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"My fur, as you see, is smooth too. If you were to walk down one of my corridors, you would be surprised to find how hard and smooth the sides of it are. MY FUR AS YOU SEE IS SMOOTH IF YOU WERE TO WALK DOWN ONE OF MY CORRIDORS YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED TO FIND HOW HARD AND SMOOTH THE SIDES OF IT ARE
at 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. “I see you are cleverer than I thought, Mr. Mole,” he said; “but I should like you to tell me something more about your palace and fortress.” “I told you that it was very large,” said the mole, “and that it went up into a high dome outside. Inside, it is not nearly so high, but it is very nice and comfortable; and the floor and the sides and ceiling are always quite smooth and polished, for I polish them myself, and never leave it to the servants.” “But how do you polish them?” said Tommy Smith. “Why, with my fur to be sure,” said the mole. “I prefer that to a piece of wash-leather.” (He laughed again as he said this, but Tommy Smith didn’t know what for.) 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 I SEE YOU ARE CLEVERER THAN I THOUGHT MISTER MOLE HE SAID BUT I SHOULD LIKE YOU TO TELL ME SOMETHING MORE ABOUT YOUR PALACE AND FORTRESS I TOLD YOU THAT IT WAS VERY LARGE SAID THE MOLE AND THAT IT WENT UP INTO A HIGH DOME OUTSIDE INSIDE IT'S NOT NEARLY SO HIGH BUT IT IS VERY NICE AND COMFORTABLE AND THE FLOOR AND THE SIDES AND THE CEILINGS ARE ALWAYS QUITE SMOOTH AND POLISHED FOR I POLISH THEM MYSELF AND NEVER LEAVE IT TO THE SERVANTS BUT HOW DO YOU POLISH THEM SAID TOMMY SMITH WHY WITH MY FUR TO BE SURE SAID THEM ALL I PREFER THAT TO A PIECE OF WASH LEATHER HE LAUGHED AGAIN AS HE SAID THIS BUT TOMMY SMITH DIDN'T KNOW WHAT FOR
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