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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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