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sketched it out in his head�此�

     SPEECH 。 。 。 。 BY TOAD。 

     ��There will be other speeches by TOAD during the evening。�� 



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     ADDRESS 。 。 。 BY TOAD 

     SYNOPSISOur           Prison   Systemthe     Waterways      of   Old   England 

Horse´ dealing�察�and how to dealProperty�察�its rights and its duties Back 

to the LandA Typical English Squire。 

     SONG       。   。  。  。  BY    TOAD。       ��Composed       by    himself。��    OTHER 

COMPOSITIONS 。 BY TOAD 

       will be sung in the course of the evening by the 。 。 。 COMPOSER。 

       The idea pleased him mightly�察�and he worked very hard and got all 

the letters finished by noon�察�at which hour it was reported to him that there 

was   a   small   and   rather   bedraggled   weasel   at   the   door�察  �inquiring   timidly 

whether he could be of any service to the gentlemen。 Toad swaggered out 

and    found    it  was  one   of  the   prisoners   of  the   previous    evening�察   �very 

respectful and anxious to please。 He patted him on the head�察�shoved the 

bundle   of   invitations   into   his   paw�察  �and   told   him   to   cut   along   quick   and 

deliver them as fast as he could�察�and if he liked to come back again in the 

evening�察�perhaps there might be a shilling for him�察�or�察�again�察�perhaps there 

mightn't�察�and the poor weasel seemed really quite grateful�察�and hurried off 

eagerly to do his mission。 

     When the other animals came back to luncheon�察�very boisterous and 

breezy after a morning on the river�察�the Mole�察�whose conscience had been 

pricking him�察 �looked   doubtfully  at Toad�察  �expecting to   find   him  sulky  or 

depressed。 Instead�察�he was so uppish and inflated that the Mole began to 

suspect   something�察  �while   the   Rat   and   the   Badger   exchanged   significant 

glances。 

     As   soon   as   the   meal   was   over�察  �Toad   thrust   his   paws   deep   into   his 

trouser´pockets�察     �remarked      casually�察   �Well�察  �look   after   yourselves�察   �you 

fellows�     �Ask   for  anything    you   want��'   and   was    swaggering     off  in  the 

direction of the garden�察�where he wanted to think out an idea or two for his 

coming speeches�察�when the Rat caught him by the arm。 

     Toad rather suspected what he was after�察�and did his best to get away�察�

but when the Badger took him firmly by the other arm he began to see that 

the game was up。 The two animals conducted him between them into the 

small   smoking´room  that   opened   out   of the  entrance´hall�察 �shut   the   door�察�

and put him into a chair。 Then they both stood in front of him�察�while Toad 



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sat silent and regarded them with much suspicion and ill´humour。 

     `Now�察�look here�察�Toad��' said the Rat。 `It's about this Banquet�察�and very 

sorry    I  am    to  have    to  speak    to   you   like   this。  But   we    want    you   to 

understand clearly�察�once and for all�察�that there are going to be no speeches 

and   no    songs。   Try   and    grasp   the   fact   that   on   this   occasion  we're   not 

arguing with you�察�we're just telling you。' 

     Toad saw that he was trapped。 They understood him�察�they saw through 

him�察�they had got ahead of him。 His pleasant dream was shattered。 

     `Mayn't I sing them just one LITTLE song��' he pleaded piteously。 

     `No�察�not ONE little song��' replied the Rat firmly�察�though his heart bled 

as he noticed the trembling lip of the poor disappointed Toad。 `It's no good�察�

Toady�察  �you   know   well   that   your   songs   are   all   conceit   and   boasting   and 

vanity�察  �and   your   speeches   are   all   self´praise   andandwell�察  �and   gross 

exaggeration and and' 

     `And gas��' put in the Badger�察�in his common way。 

     `It's   for   your   own   good�察  �Toady��'   went   on   the   Rat。   `You   know   you 

