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playing any pranks of that sort。 With a half´turn of the wheel the Toad sent 

the car crashing through the low hedge that ran along the roadside。 One 

mighty bound�察�a violent shock�察�and the wheels of the car were churning up 

the thick mud of a horse´pond。 

     Toad found himself flying through the air with the strong upward rush 

and    delicate   curve    of  a  swallow。     He   liked   the  motion�察   �and   was   just 

beginning to wonder whether it would go on until he developed wings and 

turned into a Toad´bird�察�when he landed on his back with a thump�察�in the 

soft rich grass of a meadow。 Sitting up�察�he could just see the motor´car in 

the pond�察�nearly submerged�察�the gentlemen and the driver�察�encumbered by 

their long coats�察�were floundering helplessly in the water。 

     He   picked   himself   up   rapidly�察  �and   set   off   running   across   country   as 

hard as he could�察�scrambling through hedges�察�jumping ditches�察�pounding 



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across fields�察�till he was breathless and weary�察�and had to settle down into 

an easy walk。 When he had recovered his breath somewhat�察�and was able 

to think calmly�察�he began to giggle�察�and from giggling he took to laughing�察�

and he laughed till he had to sit down under a hedge。 `Ho�察�ho��' he cried�察�in 

ecstasies of self´admiration�察 �Toad again� �Toad�察�as usual�察�comes out on the 

top� �Who was it got them to give him a lift�拭�Who managed to get on the 

front seat for the sake of fresh air�拭�Who persuaded them into letting him 

see if he could drive�拭�Who landed them all in a horse´pond�拭�Who escaped�察�

flying   gaily   and   unscathed   through   the   air�察  �leaving   the   narrow´minded�察�

grudging�察  �timid   excursionists   in   the   mud   where   they   should   rightly   be�拭�

Why�察�Toad�察�of course�察�clever Toad�察�great Toad�察�GOOD Toad��' 

     Then he burst into song again�察�and chanted with uplifted voice 

       `The   motor´car   went   Poop´poop´poop�察  �As   it   raced   along   the   road。 

Who was it steered it into a pond�拭�Ingenious Mr。 Toad� �

     O�察�how clever I am� �How clever�察�how clever�察�how very clev' 

     A  slight   noise  at   a  distance behind   him  made   him  turn   his head   and 

look。 O horror� �O misery� �O despair� �

     About two fields off�察�a chauffeur in his leather gaiters and two large 

rural policemen were visible�察�running towards him as hard as they could 

go� �

     Poor Toad   sprang   to   his   feet   and   pelted   away  again�察 �his   heart   in   his 

mouth。 O�察�my��' he gasped�察�as he panted along�察 �what an ASS I am� �What a 

CONCEITED and heedless ass� �Swaggering again� �Shouting and singing 

songs again� �Sitting still and gassing again� �O my� �O my� �O my��' 

     He glanced back�察�and saw to his dismay that they were gaining on him。 

On   he   ran   desperately�察  �but   kept   looking   back�察  �and   saw   that   they   still 

gained steadily。 He did his best�察�but he was a fat animal�察�and his legs were 

short�察  �and   still   they   gained。   He   could   hear   them   close   behind   him   now。 

Ceasing to heed where he was going�察�he struggled on blindly and wildly�察�

looking     back    over   his  shoulder    at  the   now    triumphant     enemy�察   �when 

suddenly the earth failed under his feet�察�he grasped at the air�察�and�察�splash� �

he found himself head over ears in deep water�察�rapid water�察�water that bore 

him along with a force he could not contend with�察�and he knew that in his 

blind panic he had run straight into the river� �



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     He rose to the surface and tried to grasp the reeds and the rushes that 

grew along the water's edge close under the bank�察�but the stream was so 

strong that   it   tore   them  out   of   his hands。   `O   my��'   gasped   poor Toad�察   �if 

ever I steal a motor´car again� �If ever I sing another conceited song'then 

down he went�察�and came up breathless and spluttering。 Presently he saw 

that he was approaching a big dark hole in the bank�察�just above his head�察�

and as the stream bore him past he reached up with a paw and caught hold 

of the edge and held on。 Then slowly and with difficulty he drew himself 

up out of the water�察�till at last he was able to rest his elbows on the edge of 

the hole。 There he remained for some minutes�察�puffing and panting�察�for he 

was quite exhausted。 

     As he sighed and blew and stared before him into the dark hole�察�some 

bright small thing shone and twinkled in its depths�察�moving towards him。 

As it approached�察�a face grew up gradually around it�察�and it was a familiar 

face� �

     Brown and small�察�with whiskers。 

     Grave and round�察�with neat ears and silky hair。 

     It was the Water Rat� �



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                              CHAPTER XI 



              `LIKE SUMMER TEMPESTS CAME HIS TEARS' 



     The Rat put out a   neat little brown paw�察 �gripped Toad   firmly  by  the 

scruff of the neck�察�and gave a great hoist and a pull�察�and the water´logged 

Toad came up slowly but surely over the edge of the hole�察�till at last he 

stood safe and sound in the hall�察�streaked with mud and weed to be sure�察�

and with the  water streaming   off him�察�but   happy and   high´spirited as   of 

old�察 �now  that   he   found  himself   once   more   in the   house   of   a   friend�察  �and 

dodgings and evasions were over�察�and he could lay aside a disguise that 

was unworthy of his position and wanted such a lot of living up to。 

     `O�察�Ratty��' he cried。 `I've been through such times since I saw you last�察�

you can't think� �Such trials�察�such sufferings�察�and all so nobly borne� �Then 

such escapes�察�such disguises such subterfuges�察�and all so cleverly planned 

and carried out� �Been in prisongot out of it�察�of course� �Been thrown into 

a canal swam ashore� �Stole a horsesold him for a large sum of money� �

Humbugged everybodymade 'em all do exactly what I wanted� �Oh�察�I AM 

a smart Toad�察�and no mistake� �What do you think my last exploit was�拭�Just 

hold on till I tell you' 

     `Toad��' said the Water Rat�察�gravely and firmly�察 �you go off upstairs at 

once�察  �and   take   off   that   old   cotton   rag   that   looks   as   if   it   might   formerly 

have belonged to some washerwoman�察�and clean yourself thoroughly�察�and 

put   on   some    of  my    clothes�察  �and   try  and   come    down    looking    like  a 

gentleman      if  you   CAN�察    �for  a  more    shabby�察  �bedraggled�察    �disreputable´ 

looking object than   you   are   I never   set   eyes   on   in   my  whole   life�   �Now�察�

stop swaggering and arguing�察�and be off� �I'll have something to say to you 

later��' 

     Toad was at first inclined to stop and do some talking back at him。 He 

had had enough of being ordered about when he was in prison�察�and here 

was the thing being begun all over again�察�apparently�察�and by a Rat�察�too� �

However�察  �he   caught   sight   of   himself   in   the   looking´glass   over   the   hat´ 

stand�察�with the rusty black bonnet perched rakishly over one eye�察�and he 



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changed his mind and went very quickly and humbly upstairs to the Rat's 

dressing´room。 There he had a thorough wash and brush´up�察�changed his 

clothes�察�and stood for a long time before the glass�察�contemplating himself 

with pride and pleasure�察�and thinking what utter idiots all the people must 

have been to have ever mistaken him for one moment for a washerwoman。 

     By the time he came down again luncheon was on the table�察�and very 

glad Toad was to see it�察�for he had been through some trying experiences 

and had taken much hard exercise since the

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