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closer, and without word of command at once 

 commences to kneel down so that he may 

 mount ; for here is an animal who has tasted 

 of the pleasures of a free life, whose strength 

 and sagacity are such that obedience cannot 

 be compelled, and who yet places himself 

 entirely at the disposal of man, content with 

 fair treatment, and instantly responsive to 

 kindness in word or deed. 



