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They never think how many poor little moles must be killed only to make one. I hope _you_ have never worn a waistcoat like that?" "Oh no," answered Tommy Smith, "I never have. Nobody has ever given me one." "I hope you never will," said the mole; "for if you do, you will be almost as wicked a man as a mole catcher, and he is the wickedest person I know of." "A mole catcher!" cried Tommy Smith; "then are there men who catch moles?" AND THEY NEVER THINK OF HOW MANY POOR LITTLE MOLES MUST HAVE BEEN KILLED ONLY TO MAKE ONE I HOPE YOU NEVER HAVE WORN A WAISTCOAT LIKE THAT OH NO ANSWERED TOMMY SMITH I NEVER HAVE NOBODY HAS EVER GIVEN ME ONE I HOPE YOU NEVER WILL SAID THE MOLE FOR IF YOU DO YOU'LL BE ALMOST AS WICKED A MAN AS A MOLE CATCHER AND HE IS THE WICKEDEST PERSON I KNOW OF A MOLE CATCHER CRIED TOMMY SMITH THEN ARE THERE MEN WHO CATCH MOLES
said the mole; “and, do you know, I am sometimes called the little gentleman in the black velvet coat.” “It is not quite black,” said Tommy Smith. “There is a greyish colour in it too. I think it would look very pretty if it was made into something. Oh, Mr. Mole,” he cried all of a sudden, “now I remember that I have heard people talk about moleskin waistcoats!” At this the mole gave a little squeak, and jumped quite out of Tommy Smith’s hand, and then he began to burrow into the ground as fast as he could, and this was very fast indeed, so that before Tommy Smith had got over his surprise, he was almost out of sight. “Oh, Mr. Mole,” he cried, “do come back!” but the mole was very angry, and would not consent to for some time. “If I do,” he said at last, “you must promise me never to talk in that way again.” “Oh, I never will,” said Tommy Smith. “I quite forgot who I was talking to.” “Moleskin waistcoats, indeed!” said the mole. “I think the people who wear them are very wicked people.  AT ANY RATE YOUR FUR IS HANDSOME FOR IT IS LIKE VELVET YES SAID THE MOLE AND DO YOU KNOW I AM SOMETIMES CALLED THE LITTLE GENTLEMAN IN THE BLACK VELVET COAT IT IS NOT QUITE BLACK SAID TOMMY SMITH THERE IS A GRAYISH COLOR IN IT TOO I THINK IT WOULD LOOK VERY PRETTY IF IT WAS MADE INTO SOMETHING OH MISTER MOLE HE CRIED ALL AT SUDDEN NOW REMEMBER THAT I HAVE HEARD PEOPLE TALK ABOUT MOLESKIN WAISTCOATS AT THIS THE MOLE GAVE A LITTLE SQUEAK AND JUMPED QUITE OUT OF TOMMY SMITH'S HAND AND THEN HE BEGAN TO BURROW INTO THE GROUND AS FAST AS HE COULD AND THIS WAS VERY FAST INDEED SO THAT BEFORE TOMMY SMITH HAD GOT OVER HIS SURPRISE HE WAS ALMOST OUT OF SIGHT OH MISTER MOLE HE CRIED TO COME BACK BUT THE MOLE WAS VERY ANGRY AND WOULD NOT CONSENT TO FOR SOME TIME IF I DO HE SAID AT LAST YOU MUST PROMISE ME NEVER TO TALK THAT WAY AGAIN OH I NEVER WILL SAID TOMMY SMITH I QUITE FORGOT WHO I WAS TALKING TO MOLESKIN WAISTCOATS INDEED SAID THE MOLE I THINK THE PEOPLE WHO WEAR THEM ARE VERY WICKED PEOPLE
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