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same Toad that you went in.'
He took Toad firmly by the armled him into the smoking-roomand
closed the door behind them.
`THAT'S no good [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]!' said the Rat contemptuously. `TALKING to Toad'll
never cure him. He'll SAY anything.'
They made themselves comfortable in armchairs and waited patiently.
Through the closed door they could just hear the long continuous drone of
the Badger's voicerising and falling in waves of oratory; and presently
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they noticed that the sermon began to be punctuated at intervals by long-
drawn sobsevidently proceeding from the bosom of Toadwho was a
soft-hearted and affectionate fellowvery easily converted--for the time
being-- to any point of view.
After some three-quarters of an hour the door openedand the Badger
reappearedsolemnly leading by the paw a very limp and dejected Toad.
His skin hung baggily about himhis legs wobbledand his cheeks were
furrowed by the tears so plentifully called forth by the Badger's moving
discourse.
`Sit down thereToad' said the Badger kindlypointing to a chair. `My
friends' he went on`I am pleased to inform you that Toad has at last seen
the error of his ways. He is truly sorry for his misguided conduct in the
pastand he has undertyilai:
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