having momentarily appalled her audience of generals and ministers into silence , she rode on , with no more muttering to contend against , `` if the french took him prisoner , they would have two celestials ; and even if the two are too close related to breed direct , they will cross-breed them - perhaps to grand chevaliers , if you like to imagine that - and breed the offspring back to fix the traits : in a generation they will have a breed of their own , and we nothing : we have n't a single egg out of temeraire yet .