Hallblithelookedsteadilyroundaboutseekinghisfoe;butthehavenwasemptyofshiporboat;soheranhiseyealongtheshoretoseewhereheshouldbestlayhiskeelandasaforesaidtherewasnobeachthere，andthewaterwasdeeprightuptothegrassylipoftheland;
thoughthetidesransomewhathigh，andatlowwaterwouldalittlesteepundercliffgoupfromthefaceofthesea。Butnowitwasnearthetopofthetide，andtherewasscarcetwofeetbetwixtthegrassandthedark-greensea。
NowHallblithesteeredtowardaningleofthehaven;andbeyondit，alittlewayoff，roseareefofrocksoutofthegreengrass，andtherebywasaflockofsheepfeeding，andabigmanlyingdownamongstthem，whoseemedtobeunarmed，asHallblithecouldnotseeanyglintofsteelabouthim。Hallblithedrewnightheshore，andthebigmanstirrednot;nordidheanythemorewhenthekeelranalongtheshore，andHallblitheleaptoutandmooredhiscrafttohisspearstuckdeepintheearth。AndnowHallblithedeemsthatthemanmustbeeitherdeadorasleep：sohedrewhisswordandhaditinhisrighthand，andinhisleftasharpknife，andwentstraightuptothemanbetwixtthesheep，andfoundhimsolyingonhissidethathecouldnotseehisface;sohestirredhimwithhisfoot，andcriedout：\"Awake，OShepherd！fordawnislongpastanddayiscome，andtherewithalaguestforthee！\"
Themanturnedoverandslowlysatup，and，lo！whoshoulditbebutthePunyFox？Hallblithestartedbackatthesightofhim，andcriedoutathim，andsaid：\"HaveIfoundthee，Omineenemy？\"
ThePunyFoxsatupalittlestraighter，andrubbedhiseyesandsaid：\"Yea，thouhastfoundmesureenough。Butastomybeingthineenemy，awordortwomaybesaidaboutthatpresently。\"