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The pigs were in ecstasies over Napoleon's cunning. By seeming to be friendly with Pilkington he had forced Frederick to raise his price by twelve pounds. 🔊

But Napoleon was too clever for him. He had demanded payment in real fivepound notes, which were to be handed over before the timber was removed. 🔊

For a horse, it was said, the pension would be five pounds of corn a day and, in winter, fifteen pounds of hay, with a carrot or possibly an apple on public holidays. 🔊

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