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Chapter 2

           Inthemiddlewasalargerack,withanglesansweringtoeverypartitionofthemanger;sothateachhorseandmareatetheirownhay,andtheirownmashofoatsandmilk,withmuchdecencyandregularity.Thebehaviouroftheyoungcoltandfoalappearedverymodest,andthatofthemasterandmistressextremelycheerfulandcomplaisanttotheirguest.Thegrayorderedmetostandbyhim;andmuchdiscoursepassedbetweenhimandhisfriendconcerningme,asIfoundbythestranger’softenlookingonme,andthefrequentrepetitionofthewordYahoo.

           Ihappenedtowearmygloves,whichthemastergrayobserving,seemedperplexed,discoveringsignsofwonderwhatIhaddonetomyfore-feet.Heputhishoofthreeorfourtimestothem,asifhewouldsignify,thatIshouldreducethemtotheirformershape,whichIpresentlydid,pullingoffbothmygloves,andputtingthemintomypocket.Thisoccasionedfarthertalk;andIsawthecompanywaspleasedwithmybehaviour,whereofIsoonfoundthegoodeffects.IwasorderedtospeakthefewwordsIunderstood;andwhiletheywereatdinner,themastertaughtmethenamesforoats,milk,fire,water,andsomeothers,whichIcouldreadilypronounceafterhim,havingfrommyyouthagreatfacilityinlearninglanguages.

           Whendinnerwasdone,themasterhorsetookmeaside,andbysignsandwordsmademeunderstandtheconcernhewasinthatIhadnothingtoeat.Oatsintheirtonguearecalledhlunnh.

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