← Last of all came the cat, who looked round, as usual, for the warmest place, and finally squeezed herself in between Boxer and Clover; there she purred contentedly throughout Major's speech without listening to a word of what he was saying. 🔊
← This was run up the flagstaff in the farmhouse garden every Sunday morning. The flag was green, Snowball explained, to represent the green fields of England, while the hoof and horn signified the future Republic of the Animals which would arise when the human race had been finally overthrown. 🔊
← On several occasions, indeed, he did learn E, F, G, H, but by the time he knew them, it was always discovered that he had forgotten A, B, C, and D. Finally he decided to be content with the first four letters, and used to write them out once or twice every day to refresh his memory. 🔊
← Later there would also be need for seeds and artificial manures, besides various tools and, finally, the machinery for the windmill. 🔊
← Finally Napoleon raised his trotter for silence and announced that he had already made all the arrangements. 🔊
← "It says, 'No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets,"' she announced finally. 🔊
← Finally there came a night when the gale was so violent that the farm buildings rocked on their foundations and several tiles were blown off the roof of the barn. 🔊
← "I do not believe that Snowball was a traitor at the beginning," he said finally. 🔊
← Finally he said: "I do not understand it. I would not have believed that such things could happen on our farm. 🔊
← And finally there was a tremendous baying of dogs and a shrill crowing from the black cockerel, and out came Napoleon himself, majestically upright, casting haughty glances from side to side, and with his dogs gambolling round him. 🔊
← "My sight is failing," she said finally. "Even when I was young I could not have read what was written there. 🔊
← And now, he said finally, he would ask the company to rise to their feet and make certain that their glasses were full. 🔊