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´absolute nothinghalf so much worth doing as simply messing about in
boats。 Simply messing��' he went on dreamily�此 �messingaboutinboats�察�
messing'
`Look ahead�察�Rat��' cried the Mole suddenly。
It was too late。 The boat struck the bank full tilt。 The dreamer�察 �the
joyous oarsman�察�lay on his back at the bottom of the boat�察�his heels in the
air。
`about in boatsor WITH boats��' the Rat went on composedly�察�
picking himself up with a pleasant laugh。 `In or out of 'em�察 �it doesn't
matter。 Nothing seems really to matter�察�that's the charm of it。 Whether you
get away�察�or whether you don't�察�whether you arrive at your destination or
whether you reach somewhere else�察�or whether you never get anywhere at
all�察�you're always busy�察�and you never do anything in particular�察�and when
you've done it there's always something else to do�察�and you can do it if you
like�察�but you'd much better not。 Look here� �If you've really nothing else on
hand this morning�察�supposing we drop down the river together�察�and have a
long day of it��'
The Mole waggled his toes from sheer happiness�察�spread his chest with
a sigh of full contentment�察�and leaned back blissfully into the soft cushions。
`WHAT a day I'm having��' he said。 `Let us start at once��'
`Hold hard a minute�察�then��' said the Rat。 He looped the painter through
a ring in his landing´stage�察 �climbed up into his hole above�察 �and after a
short interval reappeared staggering under a fat�察�wicker luncheon´basket。
`Shove that under your feet��' he observed to the Mole�察�as he passed it
down into the boat。 Then he untied the painter and took the sculls again。
`What's inside it��' asked the Mole�察�wriggling with curiosity。
`There's cold chicken inside it��' replied the Rat briefly�察�
`coldtonguecoldhamcoldbeefpickledgherkinssaladfrenchrollscresssan
dwichespottedmeatgingerbeerlemonadesodawater'
`O stop�察�stop��' cried the Mole in ecstacies�此 �This is too much��'
`Do you really think so��' enquired the Rat seriously。 `It's only what I
always take on these little excursions�察 �and the other animals are always
telling me that I'm a mean beast and cut it VERY fine��'
The Mole never heard a word he was saying。 Absorbed in the new life
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he was entering upon�察�intoxicated with the sparkle�察�the ripple�察�the scents
and the sounds and the sunlight�察�he trailed a paw in the water and dreamed
long waking dreams。 The Water Rat�察 �like the good little fellow he was�察�
sculled steadily on and forebore to disturb him。
`I like your clothes awfully�察�old chap��' he remarked after some half an
hour or so had passed。 `I'm going to get a black velvet smoking´suit
myself some day�察�as soon as I can afford it。'
`I beg your pardon��' said the Mole�察 �pulling himself together with an
effort。 `You must think me very rude�察�but all this is so new to me。 Sothis´
´isaRiver��'
`THE River��' corrected the Rat。
`And you really live by the river�拭�What a jolly life��'
`By it and with it and on it and in it��' said the Rat。 `It's brother and
sister to me�察�and aunts�察�and company�察�and food and drink�察�and ��naturally��
washing。 It's my world�察�and I don't want any other。 What it hasn't got is not
worth having�察�and what it doesn't know is not worth knowing。 Lord� �the
times we've had together� �Whether in winter or summer�察�spring or autumn�察�
it's always got its fun and its excitements。 When the floods are on in
February�察�and my cellars and basement are brimming with drink that's no
good to me�察�and the brown water runs by my best bedroom window�察�or
again when it all drops away and�察�shows patches of mud that smells like
plum´cake�察 �and the rushes and weed clog the channels�察 �and I can potter
about dry shod over most of the bed of it and find fresh food to eat�察�and
things careless people have dropped out of boats��'
`But isn't it a bit dull at times��' the Mole ventured to ask。 `Just you and
the river�察�and no one else to pass a word with��'
`No one else towell�察 �I mustn't be hard on you��' said the Rat with
forbearance。 `You're new to it�察�and of course you don't know。 The bank is
so crowded nowadays that many people are moving away altogether�此�O no�察�
it isn't what it used to be�察�at all。 Otters�察�kingfishers�察�dabchicks�察�moorhens�察�
all of them about all day long and always wanting you to DO something
as if a fellow had no business of his own to attend to��'
`What lies over THERE' asked the Mole�察 �waving a paw towards a
background of woodland that darkly framed the water´meadows on one
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side of the river。
`That�拭�O�察�that's just the Wild Wood��' said the Rat shortly。 `We don't go
there very much�察�we river´bankers。'
`Aren't theyaren't they very NICE people in there��' said the Mole�察�a
trifle nervously。
`W´e´ll��' replied the Rat�察 �let me see。 The squirrels are all right。 AND
the rabbitssome of 'em�察 �but rabbits are a mixed lot。 And then there's
Badger�察�of course。 He lives right in the heart of it�察�wouldn't live anywhere
else�察�either�察�if you paid him to do it。 Dear old Badger� �Nobody interferes
with HIM。 They'd better not��' he added significantly。
`Why�察�who SHOULD interfere with him��' asked the Mole。
`Well�察 �of coursethereare others��' explained the Rat in a hesitating
sort of way。
`Weaselsand stoatsand foxesand so on。 They're all right in a way
I'm very good friends with thempass the time of day when we meet�察�and
all thatbut they break out sometimes�察 �there's no denying it�察 �and then
well�察�you can't really trust them�察�and that's the fact。'
The Mole knew well that it is quite against animal´etiquette to dwell
on possible trouble ahead�察 �or even to allude to it�察 �so he dropped the
subject。
`And beyond the Wild Wood again��' he asked�此 �Where it's all blue and
dim�察 �and one sees what may be hills or perhaps they mayn't�察 �and
something like the smoke of towns�察�or is it only cloud´ drift��'
`Beyond the Wild Wood comes the Wide World��' said the Rat。 `And
that's something that doesn't matter�察�either to you or me。 I've never been
there�察�and I'm never going�察�nor you either�察�if you've got any sense at all。
Don't ever refer to it again�察�please。 Now then� �Here's our backwater at last�察�
where we're going to lunch。'
Leaving the main stream�察 �they now passed into what seemed at first
sight like a little land´locked lake。 Green turf sloped down to either edge�察�
brown snaky tree´roots gleamed below the surface of the quiet water�察�
while ahead of them the silvery shoulder and foamy tumble of a weir�察�arm´
in´arm with a restless dripping mill´wheel�察�that held up in its turn a grey´
gabled mill´ house�察�filled the air with a soothing murmur of sound�察 �dull
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and smothery�察�yet with little clear voices speaking up cheerfully out of it at
intervals。 It was so very beautiful that the Mole could only hold up both
forepaws and gasp�察 �O my� �O my� �O my��'
The Rat brought the boat alongside the bank�察�made her fast�察�helped the
still awkward Mole safely ashore�察�and swung out the luncheon´basket。 The