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Chapter 5

           Atfirstnoonehadbeenabletoimaginewherethesecreaturescamefrom,buttheproblemwassoonsolved: theywerethepuppieswhomNapoleonhadtakenawayfromtheirmothersandrearedprivately. Thoughnotyetfull-grown,theywerehugedogs,andasfierce-lookingaswolves. TheykeptclosetoNapoleon. ItwasnoticedthattheywaggedtheirtailstohiminthesamewayastheotherdogshadbeenusedtodotoMr.Jones. 

           Napoleon,withthedogsfollowinghim,nowmountedontotheraisedportionofthefloorwhereMajorhadpreviouslystoodtodeliverhisspeech. HeannouncedthatfromnowontheSunday-morningMeetingswouldcometoanend. Theywereunnecessary,hesaid,andwastedtime. Infutureallquestionsrelatingtotheworkingofthefarmwouldbesettledbyaspecialcommitteeofpigs,presidedoverbyhimself. Thesewouldmeetinprivateandafterwardscommunicatetheirdecisionstotheothers. TheanimalswouldstillassembleonSundaymorningstosalutetheflag,sing‘BeastsofEngland’,andreceivetheirordersfortheweek;buttherewouldbenomoredebates. 

           InspiteoftheshockthatSnowball’sexpulsionhadgiventhem,theanimalsweredismayedbythisannouncement. Severalofthemwouldhaveprotestediftheycouldhavefoundtherightarguments. EvenBoxerwasvaguelytroubled. Hesethisearsback,shookhisforelockseveraltimes,andtriedhardtomarshalhisthoughts;butintheendhecouldnotthinkofanythingtosay. Someofthepigsthemselves,however,weremorearticulate. Fouryoungporkersinthefrontrowutteredshrillsquealsofdisapproval,andallfourofthemsprangtotheirfeetandbeganspeakingatonce. ButsuddenlythedogssittingroundNapoleonletoutdeep,menacinggrowls,andthepigsfellsilentandsatdownagain. Thenthesheepbrokeoutintoatremendousbleatingof"Fourlegsgood,twolegsbad!"whichwentonfornearlyaquarterofanhourandputanendtoanychanceofdiscussion. 

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