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`` I do n't know her plans , '' he said . `` She has n't shown up yet , but at any rate she 'll be swimming later . We 'll meet her then . '' Graham appreciated and enjoyed the ride , although more than once he found himself glancing at his wrist-watch to ascertain how far away five o'clock might yet be . Lambing time was at hand , and through home field after home field he rode with his host , now one and now the other dismounting to turn over onto its feet rotund and glorious Shropshire and Ramboullet-Merino ewes so hopelessly the product of man 's selection as to be unable to get off , of themselves , from their own broad backs , once they were down with their four legs helplessly sky-aspiring . `` I 've really worked to make the American Merino , '' Dick was saying ; `` to give it the developed leg , the strong back , the well-sprung rib , and the stamina . The old-country breed lacked the stamina .