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directions   they   could   about   the   cart   and   its   contents。   Eventually�察  �a   slow 

train   having   landed   them   at   a   station   not   very   far   from  Toad   Hall�察  �they 

escorted the spell´bound�察�sleep´walking Toad to his door�察�put him inside it�察�

and instructed his housekeeper to feed him�察�undress him�察�and put him to 

bed。 Then they got out their boat from the boat´house�察�sculled down the 

river home�察�and at a very late hour sat down to supper in their own cosy 

riverside parlour�察�to the Rat's great joy and contentment。 

     The following evening the Mole�察�who had risen late and taken things 

very easy all day�察�was sitting on the bank fishing�察�when the Rat�察�who had 

been   looking   up   his   friends   and   gossiping�察  �came   strolling   along   to   find 

him。 `Heard the news��' he said。 `There's nothing else being talked about�察�

all   along   the   river   bank。   Toad   went   up   to   Town   by   an   early   train   this 

morning。 And he has ordered a large and very expensive motor´car。' 



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                             CHAPTER III 



                                  THE WILD WOOD 



     The Mole had long wanted to make the I acquaintance of the Badger。 

He    seemed�察   �by   all  accounts�察 �to  be  such   an   important    personage    and�察�

though   rarely   visible�察  �to   make   his   unseen   influence   felt   by   everybody 

about the place。 But whenever the Mole mentioned his wish to the Water 

Rat   he   always   found   himself   put   off。   `It's   all   right��'   the   Rat   would   say。 

`Badger'll turn up some day or otherhe's always turning upand then I'll 

introduce you。 The best of fellows� �But   you must not only take him AS 

you find him�察�but WHEN you find him。' 

     `Couldn't you ask him here dinner or something��' said the Mole。 

     `He wouldn't come��' replied the Rat simply。 `Badger hates Society�察�and 

invitations�察�and dinner�察�and all that sort of thing。' 

     `Well�察�then�察�supposing we go and call on HIM��' suggested the Mole。 

     `O�察�I'm sure he wouldn't like that at ALL��' said the Rat�察�quite alarmed。 

`He's so very shy�察�he'd be sure to be offended。 I've never even ventured to 

call on him at his own home myself�察�though I know him so well。 Besides�察�

we can't。 It's quite out of the question�察�because he lives in the very middle 

of the Wild Wood。' 

     `Well�察�supposing he does��' said the Mole。 `You told me the Wild Wood 

was all right�察�you know。' 

     `O�察�I know�察�I know�察�so it is��' replied the Rat evasively。 `But I think we 

won't go there just now。 Not JUST yet。 It's a long way�察�and he wouldn't be 

at home at this time of year anyhow�察�and he'll be coming along some day�察�

if you'll wait quietly。' 

     The   Mole   had   to   be   content   with   this。   But   the   Badger   never   came 

along�察�and every day brought its amusements�察�and it was not till summer 

was long over�察�and cold and frost and miry ways kept them much indoors�察�

and the swollen river raced past outside their windows with a speed that 

mocked at boating of any sort or kind�察�that he found his thoughts dwelling 

again   with   much   persistence   on   the   solitary   grey   Badger�察  �who   lived   his 



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own life by himself�察�in his hole in the middle of the Wild Wood。 

     In the winter time the Rat slept a great deal�察�retiring early and rising 

late。 During his short day he sometimes scribbled poetry or did other small 

domestic jobs about the house�察�and�察�of course�察�there were always animals 

dropping in for a chat�察�and consequently there was a good deal of story´ 

telling and comparing notes on the past summer and all its doings。 

     Such a rich chapter it had been�察�when one came to look back on it all� �

With illustrations so numerous and so very highly coloured� �The pageant 

of   the   river   bank   had   marched   steadily   along�察  �unfolding   itself   in   scene´ 

pictures that succeeded each other in stately procession。 Purple loosestrife 

arrived early�察�shaking luxuriant tangled locks along the edge of the mirror 

whence its own face laughed back at it。 Willow´herb�察�tender and wistful�察�

like   a   pink   sunset   cloud�察  �was   not   slow   to   follow。   Comfrey�察  �the   purple 

hand´in´hand with the white�察�crept forth to take its place in the line�察�and at 

last one morning the diffident and delaying dog´rose stepped delicately on 

the   stage�察  �and   one   knew�察  �as   if   string´music   had   announced   it   in   stately 

chords that strayed into a gavotte�察�that June at last was here。 One member 

of the company was still awaited�察�the shepherd´boy for the nymphs to woo�察�

the knight for whom the ladies waited at the window�察�the prince that was 

to   kiss   the   sleeping   summer   back   to   life   and   love。   But   when   meadow´ 

sweet�察  �debonair   and   odorous   in   amber   jerkin�察  �moved   graciously   to   his 

place in the group�察�then the play was ready to begin。 

     And   what   a   play   it   had   been�   �Drowsy   animals�察  �snug   in   their   holes 

while     wind   and   rain   were    battering   at  their  doors�察   �recalled   still  keen 

mornings�察�an hour before sunrise�察�when the white mist�察�as yet undispersed�察�

clung closely along the surface of the water�察�then the shock of the early 

plunge�察  �the   scamper   along   the   bank�察  �and   the   radiant   transformation   of 

earth�察�air�察�and water�察�when suddenly the sun was with them again�察�and grey 

was gold and colour was born and sprang out of the earth once more。 They 

recalled the languorous siesta of hot mid´day�察�deep in green undergrowth�察�

the sun striking through in tiny golden shafts and spots�察�the boating and 

bathing of the afternoon�察�the rambles along dusty lanes and through yellow 

cornfields�察�and the long�察�cool evening at last�察�when so many threads were 

gathered      up�察 �so   many     friendships    rounded�察    �and    so  many     adventures 



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planned   for   the   morrow。   There   was   plenty   to   talk   about   on   those   short 

winter days   when   the animals   found   themselves   round the   fire�察  �still�察�the 

Mole had a good deal of spare time on his hands�察�and so one afternoon�察�

when the Rat in his arm´chair before the blaze was alternately dozing and 

trying over rhymes that wouldn't fit�察�he formed the resolution to go out by 

himself and explore the Wild Wood�察�and perhaps strike up an acquaintance 

with Mr。 Badger。 

     It was a cold still afternoon with a hard steely sky overhead�察�when he 

slipped out of the warm parlour into the open air。 The country lay bare and 

entirely leafless around him�察�and he thought that he had never seen so far 

and   so   intimately   into   the   insides   of   things   as   on   that   winter   day   when 

Nature   was   deep   in   her   annual   slumber   and   seemed   to   have   kicked   the 

clothes off。 Copses�察�dells�察�quarries and all hidden places�察�which had been 

mysterious        mines     for   exploration      in   leafy    summer�察     �now     exposed 

themselves       and    their  secrets    pathetically�察   �and    seemed     to  ask    him   to 

overlook   their   shabby   poverty   for   a   while�察  �till   they   could   riot   in   rich 

masquerade as before�察�and trick and entice him with the old deceptions。 It 

was pitiful in a way�察�and yet cheering even exhilarating。 He was glad that 

he liked the country undecorated�察�hard�察�and stripped of its finery。 He had 

got down to the bare bones of it�察�and they were fine and strong and simple。 

He   did   not   want   the   warm   clover   and   the   play   of   seeding   grasses�察  �the 

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