And then, after a long lie-by and a nap in the heat of the day, he begged to be allowed to bear a hand in the process of inspanning, and felt as proud as Punch when he found himself holding a couple of Reims, at the end of which were as many big black oxen, even though he had but a confused idea as to what he should do with them.
"The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley"
Bertram Mitford
He says he's got a lot of Reims and truck tangled round his legs, and it's hitched in something at the bottom of the river.
"The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley"
Bertram Mitford
He had been swept off his feet, and then the Reims had somehow or other got entangled round his legs, which were practically tied together, so that he could not swim.
"The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley"
Bertram Mitford