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The Return of Ulysses
Whenhefoundoutwhathadreallyhappenedhewasveryangryindeed,andsaid,"NowthistimethattiresomeToadshallbeleftbehind!"
ButToadwhimpered,andtheothertwopromisedthattheywouldbeanswerableforhisgoodconduct,andatlasttheBadgerwaspacified,andtheprocessionmovedon;onlythistimetheRatbroughtuptherear,withafirmgripontheshoulderofToad.
Sotheygropedandshuffledalong,withtheirearsprickedupandtheirpawsontheirpistols,tillatlasttheBadgersaid,"WeoughtbynowtobeprettynearlyundertheHall."
Thensuddenlytheyheard,farawayasitmightbe,andyetapparentlynearlyovertheirheads,aconfusedmurmurofsound,asifpeoplewereshoutingandcheeringandstampingonthefloorandhammeringontables.TheToad’snervousterrorsallreturned,buttheBadgeronlyremarkedplacidly,"Theyaregoingit,theweasels!"
Thepassagenowbegantoslopeupwards;theygropedonwardalittlefurther,andthenthenoisebrokeoutagain,quitedistinctthistime,andverycloseabovethem."Ooo-ray-oo-ray-oo-ray-ooray!"theyheard,andthestampingoflittlefeetonthefloor,andtheclinkingofglassesaslittlefistspoundedonthetable."Whatatimethey’rehaving!"saidtheBadger."Comeon!"Theyhurriedalongthepassagetillitcametoafullstop,andtheyfoundthemselvesstandingunderthetrap-doorthatledupintothebutler’spantry.
