“Hermione, get in here,” he snapped. The donkey brayed and pawed at the ground. “Hermione, don’t make me come after you,” he said. “Oh, for heaven’s sake,” Daphne said. “This is an Egyptian donkey. Ta’ala heneh,” she called sharply to the agitated animal. “Ta’ala.” The donkey snorted, and tossed its head. “Ta’ala,” Mr. Carsington said. The donkey trotted inside and went directly to him and nuzzled his arm. Naturally.
