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"If they see me, they will be sure to make some rude remark, and, indeed, there is no saying what liberties they might take." IF THEY SEE ME THEY WILL BE SURE TO MAKE SOME RUDE REMARK AND INDEED THERE IS NO SAYING WHAT LIBERTIES THEY MIGHT TAKE
do you know that I drain the land?” “Do you really, Mrs. Mole?” said Tommy Smith; “but is not that very difficult?” “You would find it so, I daresay,” answered the mole, “but to me it is quite easy.” “How do you do it?” asked Tommy Smith. “Why, by digging to be sure,” the mole said. “I just make my tunnels, and my trenches, and my corridors, and then when the rain comes it runs off into them, and doesn’t lie on the ground so long as it would if they were not there.” “Oh, but if the water runs into your tunnels,” said Tommy Smith, “how is it that you are not drowned?” “Oh, it does not stay there long enough for that,” said the mole; “and, besides, I am a very good swimmer. Just take me up again and put me into that little pond there, and I will show you,”—for there was a pond not far off where some ducks and geese were swimming about. “Drive those rude things away first,” said the mother mole, as Tommy Smith stood with her in his hand, at the edge of the pond, just ready to drop her in. I AM ONE OF COURSE AND AN IMPORTANT PERSON TOO I THINK WHY DO YOU KNOW THAT I DRAIN THE LAND DO YOU REALLY MISSUS MOLE SAID TOMMY SMITH BUT IS NOT THAT VERY DIFFICULT YOU WOULD FIND IT SO I DARE SAY ANSWERED THE MOLE BUT TO ME IT IS QUITE EASY HOW DO YOU DO IT ASKED TOMMY SMITH WHY BY DIGGING TO BE SURE THE MOLE SAID I JUST MAKE MY TUNNELS AND MY TRENCHES AND MY CORRIDORS AND THEN WHEN THE RAIN COMES IT RUNS OFF INTO THEM AND DOESN'T LIE ON THE GROUND SO LONG AS IT WOULD IF THEY WERE NOT THERE OH BUT IF THE WATER RUNS INTO YOUR TUNNELS SAID TOMMY SMITH HOW IS IT THAT YOU ARE NOT DROWNED OH IT DOES NOT STAY THERE LONG ENOUGH FOR THAT SAID THE MOLE AND BESIDES I AM A VERY GOOD SWIMMER JUST TAKE ME UP AGAIN AND PUT ME INTO THAT LITTLE POND THERE AND I WILL SHOW YOU FOR THERE WAS A POND NOT FAR OFF WHERE SOME DUCKS AND GEESE WERE SWIMMING ABOUT DRIVE THOSE RUDE THINGS AWAY FIRST SAID THE MOTHER MOLE AS TOMMY SMITH STOOD WITH HER IN HIS HAND AT THE EDGE OF THE POND JUST READY TO DROP HER IN
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