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Mr. Toad

           

           "Nowthen!"hesaidtotheToad,whenthefourofthemstoodtogetherintheHall,"firstofall,takethoseridiculousthingsoff!"

           "Shan’t!"repliedToad,withgreatspirit."Whatisthemeaningofthisgrossoutrage?Idemandaninstantexplanation."

           "Takethemoffhim,then,youtwo,"orderedtheBadgerbriefly.

           TheyhadtolayToadoutonthefloor,kickingandcallingallsortsofnames,beforetheycouldgettoworkproperly.ThentheRatsatonhim,andtheMolegothismotor-clothesoffhimbitbybit,andtheystoodhimuponhislegsagain.Agooddealofhisblusteringspiritseemedtohaveevaporatedwiththeremovalofhisfinepanoply.NowthathewasmerelyToad,andnolongertheTerroroftheHighway,hegiggledfeeblyandlookedfromonetotheotherappealingly,seemingquitetounderstandthesituation.

           "Youknewitmustcometothis,soonerorlater,Toad,"theBadgerexplainedseverely."You’vedisregardedallthewarningswe’vegivenyou,you’vegoneonsquanderingthemoneyyourfatherleftyou,andyou’regettingusanimalsabadnameinthedistrictbyyourfuriousdrivingandyoursmashesandyourrowswiththepolice.Independenceisallverywell,butweanimalsneverallowourfriendstomakefoolsofthemselvesbeyondacertainlimit;andthatlimityou’vereached.Now,you’reagoodfellowinmanyrespects,andIdon’twanttobetoohardonyou.I’llmakeonemoreefforttobringyoutoreason.

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