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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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and a restless revolving squirrel。 This kind´hearted girl�察�pitying the misery
of Toad�察�said to her father one day�察 �Father� �I can't bear to see that poor
beast so unhappy�察�and getting so thin� �You let me have the managing of
him。 You know how fond of animals I am。 I'll make him eat from my hand�察�
and sit up�察�and do all sorts of things。'
Her father replied that she could do what she liked with him。 He was
tired of Toad�察�and his sulks and his airs and his meanness。 So that day she
went on her errand of mercy�察�and knocked at the door of Toad's cell。
`Now�察�cheer up�察�Toad��' she said�察�coaxingly�察�on entering�察 �and sit up and
dry your eyes and be a sensible animal。 And do try and eat a bit of dinner。
See�察�I've brought you some of mine�察�hot from the oven��'
It was bubble´and´squeak�察�between two plates�察�and its fragrance filled
the narrow cell。 The penetrating smell of cabbage reached the nose of
Toad as he lay prostrate in his misery on the floor�察�and gave him the idea
for a moment that perhaps life was not such a blank and desperate thing as
he had imagined。 But still he wailed�察�and kicked with his legs�察�and refused
to be comforted。 So the wise girl retired for the time�察 �but�察 �of course�察 �a
good deal of the smell of hot cabbage remained behind�察�as it will do�察�and
Toad�察�between his sobs�察�sniffed and reflected�察�and gradually began to think
new and inspiring thoughts�此�of chivalry�察�and poetry�察�and deeds still to be
done�察�of broad meadows�察�and cattle browsing in them�察�raked by sun and
wind�察 �of kitchen´gardens�察 �and straight herb´borders�察 �and warm snap´
dragon beset by bees�察�and of the comforting clink of dishes set down on
the table at Toad Hall�察�and the scrape of chair´legs on the floor as every
one pulled himself close up to his work。 The air of the narrow cell took a
rosy tinge�察�he began to think of his friends�察�and how they would surely be
able to do something�察�of lawyers�察�and how they would have enjoyed his
case�察 �and what an ass he had been not to get in a few�察 �and lastly�察 �he
thought of his own great cleverness and resource�察 �and all that he was
capable of if he only gave his great mind to it�察�and the cure was almost
complete。
When the girl returned�察�some hours later�察�she carried a tray�察�with a cup
of fragrant tea steaming on it�察�and a plate piled up with very hot buttered
toast�察�cut thick�察�very brown on both sides�察�with the butter running through
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the holes in it in great golden drops�察�like honey from the honeycomb。 The
smell of that buttered toast simply talked to Toad�察�and with no uncertain
voice�察�talked of warm kitchens�察�of breakfasts on bright frosty mornings�察�of
cosy parlour firesides on winter evenings�察�when one's ramble was over and
slippered feet were propped on the fender�察�of the purring of contented cats�察�
and the twitter of sleepy canaries。 Toad sat up on end once more�察�dried his
eyes�察�sipped his tea and munched his toast�察�and soon began talking freely
about himself�察�and the house he lived in�察�and his doings there�察�and how
important he was�察�and what a lot his friends thought of him。
The gaoler's daughter saw that the topic was doing him as much good
as the tea�察�as indeed it was�察�and encouraged him to go on。
`Tell me about Toad Hall�察─�said she。 `It sounds beautiful。'
`Toad Hall��' said the Toad proudly�察 �is an eligible self´ contained
gentleman's residence very unique�察 �dating in part from the fourteenth
century�察�but replete with every modern convenience。 Up´to´date sanitation。
Five minutes from church�察�post´office�察�and golf´links�察�Suitable for'
`Bless the animal��' said the girl�察 �laughing�察 �I don't want to TAKE it。
Tell me something REAL about it。 But first wait till I fetch you some more
tea and toast。'
She tripped away�察�and presently returned with a fresh trayful�察�and Toad�察�
pitching into the toast with avidity�察�his spirits quite restored to their usual
level�察�told her about the boathouse�察�and the fish´pond�察�and the old walled
kitchen´garden�察�and about the pig´styes�察�and the stables�察�and the pigeon´
house�察�and the hen´ house�察�and about the dairy�察�and the wash´house�察�and
the china´ cupboards�察�and the linen´presses ��she liked that bit especially���察�
and about the banqueting´hall�察�and the fun they had there when the other
animals were gathered round the table and Toad was at his best�察�singing
songs�察 �telling stories�察 �carrying on generally。 Then she wanted to know
about his animal´friends�察�and was very interested in all he had to tell her
about them and how they lived�察�and what they did to pass their time。 Of
course�察�she did not say she was fond of animals as PETS�察�because she had
the sense to see that Toad would be extremely offended。 When she said
good night�察�having filled his water´jug and shaken up his straw for him�察�
Toad was very much the same sanguine�察�self´ satisfied animal that he had
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been of old。 He sang a little song or two�察�of the sort he used to sing at his
dinner´parties�察�curled himself up in the straw�察�and had an excellent night's
rest and the pleasantest of dreams。
They had many interesting talks together�察�after that�察�as the dreary days
went on�察�and the gaoler's daughter grew very sorry for Toad�察�and thought it
a great shame that a poor little animal should be locked up in prison for
what seemed to her a very trivial offence。 Toad�察�of course�察�in his vanity�察