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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." 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
room I should be almost ashamed to go through it. But then you have only a house to live in, and not a palace, as I have.” Tommy Smith thought that this was rather a grand way of talking, and he was just beginning, “Perhaps, if you were to see my house”—when the mole went on with, “Of course, such a fine palace as mine ought to have a good many fine roads leading up to it.” “Ought 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 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. SAID THE MOLE THAT IS VERY SAD WHY IF I HAD ONLY ONE TUNNEL INTO MY ROOM I SHOULD BE ALMOST ASHAMED TO GO THROUGH IT BUT THEN YOU HAVE ONLY A HOUSE TO LIVE IN AND NOT A PALACE AS I HAVE TOMMY SMITH THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS RATHER A GRAND WAY OF TALKING AND HE WAS JUST BEGINNING PERHAPS IF YOU WERE TO SEE MY HOUSE WHEN THE MOLE WENT ON WITH OF COURSE SUCH A FINE PALACE AS MINE OUGHT TO HAVE A GOOD MANY FINE ROADS LEADING UP TO IT OUGHT 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
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