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thing   the   skilled   actor   shall   capturethe   natural   grace   which   goes   with 

perfect unconsciousness of observation。 Moving at will from one theatre 

to    another�察   �the   two    spectators�察    �so   far   from    home     themselves�察     �had 

something of wistfulness in their eyes as they watched a cat being stroked�察�

a sleepy child picked up and huddled off to bed�察�or a tired man stretch and 

knock out his pipe on the end of a smouldering log。 

     But it was from one little window�察�with its blind drawn down�察�a mere 

blank   transparency   on   the   night�察  �that   the   sense   of   home   and   the   little 

curtained world within wallsthe larger stressful world of outside Nature 

shut out and forgottenmost pulsated。 Close against the white blind hung 

a   bird´cage�察    �clearly    silhouetted�察   �every    wire�察   �perch�察  �and    appurtenance 

distinct   and   recognisable�察  �even   to   yesterday's   dull´edged   lump   of   sugar。 

On the middle perch the fluffy occupant�察�head tucked well into feathers�察�

seemed so near to them as to be easily stroked�察�had they tried�察�even the 

delicate     tips   of   his   plumped´out       plumage       pencilled     plainly    on   the 

illuminated screen。 As they looked�察�the sleepy little fellow stirred uneasily�察�

woke�察�shook himself�察�and raised his head。 They could see the gape of his 

tiny  beak   as   he   yawned   in   a   bored   sort   of   way�察  �looked   round�察  �and   then 

settled his   head   into   his   back   again�察  �while   the  ruffled   feathers   gradually 

subsided into perfect stillness。 Then a gust of bitter wind took them in the 

back of the neck�察�a small sting of frozen sleet on the skin woke them as 

from a dream�察�and they knew their toes to be cold and their legs tired�察�and 

their own home distant a weary way。 

     Once beyond the village�察�where the cottages ceased abruptly�察�on either 

side of the road they could smell through the darkness the friendly fields 

again�察  �and   they   braced   themselves   for   the   last   long   stretch�察  �the   home 

stretch�察�the stretch that we know is bound to end�察�some time�察�in the rattle 

of   the   door´latch�察  �the   sudden   firelight�察  �and   the   sight   of   familiar   things 

greeting     us   as  long´absent      travellers   from   far   over´sea。    They     plodded 

along steadily and silently�察�each of them thinking his own thoughts。 The 

Mole's   ran   a good   deal on   supper�察 �as   it   was   pitch´dark�察 �and   it   was   all   a 



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strange     country    for   him    as  far  as   he   knew�察   �and   he   was    following 

obediently in the wake of the Rat�察�leaving the guidance entirely to him。 As 

for   the   Rat�察  �he   was   walking   a   little   way   ahead�察  �as   his   habit   was�察  �his 

shoulders humped�察�his eyes fixed on the straight grey road in front of him�察�

so he did not notice poor Mole when suddenly the summons reached him�察�

and took him like an electric shock。 

     We others�察�who have long lost the more subtle of the physical senses�察�

have not even proper terms to express an animal's inter´ communications 

with his surroundings�察�living or otherwise�察�and have only the word `smell��' 

for instance�察�to include the whole range of delicate thrills which murmur 

in   the   nose   of   the   animal   night   and   day�察  �summoning�察  �warning�拭  �inciting�察�

repelling。 It was one of these mysterious fairy calls from out the void that 

suddenly   reached   Mole   in   the   darkness�察  �making   him   tingle   through   and 

through with its very familiar appeal�察�even while yet he could not clearly 

remember what it was。 He stopped dead in his tracks�察�his nose searching 

hither    and    thither   in  its  efforts   to   recapture    the   fine   filament�察   �the 

telegraphic   current�察  �that   had   so   strongly   moved   him。 A  moment�察  �and   he 

had caught it again�察�and with it this time came recollection in fullest flood。 

     Home� �That was what they meant�察�those caressing appeals�察�those soft 

touches   wafted   through   the   air�察  �those   invisible   little   hands   pulling   and 

tugging�察�all one way� �Why�察�it must be quite close by him at that moment�察�

his old home that he had hurriedly forsaken and never sought again�察�that 

day when he first found the river� �And now it was sending out its scouts 

and its messengers to capture him and bring him in。 Since his escape on 

that bright morning he had hardly given it a thought�察�so absorbed had he 

been     in  his  new    life�察 �in  all  its  pleasures�察  �its  surprises�察  �its  fresh  and 

captivating experiences。 Now�察�with a rush of old memories�察�how clearly it 

stood up before him�察�in the darkness� �Shabby indeed�察�and small and poorly 

furnished�察�and yet his�察�the home he had made for himself�察�the home he had 

been so happy to get back to after his day's work。 And the home had been 

happy   with   him�察  �too�察  �evidently�察  �and   was   missing   him�察  �and   wanted   him 

back�察�and was telling him so�察�through his nose�察�sorrowfully�察�reproachfully�察�

but with no bitterness or anger�察�only with   plaintive reminder that it   was 

there�察�and wanted him。 



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     The call was clear�察�the summons was plain。 He must obey it instantly�察�

and go。 `Ratty��' he called�察�full of joyful excitement�察 �hold on� �Come back� �

