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rudely     broken     in   upon    by   civil   war;   in   great   joy   and    contentment; 

undisturbed   by   further   risings   or   invasions。   Toad;   after   due   consultation 

with his friends; selected a handsome gold chain and locket set with pearls; 

which   he   dispatched   to   the   gaoler's   daughter   with   a   letter   that   even   the 

Badger admitted to be modest; grateful; and appreciative; and the engine… 

driver; in his turn; was properly thanked and compensated for all his pains 

and   trouble。   Under   severe   compulsion   from  the   Badger;   even   the   barge… 

woman   was;   with   some   trouble;   sought   out   and   the   value   of   her   horse 

discreetly made good to her; though Toad kicked terribly at this; holding 

himself to be an instrument of Fate; sent to punish fat women with mottled 

arms who couldn't tell a real gentleman when they saw one。 The amount 

involved;   it   was   true;   was   not   very   burdensome;   the   gipsy's   valuation 

being admitted by local assessors to be approximately correct。 

     Sometimes; in the course of long summer evenings; the friends would 

take a stroll together in the Wild Wood; now successfully tamed so far as 

they   were   concerned;   and   it   was   pleasing   to   see   how   respectfully   they 

were greeted by the inhabitants; and how the mother…weasels would bring 

their  young   ones   to the   mouths   of  their   holes;   and say;   pointing;   ‘Look; 

baby! There goes the great Mr。 Toad! And that's the gallant Water Rat; a 

terrible fighter; walking along o' him! And yonder comes the famous Mr。 

Mole; of whom you so often have heard your father tell!' But when their 

infants were fractious and quite beyond control; they would quiet them by 

telling how; if they didn't   hush them and not  fret them; the terrible grey 

Badger   would   up   and   get   them。   This   was   a   base   libel   on   Badger;   who; 

though   he   cared   little   about   Society;   was   rather   fond   of   children;   but   it 

never failed to have its full effect。 



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