"I've been told that it goes up into their horns at times like this," said a
dairymaid.
What does this sentence means ?
Tess of the d’urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

Sometimes when you read things in your head, you skip overall small details/words. when you read aloud, you hear those words and it’s easier to comprehend what you just read. saying things aloud also you remember them.

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