I want you�察�quick��' 

     `Oh�察�COME along�察�Mole�察�do��' replied the Rat cheerfully�察�still plodding 

along。 

     `PLEASE   stop�察  �Ratty��'   pleaded   the   poor   Mole�察  �in   anguish   of   heart。 

`You don't understand� �It's my home�察�my old home� �I've just come across 

the smell of it�察�and it's close by here�察�really quite close。 And I MUST go to 

it�察�I must�察�I must� �Oh�察�come back�察�Ratty� �Please�察�please come back��' 

     The Rat was by this time very far ahead�察�too far to hear clearly what 

the Mole was calling�察�too far to catch the sharp note of painful appeal in 

his voice。 And he was much taken up with the weather�察�for he too could 

smell somethingsomething suspiciously like approaching snow。 

     `Mole�察�we mustn't stop now�察�really��' he called back。 `We'll come for it 

to´morrow�察�whatever it   is you've found。  But I daren't stop nowit's late�察�

and the snow's coming on again�察�and I'm not sure of the way� �And I want 

your nose�察�Mole�察�so come on quick�察�there's a good fellow��' And the   Rat 

pressed forward on his way without waiting for an answer。 

     Poor Mole stood   alone in the   road�察�his   heart torn asunder�察 �and a big 

sob gathering�察�gathering�察�somewhere low down inside him�察�to leap up to 

the surface presently�察�he knew�察�in passionate escape。 But even under such a 

test as this his loyalty to his friend stood firm。 Never for a moment did he 

dream     of   abandoning      him。   Meanwhile�察     �the  wafts    from   his   old  home 

pleaded�察  �whispered�察  �conjured�察  �and   finally   claimed   him   imperiously。   He 

dared not tarry longer within their magic circle。 With a wrench that tore 

his    very   heartstrings    he   set   his  face   down     the   road    and   followed 

submissively   in   the   track   of   the   Rat�察  �while   faint�察  �thin   little   smells�察  �still 

dogging his retreating nose�察�reproached him for his new friendship and his 

callous forgetfulness。 

     With    an   effort  he   caught   up   to  the  unsuspecting      Rat�察  �who    began 

chattering cheerfully about what they would do when they got back�察�and 

how   jolly   a   fire   of   logs   in   the   parlour   would   be�察  �and   what   a   supper   he 

meant to eat�察�never noticing his companion's silence and distressful state 

of   mind。 At   last�察  �however�察  �when   they   had   gone   some   considerable   way 



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further�察  �and   were   passing   some   tree´stumps   at   the   edge   of   a   copse   that 

bordered the road�察�he stopped and said kindly�察 �Look here�察�Mole old chap�察�

you seem dead tired。 No talk left in you�察�and your feet dragging like lead。 

We'll sit down here for a minute and rest。 The snow has held off so far�察�and 

the best part of our journey is over。' 

     The    Mole     subsided    forlornly   on    a  tree´stump     and   tried  to  control 

himself�察�for he felt it surely coming。 The sob he had fought with so long 

refused   to   be   beaten。   Up   and   up�察  �it   forced   its   way   to   the   air�察  �and   then 

another�察�and another�察�and others thick and fast�察�till poor Mole at last gave 

up the   struggle�察 �and   cried   freely  and   helplessly  and openly�察 �now  that   he 

knew it was all over and he had lost what he could hardly be said to have 

found。 

     The Rat�察�astonished and dismayed at the violence of Mole's paroxysm 

of grief�察�did not dare to speak for a while。 At last he said�察�very quietly and 

sympathetically�察 �What is it�察�old fellow�拭�Whatever can be the matter�拭�Tell 

us your trouble�察�and let me see what I can do。' 

     Poor     Mole    found    it  difficult   to  get   any   words     out   between     the 

upheavals of his chest that followed one upon another so quickly and held 

back speech and choked it as it came。 `I know it's a shabby�察�dingy little 

place��' he sobbed forth at last�察�brokenly�此 �not likeyour cosy quartersor 

Toad's   beautiful   hallor   Badger's   great   housebut   it   was   my   own   little 

homeand I was fond of itand I went away and forgot all about itand 

then   I   smelt   it   suddenlyon   the   road�察  �when   I   called   and   you   wouldn't 

listen�察�Ratand everything came back to me with a rushand I WANTED 

it��O dear�察�O dear��and when you WOULDN'T turn back�察�Rattyand I 

had to leave it�察�though I wa

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