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This
was
a
wonderful
thing
,
indeed
,
that
the
Badger
should
pay
a
formal
call
on
them
,
or
indeed
on
anybody
.
He
generally
had
to
be
caught
,
if
you
wanted
him
badly
,
as
he
slipped
quietly
along
a
hedgerow
of
an
early
morning
or
a
late
evening
,
or
else
hunted
up
in
his
own
house
in
the
middle
of
the
Wood
,
which
was
a
serious
undertaking
.
The
Badger
strode
heavily
into
the
room
,
and
stood
looking
at
the
two
animals
with
an
expression
full
of
seriousness
.
The
Rat
let
his
egg-spoon
fall
on
the
table-cloth
,
and
sat
open-mouthed
.
"
The
hour
has
come
!
"
said
the
Badger
at
last
with
great
solemnity
.
"
What
hour
?
"
asked
the
Rat
uneasily
,
glancing
at
the
clock
on
the
mantelpiece
.
"
Whose
hour
,
you
should
rather
say
,
"
replied
the
Badger
.
"
Why
,
Toad
's
hour
!
The
hour
of
Toad
!
I
said
I
would
take
him
in
hand
as
soon
as
the
winter
was
well
over
,
and
I
'm
going
to
take
him
in
hand
to-day
!
"
"
Toad
's
hour
,
of
course
!
"
cried
the
Mole
delightedly
.
"
Hooray
!
I
remember
now
!
We
'll
teach
him
to
be
a
sensible
Toad
!
"
"
This
very
morning
,
"
continued
the
Badger
,
taking
an
arm-chair
,
"
as
I
learnt
last
night
from
a
trustworthy
source
,
another
new
and
exceptionally
powerful
motor-car
will
arrive
at
Toad
Hall
on
approval
or
return
.
At
this
very
moment
,
perhaps
,
Toad
is
busy
arraying
himself
in
those
singularly
hideous
habiliments
so
dear
to
him
,
which
transform
him
from
a
(
comparatively
)
good-looking
Toad
into
an
Object
which
throws
any
decent-minded
animal
that
comes
across
it
into
a
violent
fit
.
We
must
be
up
and
doing
,
ere
it
is
too
late
.
You
two
animals
will
accompany
me
instantly
to
Toad
Hall
,
and
the
work
of
rescue
shall
be
accomplished
.
"
"
Right
you
are
!
"
cried
the
Rat
,
starting
up
.
"
We
'll
rescue
the
poor
unhappy
animal
!
We
'll
convert
him
!
He
'll
be
the
most
converted
Toad
that
ever
was
before
we
've
done
with
him
!
"
They
set
off
up
the
road
on
their
mission
of
mercy
,
Badger
leading
the
way
.
Animals
when
in
company
walk
in
a
proper
and
sensible
manner
,
in
single
file
,
instead
of
sprawling
all
across
the
road
and
being
of
no
use
or
support
to
each
other
in
case
of
sudden
trouble
or
danger
.
