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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�

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