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ALMOST HUMAN 
horse. All have the same method of fighting. When a couple picks a 
quarrel, just or unjust, the two will rise on their hind legs, chewing the 
cud most energetically. As soon as they have a mouthful of this objec- 
tionable soft greenish fluid they will eject it, in the hope of blinding one 
another. The one that gets most of the gluey substance matting down 
his eyelids gets the worst of the fight from the start, because while his 
opponent can see where to land his feet, he can only hit out at random. 
Beware ! he spits. 
and under such conditions few of his blows take effect. All the time 
both are squealing so hideously that they make the gardens seem like a 
haunted place. When one recognises he is beaten, as a rule he lies 
down. This seems an extraordinarily foolish thing to do, for the victor 
without delay gets on his back and shakes him as one dog shakes another, 
and is none too troubled if he takes a bit of hide out with every shake. 
