The relations between Napoleon and Pilkington, though they were only conducted through Whymper, were now almost friendly.
The animals distrusted Pilkington, as a human being, but greatly preferred him to Frederick, whom they both feared and hated.
As the summer wore on, and the windmill neared completion, the rumours of an impending treacherous attack grew stronger and stronger.
Frederick, it was said, intended to bring against them twenty men all armed with guns, and he had already bribed the magistrates and police,
so that if he could once get hold of the title-deeds of Animal Farm they would ask no questions.
Moreover, terrible stories were leaking out from Pinchfield about the cruelties that Frederick practised upon his animals.
He had flogged an old horse to death, he starved his cows, he had killed a dog by throwing it into the furnace,
he amused himself in the evenings by making cocks fight with splinters of razor-blade tied to their spurs.
The animals' blood boiled with rage when they heard of these things being done to their comrades,
and sometimes they clamoured to be allowed to go out in a body and attack Pinchfield Farm, drive out the humans, and set the animals free.
But Squealer counselled them to avoid rash actions and trust in Comrade Napoleon's strategy.
Nevertheless, feeling against Frederick continued to run high.
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