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He came solemnly up to Toad�察�shook him by the paw�察�and said�察 �Welcome 

home�察�Toad� �Alas� �what am I saying�拭�Home�察�indeed� �This is a poor home´ 

coming。 Unhappy Toad��' Then he turned his back on him�察�sat down to the 

table�察�drew his chair up�察�and helped himself to a large slice of cold pie。 

     Toad   was   quite   alarmed   at   this   very   serious   and   portentous   style   of 

greeting�察�but the Rat whispered to him�察 �Never mind�察�don't take any notice�察�

and    don't   say   anything     to  him   just   yet。  He's   always     rather   low   and 

despondent when he's wanting his victuals。 In half an hour's time he'll be 

quite a different animal。' 

     So   they   waited   in   silence�察  �and   presently   there   came   another   and   a 

lighter knock。 The Rat�察�with a nod to Toad�察�went to the door and ushered 

in   the   Mole�察   �very   shabby   and    unwashed�察     �with   bits  of   hay   and   straw 

sticking in his fur。 

     `Hooray� �Here's old Toad��' cried the Mole�察�his face beaming。 `Fancy 

having   you   back   again��' And   he   began   to   dance   round   him。   `We   never 

dreamt   you   would   turn   up   so   soon�   �Why�察  �you   must   have   managed   to 

escape�察�you clever�察�ingenious�察�intelligent Toad��' The Rat�察�alarmed�察�pulled 

him   by   the   elbow�察  �but   it   was   too   late。   Toad   was   puffing   and   swelling 

already。 

     `Clever�拭�O�察�no��' he said。 `I'm not really clever�察�according to my friends。 

I've   only   broken   out   of   the   strongest   prison   in   England�察  �that's   all�   �And 

captured a railway train and escaped on it�察�that's all� �And disguised myself 

and gone about the country humbugging everybody�察�that's all� �O�察�no� �I'm a 

stupid ass�察�I am� �I'll tell you one or two of my little adventures�察�Mole�察�and 

you shall judge for yourself��' 

     `Well�察    �well��'   said   the   Mole�察    �moving      towards     the   supper´table�察�

`supposing you talk while I eat。 Not a bite since breakfast� �O my� �O my��' 

And he sat down and helped himself liberally to cold beef and pickles。 

     Toad straddled on the hearth´rug�察�thrust his paw into his trouser´pocket 

and pulled out a handful of silver。 `Look at that��' he cried�察�displaying it。 



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`That's not so bad�察�is it�察�for a few minutes' work�拭�And how do you think I 

done it�察�Mole�拭�Horse´ dealing� �That's how I done it��' 

     `Go on�察�Toad��' said the Mole�察�immensely interested。 

     `Toad�察�do be quiet�察�please��' said the Rat。 `And don't you egg him on�察�

Mole�察�when you know what he is�察�but please tell us as soon as possible 

what the position is�察�and what's best to be done�察�now that Toad is back at 

last。' 

     `The position's about as bad as it can be��' replied the Mole grumpily�察�

`and as for what's to be done�察�why�察�blest if I know� �The Badger and I have 

been   round   and   round   the   place�察  �by   night   and   by   day�察  �always   the   same 

thing。 Sentries posted everywhere�察�guns poked out at us�察�stones thrown at 

us�察�always an animal on the look´out�察�and when they see us�察�my� �how they 

do laugh� �That's what annoys me most��' 

     `It's   a   very   difficult   situation��'   said   the   Rat�察  �reflecting   deeply。   `But   I 

think I see now�察�in the depths of my mind�察�what Toad really ought to do。 I 

will tell you。 He ought to' 

     `No�察�he oughtn't��' shouted the Mole�察�with his mouth full。 `Nothing of 

the sort� �You don't understand。 What he ought to do is�察�he ought to' 

