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Butheleftadisciplewhosefaithhadnotbeenshakenbythegeneraldefection。Awell-to-doElberfeldmanufacturer，HerrKrall，hadtakenagreatinterestinVonOsten’slaboursand，duringthelatteryearsoftheoldman’slife，hadeagerlyfollowedandevenonoccasiondirectedtheeducationofthewonderfulstallion。VonOstenleftKlugeHanstohimbywill；onhisownside，KrallhadboughttwoArabstallions，MohammedandZarifwhoseprowesssoonsurpassedthatofthepioneer。Thewholequestionwasreopened，eventstookavigorousanddecisiveturnand，insteadofaweary，eccentricoldman，discouragedalmosttosullennessandwithnoweaponsforthestruggle，thecriticsofthemiraclefoundthemselvesfacedbyanewadversary，youngandhigh-spirited，endowedwithremarkablescientificinstinct，quick-witted，scholarlyandwellabletodefendhimself。
HiseducationalmethodsalsodiffermateriallyfromVonOsten’s。
Itwasastrangething，butdeepdownintheratherqueer，cross-grainedsouloftheoldenthusiasttherehadgrownupgraduallyasortofhatredforhisfour-leggedpupil。Hefeltthestallion’sproudandnervouswillresistinghiswithanobstinacywhichhequalifiedasdiabolical。Theystooduptoeachotherliketwoenemies：andthelessonsalmostassumedtheformofatragicandsecretstruggleinwhichtheanimal’ssoulrebelledagainstman’sdomination。
Krall，ontheotherhand，adoreshispupils；andthisatmosphereofaffectionhasinamannerofspeakinghumanizedthem。Therearenolongerthosesuddenmovementsofwildpanicwhichrevealtheancestraldreadofmaninthequietestandbest-trainedhorse。Hetalkstothemlongandtenderly，asafathermighttalktohischildren；andwehavethestrangefeelingthattheylistentoallthathesaysandunderstandit。Iftheyappearnottograspanexplanationorademonstration，hewillbeginitalloveragain，analyzeit，paraphraseittentimesinsuccession，withthepatienceofamother。AndsotheirprogresshasbeenincomparablyswifterandmoreastoundingthanthatofoldHans。