling stage, and the famous four-in-hand was hourly expected. At length it could be descried at the punt. Most of the township came out to watch the boss of cattle musters and droving expeditions tooling his beasts up the slope of the main street. His team for this adventure had been enlarged to five beautifully matched bays with black points. Well fed, well groomed, well caparisoned, they passed by at a gait that was more of a hand gallop than a dead run.
-"By damn! Sure there's a man for ye!" exclaimed McHaffety. "A flash old buck!" said Isaacs, "at his time of life."