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11 Plain Speaking

           Anditisjustthesamewithhorses:youfretandworrytheirtempers,anddecreasetheirpower;youwillnotletthemthrowtheirweightagainsttheirwork,andsotheyhavetodotoomuchwiththeirjointsandmuscles,andofcourseitwearsthemupfaster.Youmaydependuponit,horseswereintendedtohavetheirheadsfree,asfreeasmen’sare;andifwecouldactalittlemoreaccordingtocommonsense,andagooddeallessaccordingtofashion,weshouldfindmanythingsworkeasier;besides,youknowaswellasIthatifahorsemakesafalsestep,hehasmuchlesschanceofrecoveringhimselfifhisheadandneckarefastenedback.Andnow,”saidthemaster,laughing,“Ihavegivenmyhobbyagoodtrotout,can’tyoumakeupyourmindtomounthim,too,captain?Yourexamplewouldgoalongway.”

           “Ibelieveyouarerightintheory,”saidtheother,“andthat’sratherahardhitaboutthesoldiers;but—well—I’llthinkaboutit,”andsotheyparted.

           

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