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Chapter 9

           Headded,howIhadendeavouredtopersuadehim,thatinmyownandothercountries,theYahoosactedasthegoverning,rationalanimal,andheldtheHouyhnhnmsinservitude;thatheobservedinmeallthequalitiesofaYahoo,onlyalittlemorecivilizedbysometinctureofreason,which,however,wasinadegreeasfarinferiortotheHouyhnhnmrace,astheYahoosoftheircountryweretome;that,amongotherthings,ImentionedacustomwehadofcastratingHouyhnhnmswhentheywereyoung,inordertorenderthemtame;thattheoperationwaseasyandsafe;thatitwasnoshametolearnwisdomfrombrutes,asindustryistaughtbytheant,andbuildingbytheswallow(forsoItranslatethewordlyhannh,althoughitbeamuchlargerfowl);thatthisinventionmightbepractisedupontheyoungerYahooshere,whichbesidesrenderingthemtractableandfitterforuse,wouldinanageputanendtothewholespecies,withoutdestroyinglife;thatinthemeantimetheHouyhnhnmsshouldbeexhortedtocultivatethebreedofasses,which,astheyareinallrespectsmorevaluablebrutes,sotheyhavethisadvantage,tobefitforserviceatfiveyearsold,whichtheothersarenottilltwelve."

           Thiswasallmymasterthoughtfittotellme,atthattime,ofwhatpassedinthegrandcouncil.Buthewaspleasedtoconcealoneparticular,whichrelatedpersonallytomyself,whereofIsoonfelttheunhappyeffect,asthereaderwillknowinitsproperplace,andwhenceIdateallthesucceedingmisfortunesofmylife."

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