Gulliver, accompanied by the grey steed, walks to the grey’s house where Gulliver meets several other Houyhnhnms. The grey (the master of the house) then takes Gulliver into a “court” where he observes several Yahoos eating roots and the flesh of “dogs and asses.” Gulliver is placed near one of the Yahoos for comparison by the grey and his servant (a sorrel nag). Gulliver, at the same time, inspects the Yahoo standing next to him more carefully, and he realizes very quickly that the Yahoo has “a perfect human figure.” As for the Houyhnhnms’ reaction, the grey and his servant note that, with the exception of Gulliver’s body covering (and his shorter hair and fingernails), he and the Yahoos are identical. Later Gulliver learns that his diet will consist of oats (naturally) that can be roasted, ground into flour, and mixed with milk to produce a kind of paste (an oatmeal) that he can eat. The grey also provides Gulliver with some temporary living quarters in a building near the stable.
