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Oh no; my fortress is not built there. It is carefully hidden under a bush or the root of a tree, so that you can't see it, however high it is. Only the wicked mole catcher is able to find it, and I am very sorry he can." This was a great surprise to Tommy Smith, for he had always thought that the mole lived under those little brown heaps of earth. But he had only thought so because he had never taken any trouble to find out about it. OH NO MY FORTRESS IS NOT BUILT THERE IT IS CAREFULLY HIDDEN UNDER A BUSH OR A ROOT OF A TREE SO THAT YOU CAN'T SEE IT HOWEVER HIGH IT IS ONLY THE WICKED MOLE CATCHER IS ABLE TO FIND IT AND I AM VERY SORRY HE CAN THIS WAS A GREAT SURPRISE TO TOMMY SMITH FOR HE HAD ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT THE MOLE LIVED UNDER THOSE LITTLE BROWN HEAPS OF EARTH BUT HE HAD ONLY THOUGHT SO BECAUSE HE HAD NEVER TAKEN ANY TROUBLE TO FIND OUT ABOUT IT
to a beautiful, high dome. You know what a dome is, I suppose?” “Oh yes,” said Tommy Smith; for once he had been to London, and he remembered the dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral. “I wish you could see how high and stately it is,” said the mole. “It goes right up into the bush ever so high.” “You mean ‘into the air,’ I think,” said Tommy Smith. “I mean what I say,” said the mole; “into the bush. That is why you can’t see it.” “Oh, but I can see it,” said Tommy Smith. “I can always find your fortresses, Mr. Mole. I see lots of them every time I go out walking. They are not hidden at all. Why, there they are all over the field, and you know you told me to look at them yourself.” The mole gave a little choky laugh. “Oh dear!” he cried, “and do you _really_ think that _those_ are my fortresses? You are _very_ much mistaken if you do. Why, they are only the hills that I throw up when I am making my tunnels and corridors. All you will find if you open them is a hole going down into one of those. S I CALL IT THE FORTRESS IT IS VERY LARGE AND THE ROOF GOES UP INTO A BEAUTIFUL HIGH DOME YOU KNOW WHAT A DOME IS I SUPPOSE OH YES SAID TOMMY SMITH FOR ONCE HE HAD BEEN TO LONDON AND HE REMEMBERED THE DOME OF SAINT PAUL'S CATHEDRAL I WISH YOU COULD SEE HOW HIGH AND STATELY IT IS SAID THE MOLE IT GOES RIGHT UP INTO THE BUSH EVER SO HIGH YOU MEAN INTO THE AIR I THINK SAID TOMMY SMITH I MEAN WHAT I SAY SAID THE MOLE INTO THE BUSH THAT IS WHY YOU CAN'T SEE IT OH BUT I CAN SEE IT SAID TOMMY SMITH I CAN ALWAYS FIND YOUR FORTRESS MISTER MOLE I SEE LOTS OF THEM EVERY TIME I GO OUT WALKING THEY ARE NOT HIDDEN AT ALL WHY THEY ARE THERE ALL OVER THE FIELD AND YOU KNOW YOU TOLD ME TO LOOK AT THEM YOURSELF THE MOLE GAVE A LITTLE CHOKY LAUGH OH DEAR HE CRIED AND DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT THOSE ARE MY FORTRESSES YOU ARE VERY MUCH MISTAKEN IF YOU DO WHY THEY ARE ONLY THE HILLS THAT I THROW UP WHEN I AM MAKING MY TUNNELS AND CORRIDORS ALL YOU WILL FIND IF YOU OPEN THEM UP IS A HOLE GOING DOWN INTO THOSE
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