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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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