Вітер у вербах
Mr. Badger
They’renotsobadreally;andwemustallliveandletlive.ButI’llpassthewordaroundto-morrow,andIthinkyou’llhavenofurthertrouble.Anyfriendofminewalkswherehelikesinthiscountry,orI’llknowthereasonwhy!"
Whentheygotbacktothekitchenagain,theyfoundtheRatwalkingupanddown,veryrestless.Theundergroundatmospherewasoppressinghimandgettingonhisnerves,andheseemedreallytobeafraidthattheriverwouldrunawayifhewasn’ttheretolookafterit.Sohehadhisovercoaton,andhispistolsthrustintohisbeltagain."Comealong,Mole,"hesaidanxiously,assoonashecaughtsightofthem."Wemustgetoffwhileit’sdaylight.Don’twanttospendanothernightintheWildWoodagain."
"It’llbeallright,myfinefellow,"saidtheOtter."I’mcomingalongwithyou,andIknoweverypathblindfold;andifthere’saheadthatneedstobepunched,youcanconfidentlyrelyuponmetopunchit."
"Youreallyneedn’tfret,Ratty,"addedtheBadgerplacidly."Mypassagesrunfurtherthanyouthink,andI’vebolt-holestotheedgeofthewoodinseveraldirections,thoughIdon’tcareforeverybodytoknowaboutthem.Whenyoureallyhavetogo,youshallleavebyoneofmyshortcuts.Meantime,makeyourselfeasy,andsitdownagain.