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another, of a more phlegmatic temperament or of a 

 subtler reason, will refuse. As a rule we are in the 

 habit of putting this down to vice or obstinacy, and no 

 doubt a refusal is frequently due to such causes ; and 

 we very occasionally attribute it to want of pluck, 

 which, in reality, I consider to be more often the reason 

 of it than the two former. Instinct probably warns a 

 horse of the danger, and reason tells him that he will 

 come to grief if he tries it. Loss of confidence in his 

 own powers first fail him. Then confidence in those of 

 his master to bring him over safely. Next he antici- 

 pates the result, and dreads it. Failure of courage 

 follows, and finally he refuses. 



Such conduct may also be attributed to a mere 

 association of ideas ; but Darwin himself acknowledges 

 this principle to be intimately connected with reason, 

 while it seems to me to be in itself a clear indication of 

 the existence of that faculty. First of all, there is a 

 mutual affinity and sympathy, ripening into affection or 

 hate, and engendering confidence or incredulity. Then 

 the subsequent actions as a natural consequence of the 

 tendency of these conditions, one leading up to the 

 other in fact, and each step in itself being almost con- 

 clusive proof of a thought-out intelligence. 



Such occasions as a cavalry charge or an across 

 country gallop, when a horse will rush at or over any- 

 thing, may sometimes be the result of systematic train- 

 ing, or of excitement, by which horses are so easily 

 carried away. But we ourselves must not overlook the 

 fact that there are occasions when even the quietest 

 and most reasonable men are blinded by excitement, 

 overcome by impatience, and completely carried away 



