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come along and have some of this cold tongue。 It's first rate。 I'm very
pleased with you�察�Mole��'
The goodnatured Mole picked up a stick�察�formed his prisoners up in a
line on the floor�察�gave them the order `Quick march��' and led his squad off
to the upper floor。 After a time�察�he appeared again�察�smiling�察�and said that
every room was ready�察�and as clean as a new pin。 `And I didn't have to lick
them�察 �either��' he added。 `I thought�察 �on the whole�察 �they had had licking
enough for one night�察�and the weasels�察�when I put the point to them�察�quite
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agreed with me�察�and said they wouldn't think of troubling me。 They were
very penitent�察�and said they were extremely sorry for what they had done。
but it was all the fault of the Chief Weasel and the stoats�察�and if ever they
could do anything for us at any time to make up�察 �we had only got to
mention it。 So I gave them a roll a´piece�察�and let them out at the back�察�and
off they ran�察�as hard as they could��'
Then the Mole pulled his chair up to the table�察 �and pitched into the
cold tongue�察�and Toad�察�like the gentleman he was�察�put all his jealousy from
him�察 �and said heartily�察 �Thank you kindly�察 �dear Mole�察 �for all your pains
and trouble tonight�察�and especially for your cleverness this morning��' The
Badger was pleased at that�察 �and said�察 �There spoke my brave Toad��' So
they finished their supper in great joy and contentment�察 �and presently
retired to rest between clean sheets�察 �safe in Toad's ancestral home�察 �won
back by matchless valour�察�consummate strategy�察�and a proper handling of
sticks。
The following morning�察 �Toad�察 �who had overslept himself as usual�察�
came down to breakfast disgracefully late�察�and found on the table a certain
quantity of egg´shells�察�some fragments of cold and leathery toast�察�a coffee´
pot three´fourths empty�察�and really very little else�察�which did not tend to
improve his temper�察 �considering that�察 �after all�察 �it was his own house。
Through the French windows of the breakfast´room he could see the Mole
and the Water Rat sitting in wicker´chairs out on the lawn�察 �evidently
telling each other stories�察�roaring with laughter and kicking their short legs
up in the air。 The Badger�察 �who was in an arm´ chair and deep in the
morning paper�察�merely looked up and nodded when Toad entered the room。
But Toad knew his man�察�so he sat down and made the best breakfast he
could�察 �merely observing to himself that he would get square with the
others sooner or later。 When he had nearly finished�察�the Badger looked up
and remarked rather shortly�此 �I'm sorry�察�Toad�察�but I'm afraid there's a heavy
morning's work in front of you。 You see�察 �we really ought to have a
Banquet at once�察�to celebrate this affair。 It's expected of youin fact�察�it's
the rule。'
`O�察�all right��' said the Toad�察�readily。 `Anything to oblige。 Though why
on earth you should want to have a Banquet in the morning I cannot
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understand。 But you know I do not live to please myself�察 �but merely to
find out what my friends want�察 �and then try and arrange it for 'em�察 �you
dear old Badger��'
`Don't pretend to be stupider than you really are��' replied the Badger�察�
crossly�察 �and don't chuckle and splutter in your coffee while you're talking�察�
it's not manners。 What I mean is�察�the Banquet will be at night�察�of course�察�
but the invitations will have to be written and got off at once�察�and you've
got to write 'em。 Now�察�sit down at that tablethere's stacks of letter´paper
on it�察�with ;Toad Hall; at the top in blue and goldand write invitations to
all our friends�察�and if you stick to it we shall get them out before luncheon。
And I'LL bear a hand�察�too�察�and take my share of the burden。 I'LL order the
Banquet。'
`What��' cried Toad�察 �dismayed。 `Me stop indoors and write a lot of
rotten letters on a jolly morning like this�察�when I want to go around my
property�察�and set everything and everybody to rights�察�and swagger about
and enjoy myself� �Certainly not� �I'll beI'll see youStop a minute�察�
though� �Why�察�of course�察�dear Badger� �What is my pleasure or convenience
compared with that of others� �You wish it done�察�and it shall be done。 Go�察�
