← 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 five−pound 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. 🔊