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should   remain   and   grow�察  �and   overshadow   mirth   and   pleasure�察  �and   the 

great   haunting   memory   should   spoil   all   the   after´lives   of   little   animals 

helped      out   of   difficulties�察  �in   order    that   they   should     be   happy     and 

lighthearted as before。 

     Mole rubbed his eyes and stared at Rat�察�who was looking about him in 

a   puzzled   sort   of   way。   `I   beg   your   pardon�察  �what   did   you   say�察  �Rat��'   he 

asked。 

     `I think I was only remarking��' said Rat slowly�察 �that this was the right 

sort of place�察�and that here�察�if anywhere�察�we should find him。 And look� �

Why�察  �there   he   is�察  �the   little   fellow��'   And   with   a   cry   of   delight   he   ran 

towards the slumbering Portly。 

     But   Mole   stood   still   a   moment�察  �held   in      thought。   As   one   wakened 

suddenly  from  a   beautiful   dream�察  �who   struggles   to   recall it�察  �and   can   re´ 

capture nothing but a dim sense of the beauty of it�察�the beauty� �Till that�察�

too�察�fades away in its turn�察�and the dreamer bitterly accepts the hard�察�cold 

waking and all its penalties�察�so Mole�察�after struggling with his memory for 



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a brief space�察�shook his head sadly and followed the Rat。 

     Portly woke up   with a   joyous squeak�察 �and wriggled   with pleasure   at 

the sight of his father's friends�察�who had played with him so often in past 

days。 In a moment�察�however�察�his face grew blank�察�and he fell to hunting 

round in a circle with pleading whine。 As a child that has fallen happily 

asleep   in   its   nurse's   arms�察  �and   wakes   to   find   itself   alone   and   laid   in   a 

strange place�察�and searches corners and cupboards�察�and runs from room to 

room�察  �despair   growing   silently   in   its   heart�察  �even   so   Portly   searched   the 

island and searched�察�dogged and unwearying�察�till at last the black moment 

came for giving it up�察�and sitting down and crying bitterly。 

     The Mole ran quickly to comfort the little animal�察�but Rat�察�lingering�察�

looked long and doubtfully at certain hoof´marks deep in the sward。 

     `Somegreatanimalhas          been    here��'   he   murmured       slowly     and 

thoughtfully�察�and stood musing�察�musing�察�his mind strangely stirred。 

     `Come along�察�Rat��' called the Mole。 `Think of poor Otter�察�waiting up 

there by the ford��' 

     Portly had soon been comforted by the promise of a treata jaunt on 

the river in Mr。 Rat's real boat�察�and the two animals conducted him to the 

water's side�察�placed him securely between them in the bottom of the boat�察�

and paddled off down the backwater。 The sun was fully up by now�察�and 

hot on them�察�birds sang lustily and without restraint�察�and flowers smiled 

and nodded from either bank�察�but somehowso thought the animalswith 

less of richness and blaze of colour than they seemed to remember seeing 

quite recently somewherethey wondered where。 

     The   main   river   reached   again�察  �they   turned   the   boat's   head   upstream�察�

towards   the   point   where   they   knew   their   friend   was   keeping   his   lonely 

vigil。 As they drew near the familiar ford�察�the Mole took the boat in to the 

bank�察�and they lifted Portly out and set him on his legs on the tow´path�察�

gave him his marching orders and a friendly farewell pat on the back�察�and 

shoved out into mid´stream。 They watched the little animal as he waddled 

along the path contentedly and with importance�察�watched him till they saw 

his muzzle suddenly lift and his waddle break into a clumsy amble as he 

quickened      his   pace   with    shrill  whines    and    wriggles    of  recognition。 

Looking up the river�察�they could see Otter start up�察�tense and rigid�察�from 



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out of the shallows where he crouched in dumb patience�察�and could hear 

his amazed and joyous bark as he bounded up through the osiers on to the 

path。 Then the Mole�察�with a strong pull on one oar�察�swung the boat round 

and let the full stream bear them down again whither it would�察�their quest 

now happily ended。 

     `I feel strangely tired�察�Rat��' said the Mole�察�leaning wearily over his oars 

as the boat drifted。 `It's being up all night�察�you'll say�察�perhaps�察�but that's 

nothing。 We   do   as   much   half  the  nights of   the   week�察 �at this   time   of   the 

year。 No�察�I feel as if I had been through something very exciting and rather 

terrible�察�and it was just over�察�and yet nothing particular has happened。' 

     `Or something very surprising and splendid and beautiful��' murmured 

the Rat�察�leaning back and closing his eyes。 `I feel just as you do�察 �Mole�察�

simply dead tired�察�though not body tired。 It's lucky we've got the stream 

with us�察�to take us home。 Isn't it jolly to feel the sun again�察�soaking into 

one's bones� �And hark to the wind playing in the reeds��' 