Badger�察 �order the Banquet�察 �order what you like�察 �then join our young
friends outside in their innocent mirth�察�oblivious of me and my cares and
toils。 I sacrifice this fair morning on the altar of duty and friendship��'
The Badger looked at him very suspiciously�察 �but Toad's frank�察 �open
countenance made it difficult to suggest any unworthy motive in this
change of attitude。 He quitted the room�察�accordingly�察�in the direction of the
kitchen�察�and as soon as the door had closed behind him�察�Toad hurried to
the writing´table。 A fine idea had occurred to him while he was talking。 He
WOULD write the invitations�察 �and he would take care to mention the
leading part he had taken in the fight�察 �and how he had laid the Chief
Weasel flat�察 �and he would hint at his adventures�察 �and what a career of
triumph he had to tell about�察�and on the fly´leaf he would set out a sort of
a programme of entertainment for the evening something like this�察�as he
sketched it out in his head�此�
SPEECH 。 。 。 。 BY TOAD。
��There will be other speeches by TOAD during the evening。��
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ADDRESS 。 。 。 BY TOAD
SYNOPSISOur Prison Systemthe Waterways of Old England
Horse´ dealing�察�and how to dealProperty�察�its rights and its duties Back
to the LandA Typical English Squire。
SONG 。 。 。 。 BY TOAD。 ��Composed by himself。�� OTHER
COMPOSITIONS 。 BY TOAD
will be sung in the course of the evening by the 。 。 。 COMPOSER。
The idea pleased him mightly�察�and he worked very hard and got all
the letters finished by noon�察�at which hour it was reported to him that there
was a small and rather bedraggled weasel at the door�察 �inquiring timidly
whether he could be of any service to the gentlemen。 Toad swaggered out
and found it was one of the prisoners of the previous evening�察 �very
respectful and anxious to please。 He patted him on the head�察�shoved the
bundle of invitations into his paw�察 �and told him to cut along quick and
deliver them as fast as he could�察�and if he liked to come back again in the
evening�察�perhaps there might be a shilling for him�察�or�察�again�察�perhaps there
mightn't�察�and the poor weasel seemed really quite grateful�察�and hurried off
eagerly to do his mission。
When the other animals came back to luncheon�察�very boisterous and
breezy after a morning on the river�察�the Mole�察�whose conscience had been
pricking him�察 �looked doubtfully at Toad�察 �expecting to find him sulky or
depressed。 Instead�察�he was so uppish and inflated that the Mole began to
suspect something�察 �while the Rat and the Badger exchanged significant
glances。
As soon as the meal was over�察 �Toad thrust his paws deep into his
trouser´pockets�察 �remarked casually�察 �Well�察 �look after yourselves�察 �you
fellows� �Ask for anything you want��' and was swaggering off in the
direction of the garden�察�where he wanted to think out an idea or two for his
coming speeches�察�when the Rat caught him by the arm。
Toad rather suspected what he was after�察�and did his best to get away�察�
but when the Badger took him firmly by the other arm he began to see that
the game was up。 The two animals conducted him between them into the
small smoking´room that opened out of the entrance´hall�察 �shut the door�察�
and put him into a chair。 Then they both stood in front of him�察�while Toad
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sat silent and regarded them with much suspicion and ill´humour。
`Now�察�look here�察�Toad��' said the Rat。 `It's about this Banquet�察�and very
sorry I am to have to speak to you like this。 But we want you to
understand clearly�察�once and for all�察�that there are going to be no speeches
and no songs。 Try and grasp the fact that on this occasion we're not
arguing with you�察�we're just telling you。'
Toad saw that he was trapped。 They understood him�察�they saw through
him�察�they had got ahead of him。 His pleasant dream was shattered。
`Mayn't I sing them just one LITTLE song��' he pleaded piteously。
`No�察�not ONE little song��' replied the Rat firmly�察�though his heart bled
as he noticed the trembling lip of the poor disappointed Toad。 `It's no good�察�
Toady�察 �you know well that your songs are all conceit and boasting and
vanity�察 �and your speeches are all self´praise andandwell�察 �and gross
exaggeration and and'
`And gas��' put in the Badger�察�in his common way。
`It's for your own good�察 �Toady��' w