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But very soon he grew to like it, for the Boy used to talk to him, and made nice tunnels for him under the bedclothes that he said were like the burrows the real rabbits lived in. BUT VERY SOON HE GREW TO LIKE IT FOR THE BOY USED TO TALK TO HIM AND MADE NICE TUNNELS FOR HIM UNDER THE BEDCLOTHES THAT HE SAID WERE LIKE THE BURROWS THE REAL RABBITS LIVED IN
ying up," and the playthings all hated it, especially the tin ones. The Rabbit didn't mind it so much, for wherever he was thrown he came down soft. One evening, when the Boy was going to bed, he couldn't find the china dog that always slept with him. Nana was in a hurry, and it was too much trouble to hunt for china dogs at bedtime, so she simply looked about her, and seeing that the toy cupboard door stood open, she made a swoop. "Here," she said, "take your old Bunny! He'll do to sleep with you!" And she dragged the Rabbit out by one ear, and put him into the Boy's arms. That night, and for many nights after, the Velveteen Rabbit slept in the Boy's bed. At first he found it rather uncomfortable, for the Boy hugged him very tight, and sometimes he rolled over on him, and sometimes he pushed him so far under the pillow that the Rabbit could scarcely breathe. And he missed, too, those long moonlight hours in the nursery, when all the house was silent, and his talks with the Skin Horse.  THEM AWAY IN CUPBOARDS SHE CALLED THIS TIDYING UP AND THE PLAYTHINGS ALL HATED IT ESPECIALLY THE TIN ONES THE RABBIT DIDN'T MIND IT SO MUCH FOR WHEREVER HE WAS THROWN HE CAME DOWN SOFT ONE EVENING WHEN THE BOY WAS GOING TO BED HE COULDN'T FIND THE CHINA DOG THAT ALWAYS SLEPT WITH HIM NANA WAS IN A HURRY AND IT WAS TOO MUCH TROUBLE TO HUNT FOR CHINA DOGS AT BEDTIME SO SHE SIMPLY LOOKED ABOUT HER AND SEEING THAT THE TOY CUPBOARD DOOR STOOD OPEN SHE MADE A SWOOP HERE SHE SAID TAKE YOUR OLD BUNNY HE'LL DO TO SLEEP WITH YOU AND SHE DRAGGED THE RABBIT OUT BY ONE EAR AND PUT HIM INTO THE BOY'S ARMS THAT NIGHT AND FOR MANY NIGHTS AFTER THE VELVETEEN RABBIT SLEPT IN THE BOY'S BED AT FIRST HE FOUND IT RATHER UNCOMFORTABLE FOR THE BOY HUGGED HIM VERY TIGHT AND SOMETIMES HE ROLLED OVER ON HIM AND SOMETIMES HE PUSHED HIM SO FAR UNDER THE PILLOW THAT THE RABBIT COULD SCARCELY BREATHE AND HE MISSED TOO THOSE LONG MOONLIT HOURS IN THE NURSERY WHEN ALL THE HOUSE WAS SILENT AND HISS WITH THE SKIN HORSE
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