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to the pump and work the handle with his mouth, 

 evidently knowing by personal observation that this 

 was the mode by which water was obtained. 



'His companion was an exceedingly intelligent 

 and beautiful white pony, and the two were so clever 

 at opening my ordinary fastening to the garden-gate, 

 that a complicated arrangement of straps had to be 

 devised in order to keep them out. 



' Under the pump was a large tank, out of which 

 they were accustomed to drink. On one occasion a 

 washing-basin had been left in the tank. The two 

 horses undid the fastenings of the gate, let themselves 

 into the garden, and proceeded as usual to the tank. 

 They objected to the presence of the unaccustomed 

 basin, took it out of the tank and put it on the grass 

 before they would drink.' 