     `It's like musicfar away music��' said the Mole nodding drowsily。 

     `So I was thinking��' murmured the Rat�察�dreamful and languid。 `Dance´ 

musicthe   lilting   sort   that   runs   on   without   a   stopbut   with   words   in   it�察�

tooit passes into words and out of them againI catch them at intervals 

then it is dance´music once more�察�and then nothing but the reeds' soft thin 

whispering。' 

     `You hear better than I��' said the Mole sadly。 `I cannot catch the words。' 

     `Let me try and give you them��' said the Rat softly�察�his eyes still closed。 

`Now it is turning into words againfaint but clear Lest the awe should 

dwellAnd   turn   your   frolic   to   fretYou   shall   look   on   my   power   at   the 

helping hourBut then you shall forget� �Now the reeds take it upforget�察�

forget�察�they sigh�察�and it dies away in a rustle and a whisper。 Then the voice 

returns 

     `Lest   limbs   be   reddened   and   rentI   spring   the   trap   that   is   setAs   I 

loose   the   snare   you   may   glimpse   me   thereFor   surely   you   shall   forget� �

Row nearer�察�Mole�察�nearer to the reeds� �It is hard to catch�察�and grows each 

minute fainter。 

     `Helper and healer�察�I cheerSmall waifs in the woodland wet Strays I 

find   in   it�察  �wounds   I   bind   in   itBidding   them   all   forget�   �Nearer�察  �Mole�察�



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nearer� �No�察�it is no good�察�the song has died away into reed´talk。' 

     `But what do the words mean��' asked the wondering Mole。 

     `That I do not know��' said the Rat simply。 `I passed them on to you as 

they reached me。 Ah� �now they return again�察�and this time full and clear� �

This time�察�at last�察�it is the real�察�the unmistakable thing�察�simplepassionate´ 

´perfect' 

     `Well�察�let's have it�察�then��' said the Mole�察�after he had waited patiently 

for a few minutes�察�half´dozing in the hot sun。 

     But no   answer   came。   He   looked�察  �and   understood the silence。 With   a 

smile   of   much   happiness   on   his   face�察  �and   something   of   a   listening   look 

still lingering there�察�the weary Rat was fast asleep。 



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                             CHAPTER VIII 



                                TOAD'S ADVENTURES 



     When Toad found himself immured in a dank and noisome dungeon�察�

and   knew   that   all   the   grim   darkness   of   a   medieval   fortress   lay   between 

him and the outer world of sunshine and well´metalled high roads where 

he   had   lately   been   so   happy�察  �disporting   himself   as   if   he   had   bought   up 

every   road   in   England�察  �he   flung   himself   at   full   length   on   the   floor�察  �and 

shed bitter tears�察�and abandoned himself to dark despair。 `This is the end 

of everything' ��he said���察 �at least it is the end of the career of Toad�察�which 

is the same thing�察�the popular and handsome Toad�察�the rich and hospitable 

Toad�察�the Toad so free and careless and debonair� �How can I hope to be 

ever set at large again' ��he said���察 �who have been imprisoned so justly for 

stealing so handsome   a   motor´car in   such   an   audacious   manner�察 �and   for 

such   lurid   and   imaginative   cheek�察  �bestowed   upon   such   a   number   of   fat�察�

red´faced   policemen��'   ��Here   his   sobs   choked   him。��   `Stupid animal   that   I 

was' ��he said���察 �now I must languish in this dungeon�察�till people who were 

proud to say they knew me�察�have forgotten the very name of Toad� �O wise 

old Badger��' ��he said���察 �O clever�察�intelligent Rat and sensible Mole� �What 

sound judgments�察�what a knowledge of men and matters you possess� �O 

unhappy  and   forsaken Toad��' With lamentations such   as   these   he   passed 

his days and nights for several weeks�察�refusing his meals or intermediate 

light   refreshments�察     �though    the  grim   and    ancient   gaoler�察  �knowing     that 

Toad's pockets were well lined�察�frequently pointed out that many comforts�察�

and   indeed   luxuries�察  �could   by   arrangement   be   sent   in   at   a   pricefrom 

outside。 

     Now   the   gaoler   had   a   daughter�察  �a   pleasant   wench   and   good´hearted�察�

who     assisted    her   father   in  the   lighter   duties   of  his   post。   She   was 

particularly fond of animals�察�and�察�besides her canary�察�whose cage hung on 

a nail in the massive wall of the keep by day�察�to the great annoyance of 

prisoners     who    relished    an  afterdinner     nap�察  �and   was    shrouded     in  an 

antimacassar on the parlour table at night�察�she kept several piebald mice 



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