MUST turn over a new leaf sooner or later�察�and now seems a splendid time 

to   begin�察  �a   sort   of   turning´point   in   your   career。   Please   don't   think   that 

saying all this doesn't hurt me more than it hurts you。' 

     Toad remained a long while plunged in thought。 At last he raised his 

head�察�and the traces of strong emotion were visible on his features。 `You 

have conquered�察�my friends��' he said in broken accents。 `It was�察�to be sure�察�

but a small thing that I asked merely leave to blossom and expand for yet 

one more evening�察�to let myself go and hear the tumultuous applause that 

always seems to mesomehowto bring out my best qualities。 However�察�

you   are   right�察  �I   know�察  �and   I   am   wrong。   Hence   forth   I   will   be   a   very 

different Toad。 My friends�察�you shall never have occasion to blush for me 

again。 But�察�O dear�察�O dear�察�this is a hard world��' 

     And�察  �pressing   his   handkerchief   to   his   face�察  �he   left   the   room�察  �with 

faltering footsteps。 

     `Badger��' said the Rat�察 �_I_ feel like a brute�察�I wonder what YOU feel 

like��' 

     `O�察�I know�察�I know��' said the Badger gloomily。 `But the thing had to be 

done。   This   good   fellow   has   got   to   live   here�察  �and   hold   his   own�察  �and   be 



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respected。 Would you have him a common laughing´ stock�察�mocked and 

jeered at by stoats and weasels��' 

     `Of course not��'  said   the Rat。  `And�察 �talking   of weasels�察 �it's lucky  we 

came     upon    that  little  weasel�察  �just  as   he  was    setting  out   with   Toad's 

invitations。 I suspected something from what you told me�察�and had a look 

at one or two�察�they were simply disgraceful。 I confiscated the lot�察�and the 

good   Mole   is   now   sitting   in   the   blue   boudoir�察  �filling   up   plain�察  �simple 

invitation cards。' 

       * * * * * 

     At last the hour for the banquet began to draw near�察�and Toad�察�who on 

leaving     the  others   had   retired   to  his  bedroom�察    �was   still  sitting  there�察�

melancholy and thoughtful。 His brow resting on his paw�察�he pondered long 

and deeply。 Gradually his countenance cleared�察�and he began to smile long�察�

slow smiles。 Then he took to giggling in a shy�察�self´conscious manner。 At 

last   he   got   up�察  �locked   the   door�察  �drew   the   curtains   across   the   windows�察�

collected all the chairs in the room and arranged them in a semicircle�察�and 

took   up   his   position   in   front   of   them�察  �swelling   visibly。   Then   he   bowed�察�

coughed twice�察�and�察�letting himself go�察�with uplifted voice he sang�察�to the 

enraptured audience that his imagination so clearly saw�察�

     TOAD'S LAST LITTLE SONG� �

     The Toadcamehome� �There was panic in the parlours and bowling 

in the halls�察�There was crying in the cow´sheds and shrieking in the stalls�察�

When the Toadcamehome� �

     When the Toadcamehome� �There was smashing in of window and 

crashing   in   of   door�察�There   was   chivvying   of   weasels   that   fainted   on   the 

floor�察�When the Toadcamehome� �

     Bang� �go the drums� �The  trumpeters are tooting and   the soldiers   are 

saluting�察�And the cannon they are shooting and the motor´cars are hooting�察�

As theHerocomes� �

     ShoutHoo´ray� �And let each one of the crowd try and shout it very 

loud�察�In honour of an animal of whom you're justly proud�察�For it's Toad's 

greatday� �

       He sang this very loud�察�with great unction and expression�察�and when 

he had done�察�he sang it all over again。 



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     Then he heaved a deep sigh�察�a long�察�long�察�long sigh。 

     Then he   dipped his   hairbrush in the water´jug�察 �parted   his hair   in   the 

middle�察�and plaste

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