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sound�察�he made his way through the gathering darkness to the foot of an 

old beech tree�察�with a hole in it�察�and from out of the hole came a feeble 

voice�察�saying `Ratty� �Is that really you��' 

     The Rat crept into the hollow�察�and there he found the Mole�察�exhausted 

and still trembling。  `O Rat��'   he cried�察 �I've been so   frightened�察�you   can't 

think��' 

     `O�察�I quite understand��' said the Rat soothingly。 `You shouldn't really 

have gone and done it�察�Mole。 I did my best to keep you from it。 We river´ 

bankers�察�we hardly ever come here by ourselves。 If we have to come�察�we 

come in couples�察�at least�察�then we're generally all right。 Besides�察�there are 

a hundred things one has to know�察�which we understand all about and you 

don't�察�as yet。 I mean passwords�察�and signs�察�and sayings which have power 



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and effect�察�and plants you carry in your pocket�察�and verses you repeat�察�and 

dodges and tricks you practise�察�all simple enough when you know them�察�

but   they've   got   to   be   known   if   you're   small�察  �or   you'll   find   yourself   in 

trouble。 Of course if you were Badger or Otter�察�it would be quite another 

matter。' 

     `Surely   the   brave   Mr。   Toad   wouldn't   mind   coming   here   by   himself�察�

would he��' inquired the Mole。 

     `Old Toad��' said the Rat�察�laughing heartily。 `He wouldn't show his face 

here alone�察�not for a whole hatful of golden guineas�察�Toad wouldn't。' 

     The   Mole     was    greatly   cheered    by   the  sound    of  the  Rat's   careless 

laughter�察�as well as by the sight of his stick and his gleaming pistols�察�and 

he stopped shivering and began to feel bolder and more himself again。 

     `Now   then��'   said   the   Rat   presently�察   �we   really   must   pull   ourselves 

together and make a start for home while there's still a little light left。 It 

will never do to spend the night here�察�you understand。 Too cold�察�for one 

thing。' 

     `Dear Ratty��' said the poor Mole�察 �I'm dreadfully sorry�察�but I'm simply 

dead beat and that's a solid fact。 You MUST let me rest here a while longer�察�

and get my strength back�察�if I'm to get home at all。' 

     `O�察�all right��' said the good´natured Rat�察 �rest away。 It's pretty nearly 

pitch dark now�察�anyhow�察�and there ought to be a bit of a moon later。' 

     So the Mole got well into the dry leaves and stretched himself out�察�and 

presently   dropped   off   into   sleep�察  �though   of   a   broken   and   troubled   sort�察�

while the Rat covered himself up�察�too�察�as best he might�察�for warmth�察�and 

lay patiently waiting�察�with a pistol in his paw。 

     When at last the Mole woke up�察�much refreshed and in his usual spirits�察�

the Rat said�察 �Now then� �I'll just take a look outside and see if everything's 

quiet�察�and then we really must be off。' 

     He went to the entrance of their retreat and put his head out。 Then the 

Mole heard him saying quietly to himself�察 �Hullo� �hullo� �here isago��' 

     `What's up�察�Ratty��' asked the Mole。 

     `SNOW is up��' replied the Rat briefly�察 �or rather�察�DOWN。 It's snowing 

hard。' 

     The   Mole   came   and   crouched   beside him�察 �and�察 �looking   out�察 �saw   the 



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wood that had been so dreadful to him in quite a changed aspect。 Holes�察�

hollows�察  �pools�察  �pitfalls�察  �and   other   black   menaces   to   the   wayfarer   were 

vanishing      fast�察  �and    a  gleaming      carpet    of   faery   was     springing     up 

everywhere�察�that looked too delicate to be trodden upon by rough feet。 A 

fine powder filled the air and caressed the cheek with a tingle in its touch�察�

and the black boles of the trees showed up in a light that seemed to come 

from below。 

     `Well�察�well�察�it can't be helped��' said the Rat�察�after pondering。 `We must 

make   a   start�察  �and   take   our   chance�察  �I  suppose。 The   worst   of   it   is�察  �I   don't 

exactly know where we are。 And now this snow makes everything look so 

very different。' 

