’Canyoudothis，agrah？’saidthesmith；andheutteredawordwhichIhadneverheardbefore，inasharppungenttone。Theeffectuponmyselfwassomewhatextraordinary，astrangethrillranthroughme；butwithregardtothecobitwasterrible；theanimalforthwithbecamelikeonemad，andrearedandkickedwiththeutmostdesperation。
’Canyoudothat，agrah？’saidthesmith。
’Whatisit？’saidI，retreating，’Ineversawthehorsesobefore。’
’Gobetweenhislegs，agrah，’saidthesmith，’hishinderlegs’；
andheagainshowedhisfang。