     `Well�察  �I   shan't   do   it�察  �anyway��'   cried   Toad�察  �getting   excited。   `I'm   not 

going   to   be   ordered   about   by   you   fellows�   �It's   my   house   we're   talking 

about�察�and I know exactly what to do�察�and I'll tell you。 I'm going to' By 

this time they were all three talking at once�察�at the top of their voices�察�and 

the noise was simply deafening�察�when a thin�察�dry voice made itself heard�察�

saying�察 �Be quiet at once�察�all of you��' and instantly every one was silent。 

     It was the Badger�察�who�察�having finished his pie�察�had turned round in 

his   chair   and   was   looking   at   them   severely。   When   he   saw   that   he   had 

secured   their   attention�察  �and   that   they   were   evidently   waiting   for   him   to 

address them�察  �he   turned   back   to   the   table   again   and   reached   out   for   the 

cheese。 And so great was the respect commanded by the solid qualities of 

that admirable animal�察�that not another word was uttered until he had quite 

finished   his   repast   and   brushed   the   crumbs   from   his   knees。   The   Toad 

fidgeted a good deal�察�but the Rat held him firmly down。 

     When the Badger had quite   done�察�he got up   from his seat and stood 

before the fireplace�察�reflecting deeply。 At last he spoke。 



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     `Toad��'   he   said   severely。   `You   bad�察  �troublesome   little   animal� �Aren't 

you ashamed   of youself�拭�What do   you   think your   father�察 �my  old   friend�察�

would have said if he had been here to´night�察�and had known of all your 

goings on��' 

     Toad�察�who was on the sofa by this time�察�with his legs up�察�rolled over 

on his face�察�shaken by sobs of contrition。 

     `There�察  �there��'   went   on   the   Badger�察  �more   kindly。   `Never   mind。   Stop 

crying。 We're going to let bygones be bygones�察�and try and turn over a new 

leaf。 But what the Mole says is quite true。 The stoats are on guard�察�at every 

point�察�and they make the best sentinels in the world。 It's quite useless to 

think of attacking the place。 They're too strong for us。' 

     `Then it's all over��' sobbed the Toad�察�crying into the sofa cushions。 `I 

shall   go   and   enlist   for   a   soldier�察  �and   never   see   my   dear   Toad   Hall   any 

more��' 

     `Come�察  �cheer   up�察  �Toady��'   said   the   Badger。   `There   are   more   ways   of 

getting back a place than taking it by storm。 I haven't said my last word 

yet。 Now I'm going to tell you a great secret。' 

     Toad     sat  up   slowly    and   dried   his   eyes。   Secrets    had   an   immense 

attraction for him�察�because he never could keep one�察�and he enjoyed the 

sort   of   unhallowed thrill   he   experienced   when   he   went   and   told   another 

animal�察�after having faithfully promised not to。 

     `Thereisanundergroundpassage��'   said   the   Badger�察  �impressively�察�

`that leads from the river´bank�察�quite near here�察�right up into the middle of 

Toad Hall。' 

     `O�察�nonsense� �Badger��' said Toad�察�rather airily。 `You've been listening 

to   some   of   the   yarns   they   spin   in   the   public´houses   about   here。   I   know 

every inch of Toad Hall�察�inside and out。 Nothing of the sort�察�I do assure 

you��' 

     `My young friend��' said the Badger�察�with great severity�察 �your father�察�

who was a worthy animala lot worthier than some others I knowwas a 

particular friend of mine�察�and told me a great deal he wouldn't have dreamt 

of   telling   you。   He   discovered   that passagehe  didn't   make   it�察 �of   course�察�

that was done hundreds of years before he ever came to live thereand he 

repaired it and cleaned it out�察�because he thought it might come in useful 



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some day�察�in case of trouble or danger�察�and he showed it to me。 ;Don't let 

my   son   know   about   it�察─  �he   said。   ;He's   a   good   boy�察  �but   very   light   and 

volatile in character�察�and simply cannot hold his tongue。 If he's ever in a 

real fix�察�and it would be of use to him�察�you may tell him about the secret 

passage�察�but not before。;' 

     The other   animals looked   hard at Toad to see how he would   take   it。 

Toad was inclined to be sulky

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