2 FEBRUARY 1951, Page 18

The Missing Word SIR.—Mr. St. John Ervine may be right

in saying that in this country " a flock is shepherded by one person," but in the Near East 1 have many' times seen flocks of sheep spread out in a triangle crossing the desert, each with a shepherd leading the apex and with others along the base to pick up any weaklings. This for each little flock. "The Lord is my shepherd . . . He leadeth me . . . Goodness and Mercy shall follow me."—Yours faithfully, J. BEAUMONT PERCIVAL. 50 Grosvenor Road. Biraale, Southport.