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In
honour
of
an
animal
of
whom
you
're
justly
proud
,
For
it
's
Toad
's
--
great
--
day
!
He
sang
this
very
loud
,
with
great
unction
and
expression
;
and
when
he
had
done
,
he
sang
it
all
over
again
.
Then
he
heaved
a
deep
sigh
;
a
long
,
long
,
long
sigh
.
Then
he
dipped
his
hairbrush
in
the
water-jug
,
parted
his
hair
in
the
middle
,
and
plastered
it
down
very
straight
and
sleek
on
each
side
of
his
face
;
and
,
unlocking
the
door
,
went
quietly
down
the
stairs
to
greet
his
guests
,
who
he
knew
must
be
assembling
in
the
drawing-room
.
All
the
animals
cheered
when
he
entered
,
and
crowded
round
to
congratulate
him
and
say
nice
things
about
his
courage
,
and
his
cleverness
,
and
his
fighting
qualities
;
but
Toad
only
smiled
faintly
,
and
murmured
,
"
Not
at
all
!
"
Or
,
sometimes
,
for
a
change
,
"
On
the
contrary
!
"
Otter
,
who
was
standing
on
the
hearthrug
,
describing
to
an
admiring
circle
of
friends
exactly
how
he
would
have
managed
things
had
he
been
there
,
came
forward
with
a
shout
,
threw
his
arm
round
Toad
's
neck
,
and
tried
to
take
him
round
the
room
in
triumphal
progress
;
but
Toad
,
in
a
mild
way
,
was
rather
snubby
to
him
,
remarking
gently
,
as
he
disengaged
himself
,
"
Badger
's
was
the
master
mind
;
the
Mole
and
the
Water
Rat
bore
the
brunt
of
the
fighting
;
I
merely
served
in
the
ranks
and
did
little
or
nothing
.
"
The
animals
were
evidently
puzzled
and
taken
aback
by
this
unexpected
attitude
of
his
;
and
Toad
felt
,
as
he
moved
from
one
guest
to
the
other
,
making
his
modest
responses
,
that
he
was
an
object
of
absorbing
interest
to
every
one
.
The
Badger
had
ordered
everything
of
the
best
,
and
the
banquet
was
a
great
success
.
There
was
much
talking
and
laughter
and
chaff
among
the
animals
,
but
through
it
all
Toad
,
who
of
course
was
in
the
chair
,
looked
down
his
nose
and
murmured
pleasant
nothings
to
the
animals
on
either
side
of
him
.
At
intervals
he
stole
a
glance
at
the
Badger
and
the
Rat
,
and
always
when
he
looked
they
were
staring
at
each
other
with
their
mouths
open
;
and
this
gave
him
the
greatest
satisfaction
.
Some
of
the
younger
and
livelier
animals
,
as
the
evening
wore
on
,
got
whispering
to
each
other
that
things
were
not
so
amusing
as
they
used
to
be
in
the
good
old
days
;
and
there
were
some
knockings
on
the
table
and
cries
of
"
Toad
!
Speech
!
Speech
from
Toad
!
Song
!
Mr.
Toad
's
song
!
"
But
Toad
only
shook
his
head
gently
,
raised
one
paw
in
mild
protest
,
and
,
by
pressing
delicacies
on
his
guests
,
by
topical
small-talk
,
and
by
earnest
inquiries
after
members
of
their
families
not
yet
old
enough
to
appear
at
social
functions
,
managed
to
convey
to
them
that
this
dinner
was
being
run
on
strictly
conventional
lines
.
He
was
indeed
an
altered
Toad
!
After
this
climax
,
the
four
animals
continued
to
lead
their
lives
,
so
rudely
broken
in
upon
by
civil
war
,
in
great
joy
and
contentment
,
undisturbed
by
further
risings
or
invasions
.
