Meanwhile, through the agency of Whymper, Napoleon was engaged in complicated negotiations with Frederick and Pilkington.
The pile of timber was still unsold. Of the two, Frederick was the more anxious to get hold of it,
but he would not offer a reasonable price.
At the same time there were renewed rumours that Frederick and his men were plotting to attack Animal Farm and to destroy the windmill,
the building of which had aroused furious jealousy in him.
Snowball was known to be still skulking on Pinchfield Farm. In the middle of the summer the animals were alarmed to hear that three hens had come forward
and confessed that, inspired by Snowball, they had entered into a plot to murder Napoleon.
They were executed immediately, and fresh precautions for Napoleon's safety were taken.
Four dogs guarded his bed at night, one at each corner, and a young pig named Pinkeye was given the task
of tasting all his food before he ate it, lest it should be poisoned.
At about the same time it was given out that Napoleon had arranged to sell the pile of timber to Mr. Pilkington;
he was also going to enter into a regular agreement for the exchange of certain products between Animal Farm and Foxwood.
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