← When Mr. Jones got back he immediately went to sleep on the drawing−room sofa with the News of the World over his face, so that when evening came, the animals were still unfed. 🔊
← BY THE late summer the news of what had happened on Animal Farm had spread across half the county. 🔊
← They had all the more reason for doing so because the news of their defeat had spread across the countryside and made the animals on the neighbouring farms more restive than ever. 🔊
← In the evening Squealer called them together, and with an alarmed expression on his face told them that he had some serious news to report. 🔊
← The next moment a choking roar of rage sounded from Napoleon's apartments. The news of what had happened sped round the farm like wildfire. 🔊
← The very next morning the attack came. The animals were at breakfast when the look−outs came racing in with the news that Frederick and his followers had already come through the five−barred gate. 🔊
← He called the animals together and told them that he had a terrible piece of news to impart. 🔊
← The field beyond the orchard had already been sown with barley. And the news soon leaked out that every pig was now receiving a ration of a pint of beer daily, with half a gallon for Napoleon himself, which was always served to him in the Crown Derby soup tureen. 🔊
← And sure enough, the rumour was true. A few minutes later two pigeons came racing in with the news: "Boxer has fallen! 🔊
← All the other animals immediately raced back to the farmhouse to give Squealer the news. 🔊
← Squealer came to announce the news to the others. He had, he said, been present during Boxer's last hours. 🔊