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They all came back to the Master's room by the path past the kuthi. Near the kuthi the Master said to M., "You see, when farmers go to market to buy cattle, they judge very well which bullock is good and which is bad. They feel under the tail. Some bullocks lie down as soon as their tail is touched; they won't buy those. The one that jumps and frisks when its tail is touched, that's the one they choose. Narendra is of that breed; there's great fire in him!" Saying this, the Master laughed. "And then there are some people who are like flattened rice soaked in milk: no grit, no strength, all soft and mushy."