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           ButI’vebeensearchingmymindsince,andgoingoverthingsinit,andIfindthatI’mnotabitsorryorrepentantreally,soit’snoearthlygoodsayingIam;now,isit?"

           "Thenyoudon’tpromise,"saidtheBadger,"nevertotouchamotor-caragain?"

           "Certainlynot!"repliedToademphatically."Onthecontrary,Ifaithfullypromisethattheveryfirstmotor-carIsee,poop-poop!offIgoinit!"

           "Toldyouso,didn’tI?"observedtheRattotheMole.

           "Verywell,then,"saidtheBadgerfirmly,risingtohisfeet."Sinceyouwon’tyieldtopersuasion,we’lltrywhatforcecando.Ifeareditwouldcometothisallalong.You’veoftenaskedusthreetocomeandstaywithyou,Toad,inthishandsomehouseofyours;well,nowwe’regoingto.Whenwe’veconvertedyoutoaproperpointofviewwemayquit,butnotbefore.Takehimupstairs,youtwo,andlockhimupinhisbedroom,whilewearrangemattersbetweenourselves."

           "It’sforyourowngood,Toady,youknow,"saidtheRatkindly,asToad,kickingandstruggling,washauledupthestairsbyhistwofaithfulfriends."Thinkwhatfunweshallallhavetogether,justasweusedto,whenyou’vequitegotoverthis—thispainfulattackofyours!"

           "We’lltakegreatcareofeverythingforyoutillyou’rewell,Toad,"saidtheMole;"andwe’llseeyourmoneyisn’twasted,asithasbeen.