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being so gloriously thrashed ; possibly they were as pleased as 

 we were. When he had had the punishment he richly deserved, 

 we separated them ; it was no advantage to me to have him 

 killed. But hardly had we done this than 'Kex' flew at him 

 again, and was so beside himself with wrath that we had to tie him 

 up alone. He had had no idea before of his own strength, but 

 when it dawned upon him what a matador he was, he became so 

 savage that he flew at everything and everybody. 



