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He 's a ` booful ' dog with his patriotic ribbon on his collar . Stop barking , that 's a cherub boy , or you 'll drive your Auntie Diana crazy ! '' There was a short interval of shopping after the excursion up the tower , and then Miss Todd pulled out her watch , compared it with the church clock , and declared it was time to be returning . The motor-omnibus , which started from Shipham , five miles away , was due in Glenbury at a quarter to four . Miss Hampson marched her contingent to the market-place , where it always stopped to pick up its passengers . Already quite a crowd was waiting for it -- people who had come in from the neighbouring villages to see the peace rejoicings . There was no policeman to insist on an orderly queue , so when the great scarlet vehicle lumbered up , a wild scramble ensued .