Вітер у вербах

           Whetheryougetaway,orwhetheryoudon’t;whetheryouarriveatyourdestinationorwhetheryoureachsomewhereelse,orwhetheryounevergetanywhereatall,you’realwaysbusy,andyouneverdoanythinginparticular;andwhenyou’vedoneitthere’salwayssomethingelsetodo,andyoucandoitifyoulike,butyou’dmuchbetternot.Lookhere!Ifyou’vereallynothingelseonhandthismorning,supposingwedropdowntherivertogether,andhavealongdayofit?"

           TheMolewaggledhistoesfromsheerhappiness,spreadhischestwithasighoffullcontentment,andleantbackblissfullyintothesoftcushions."WhatadayI’mhaving!"hesaid."Letusstartatonce!"

           "Holdhardaminute,then!"saidtheRat.Heloopedthepainterthrougharinginhislanding-stage,climbedupintohisholeabove,andafterashortintervalreappearedstaggeringunderafatwickerluncheon-basket.

           "Shovethatunderyourfeet,"heobservedtotheMole,ashepasseditdownintotheboat.Thenheuntiedthepainterandtookthescullsagain.

           "What’sinsideit?"askedtheMole,wrigglingwithcuriosity.

           "There’scoldchickeninsideit,"repliedtheRatbriefly:

           "coldtonguecoldhamcoldbeefpickledgherkinssaladfrenchrolls–

           cresssandwichespottedmeatgingerbeerlemonadesodawater—"

           "Ostop,stop!"criedtheMoleinecstasies.