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For a long time neither of them spoke . Then they began to talk quietly . I understood that the bridge would probably have broken under us . The water was strong and fast , and we would all have drowned . My master said that God gave men reason , but He gave animals a kind of knowledge that was often quicker and surer . Animals had saved the lives of men many times . John said that people did not value their animals half enough . When we came up to the house , the mistress ran out . “ Are you really safe , my dear ? ” she cried . “ I was so afraid ! ” “ Yes , my dear . But if your Black Beauty had not been wiser than we were , we would all be at the bottom of the river . ” That night John gave me a very good supper and a thick bed of straw . V . Fire at the Inn That winter the squire’s brother - in - law , Sir Clifford Williams , asked for a young groom who could later become his coachman . The squire asked John about James . John said that James was the best young man he knew . James was sorry to leave us , but it was a good chance for him . Before he went , James drove the master and mistress to visit some friends who lived far away . Ginger and I pulled the carriage . In the evening we stopped at a big inn in a town . An inn is a kind of old hotel where travellers can sleep and leave their horses . Later that evening a young man with a pipe in his mouth came into the stable . “ Towler , ” said one of the grooms , “ go up the ladder into the loft and put some hay down for this horse , will you ? But put your pipe down first . ” “ All right , ” said the young man , and he went up to the loft , the room above the stable where they kept the hay . Later James came to look at us , and then the door was locked . In the night I woke up and felt very uncomfortable . The air was thick , and I heard Ginger coughing . The stable seemed full of smoke . Above us I heard a soft rushing sound and a low crackling . It made me shake all over . The other horses were awake too . Some were pulling at their ropes , and others were stamping . At last a groom ran in with a lamp . He tried to lead the horses out , but he was so frightened that he frightened us even more . None of us would go with him . Then I saw a red light on the wall , and someone outside shouted , “ Fire ! ” Then I heard James’s voice , quiet and cheerful , as it always was . “ Come , my beauties , it’s time for us to go . Wake up and come along . ” I was nearest the door , so he came to me first . “ Come , Beauty , on with your bridle , my boy . We’ll soon be out of this smoke . ” Then he took the scarf from his neck and tied it gently over my eyes . He patted me and talked to me , and he led me out into the yard . “ Here , somebody ! Take this horse while I go back for the other ! ” he shouted .
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