← Except through Whymper, there was as yet no contact between Animal Farm and the outside world, but there were constant rumours that Napoleon was about to enter into a definite business agreement either with Mr. Pilkington of Foxwood or with Mr. Frederick of Pinchfield−but never, it was noticed, with both simultaneously. 🔊
← The hens woke up squawking with terror because they had all dreamed simultaneously of hearing a gun go off in the distance. 🔊
← There were many more mouths to feed now. In the autumn the four sows had all littered about simultaneously, producing thirty−one young pigs between them. 🔊
← There were shoutings, bangings on the table, sharp suspicious glances, furious denials. The source of the trouble appeared to be that Napoleon and Mr. Pilkington had each played an ace of spades simultaneously. 🔊