     It did indeed。 The Mole would not have known that it was the same 

wood。 However�察�they set out bravely�察�and took the line that seemed most 

promising�察     �holding     on   to  each    other   and   pretending      with   invincible 

cheerfulness   that   they   recognized   an   old   friend   in   every   fresh   tree   that 

grimly and silently greeted them�察�or saw openings�察�gaps�察�or paths with a 

familiar   turn   in   them�察  �in   the   monotony   of   white   space   and   black   tree´ 

trunks that refused to vary。 

     An hour or two laterthey had lost all count of timethey pulled up�察�

dispirited�察  �weary�察  �and   hopelessly   at   sea�察  �and   sat   down   on   a   fallen   tree´ 

trunk to recover their breath and consider what was to be done。 They were 

aching with fatigue and bruised with tumbles�察�they had fallen into several 

holes and got wet through�察�the snow was getting so deep that they could 

hardly drag their little legs through it�察�and the trees were thicker and more 

like each other than ever。 There seemed to be no end to this wood�察�and no 

beginning�察�and no difference in it�察�and�察�worst of all�察�no way out。 

     `We   can't   sit   here   very   long��'   said   the   Rat。   `We   shall   have   to   make 

another push for it�察�and do something or other。 The cold is too awful for 

anything�察�and the snow will soon be too deep for us to wade through。' He 

peered about him and considered。 `Look here��' he went on�察 �this is what 

occurs to   me。 There's   a sort of   dell   down here in   front of   us�察 �where the 

ground   seems   all   hilly   and   humpy   and   hummocky。   We'll   make   our   way 

down into that�察�and try and find some sort of shelter�察�a cave or hole with a 

dry floor to it�察�out of the snow and the wind�察�and there we'll have a good 



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rest before we try again�察�for we're both of us pretty dead beat。 Besides�察�the 

snow may leave off�察�or something may turn up。' 

     So once more they got on their feet�察�and struggled down into the dell�察�

where   they   hunted   about   for   a   cave   or   some   corner   that   was   dry   and   a 

protection     from    the   keen   wind     and   the   whirling    snow。    They    were 

investigating   one   of   the   hummocky   bits   the   Rat   had   spoken   of�察  �when 

suddenly the Mole tripped up and fell forward on his face with a squeal。 

     `O my leg��' he cried。 `O my poor shin��' and he sat up on the snow and 

nursed his leg in both his front paws。 

     `Poor old Mole��' said the Rat kindly。 

     `You don't seem to be having much luck to´day�察�do you�拭�Let's have a 

look at the leg。 Yes��' he went on�察�going down on his knees to look�察 �you've 

cut your shin�察�sure enough。 Wait till I get at my handkerchief�察�and I'll tie it 

up for you。' 

     `I must have tripped over a hidden branch or a stump��' said the Mole 

miserably。 `O�察�my� �O�察�my��' 

     `It's a very clean cut��' said the Rat�察�examining it again attentively。 `That 

was never done by a branch or a stump。 Looks as if it was made by a sharp 

edge of something in metal。 Funny��' He pondered awhile�察�and examined 

the humps and slopes that surrounded them。 

     `Well�察�never mind what done it��' said the Mole�察�forgetting his grammar 

in his pain。 `It hurts just the same�察�whatever done it。' 

     But the Rat�察�after carefully tying up the leg with his handkerchief�察�had 

left him and was busy scraping in the snow。 He scratched and shovelled 

and    explored�察    �all  four   legs  working     busily�察  �while    the   Mole    waited 

impatiently�察�remarking at intervals�察 �O�察�COME on�察�Rat��' 

     Suddenly the Rat cried `Hooray��' and then `Hooray´oo´ray´oo´ray´ oo´ 

ray��

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