1 To my mind this explains a great deal, comrades.
2 Suddenly he halted as though his mind were made up.
3 There was no thought of rebellion or disobedience in her mind.
4 Napoleon was hesitating between the two, unable to make up his mind.
5 Afterwards Squealer made a round of the farm and set the animals' minds at rest.
6 I had known that tune in my infancy, but it had long since passed out of my mind.
7 It would be the first time that he had had leisure to study and improve his mind.
8 But the superior quality of Napoleon's mind, said Squealer, was shown in the fact that he trusted nobody, not even Frederick.
9 He did not give any reason for having changed his mind, but merely warned the animals that this extra task would mean very hard work, it might even be necessary to reduce their rations.
10 The animals listened first to Napoleon, then to Snowball, and could not make up their minds which was right; indeed, they always found themselves in agreement with the one who was speaking at the moment.
11 Instead--she did not know why--they had come to a time when no one dared speak his mind, when fierce, growling dogs roamed everywhere, and when you had to watch your comrades torn to pieces after confessing to shocking crimes.