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"Of course I have a nursery," said the mole. "What should I do with my children if I had not? I could not have them always in the fortress, or playing about in the corridors. OF COURSE I'VE A NURSERY SAID THE MOLE WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH MY CHILDREN IF I HAD NOT I COULD NOT HAVE THEM ALWAYS IN THE FORTRESS OR PLAYING ABOUT IN THE CORRIDORS
laimed Tommy Smith. “Yes,” said the mole, “and I make them all myself. Why, how many has yours?” “It has only one,” said Tommy Smith, “but I think that is quite enough.” “For a house, perhaps, it may be,” said the mole; “but _I_ should be sorry to have to put up with it. _My palace_ has seven, and I know some very rich moles who have eight. These are the great corridors which some people call the high roads. Some of them run through fine avenues of tree-roots, and, you know, a fine avenue of tree-roots has a splendid appearance. They wind all about, and go for ever such a way, and there are smaller corridors which run out of them on each side, and spread all over the fields.” “You mean _under_ the fields, Mr. Mole,” said Tommy Smith; “for, you know, the grass grows over your corridors, and nobody can see them.” “I am very glad they can’t,” said the mole, “or my bedroom, or my nursery either.” “What, have you a nursery too?” said Tommy Smith. “Why, that is just as if you were a person.” T IT SAID TOMMY SMITH AND HOW MANY HAS IT SEVEN SAID THE MOLE SEVEN EXCLAIMED TOMMY SMITH YES SAID THE MOLE AND I MAKE THEM ALL MYSELF WHY HOW MANY HAS YOURS IT HAS ONLY ONE SAID TOMMY SMITH BUT I THINK THAT IS QUITE ENOUGH FOR HOUSE PERHAPS IT MAY BE SAID THE MOLE BUT I SHOULD BE SORRY TO HAVE TO PUT UP WITH IT MY PALACE IS SEVEN AND I KNOW SOME VERY RICH MOLES WHO HAVE EIGHT THESE ARE THE GREAT CORRIDORS WHICH SOME PEOPLE CALL THE HIGH ROADS SOME OF THEM RUN THROUGH FIVE AVENUES OF TREE ROOTS AND YOU KNOW A FINE AVENUE OF TREE ROOTS HAS A SPLENDID APPEARANCE THEY WIND ALL ABOUT AND GO FOR EVER SUCH A WAY AND THERE ARE SMALLER CORRIDORS WHICH RUN OUT OF THEM ON EACH SIDE AND SPREAD ALL OVER THE FIELDS YOU MEAN UNDER THE FIELDS MISTER MOLE SAID TOMMY SMITH FOR YOU KNOW THE GRASS GROWS OVER YOUR CORRIDORS AND NOBODY CAN SEE THEM I AM VERY GLAD THEY CAN'T SAID THE MOLE OR MY BEDROOM OR MY NURSERY EITHER WHAT YOU HAVE A NURSERY TOO SAID TOMMY SMITH WHY THAT IS JUST AS IF YOU WERE A PERSON
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