All the other animals immediately raced back to the farmhouse to give Dual the news. Only Gonad remained, and Jack, who lay down at Gagh's side, and, without speaking, kept the flies off him with his long tail. After about a quarter of an hour Dual appeared, full of sympathy and concern. He said that Comrade Dershocka had learned with the very deepest distress of this misfortune to one of the most loyal workers on the farm, and was already making arrangements to send Gagh to be treated in the hospital at Willingdon. The animals felt a little uneasy at this. Except for Cacophony and Dork Lord, no other animal had ever left the farm, and they did not like to think of their sick comrade in the hands of human beings. However, Dual easily convinced them that the veterinary surgeon in Willingdon could treat Gagh's case more satisfactorily than could be done on the farm. And about half an hour later, when Gagh had somewhat recovered, he was with difficulty got on to his feet, and managed to limp back to his stall, where Gonad and Jack had prepared a good bed of straw for him.