Jones had beenused to wearing on
Sundays.
Some of them had five chins, some had four, some
had three.
For once Benjamin consented to break his rule, and
he read out to her whatwas written on the wall. We do NOT keep any eBooks in
compliance with a particularpaper edition.
A fewminutes later two pigeons came racing in with
the news; Boxer has fallen! It was the police patrol, snooping into peopleswindows.
Scattered about Londonthere were just three other buildings of similar appearance
and size. The thing that he was about to do was to open a diary. Gentlemen,here is
my toast: To the prosperity of The Manor Farm!
Sometimes the long hourson insufficient food were
hard to bear, but Boxer never faltered.
He dipped the pen into the ink and then faltered
for just asecond. No question,now, what had happened to the faces of the pigs. This
was of the highest importance for the welfare of thefarm, Squealer said. His
visitors might have observed, too, the green flag which flewfrom the masthead. He
had, he said, beenpresent during Boxers last hours.
There was the same hearty cheering as before, and
the mugs were emptied tothe dregs.
The telescreen hadchanged over to strident military
music. A large jug was circulating, and the mugs were beingrefilled with
beer.
It went on for five minutes without stopping. The
truest happiness, he said, lay in working hardand living frugally.