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Chapter 10

           Afterashortsilence,hetoldme,"hedidnotknowhowIwouldtakewhathewasgoingtosay:thatinthelastgeneralassembly,whentheaffairoftheYahooswasenteredupon,therepresentativeshadtakenoffenceathiskeepingaYahoo(meaningmyself)inhisfamily,morelikeaHouyhnhnmthanabruteanimal;thathewasknownfrequentlytoconversewithme,asifhecouldreceivesomeadvantageorpleasureinmycompany;thatsuchapracticewasnotagreeabletoreasonornature,orathingeverheardofbeforeamongthem;theassemblydidthereforeexhorthimeithertoemploymeliketherestofmyspecies,orcommandmetoswimbacktotheplacewhenceIcame:thatthefirstoftheseexpedientswasutterlyrejectedbyalltheHouyhnhnmswhohadeverseenmeathishouseortheirown;fortheyalleged,thatbecauseIhadsomerudimentsofreason,addedtothenaturalpravityofthoseanimals,itwastobefearedImightbeabletoseducethemintothewoodyandmountainouspartsofthecountry,andbringthemintroopsbynighttodestroytheHouyhnhnms’cattle,asbeingnaturallyoftheravenouskind,andaversefromlabour."

           Mymasteradded,"thathewasdailypressedbytheHouyhnhnmsoftheneighbourhoodtohavetheassembly’sexhortationexecuted,whichhecouldnotputoffmuchlonger.

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