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Well, then, the principal part of my palace is called the keep, or fortress,—_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?" WELL THEN THE PRINCIPAL PART OF MY PALACE IS CALLED THE KEEP OR FORTRESS 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
g to the end of them. And how many corridors has your house got, then?” “Oh, I think there are three,” said Tommy Smith; but this time he didn’t feel nearly so proud. “Good gracious!” cried the mole. “Why, yours must be a very poor place to live in. I wish I could show you over my palace, but you are such an awkward size that you would never be able to get into it. My corridors are longer than yours, but they are not nearly so high. However, perhaps it is just as well that you can’t get into it, for if you were once there, I am sure you would never want to go back again.” “Perhaps, Mr. Mole,” said Tommy Smith, “as you can’t show me over it, you will tell me what it is like.” “Well,” said the mole, “I will; and perhaps, if you are always a good boy, and _never_ think of wearing a moleskin waistcoat, I will show it you some day from the outside; but that can only be when I have done with it, and am going to build a new one, for I should have to break open the roof for you to see into it. YOU MIGHT WALK OVER A WHOLE FIELD WITHOUT COMING TO THE END OF THEM AND HOW MANY CORRIDORS HAS YOUR HOUSE GOT THEN OH I THINK THERE ARE THREE SAID TOMMY SMITH BUT THIS TIME HE DIDN'T FEEL NEARLY SO PROUD GOOD GRACIOUS CRIED THE MOLE WHY YOURS MUST BE A VERY POOR PLACE TO LIVE IN I WISH I COULD SHOW YOU OVER MY PALACE BUT YOU ARE SUCH AN AWKWARD SIZE THAT YOU WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO GET INTO IT MY CORRIDORS ARE LONGER THAN YOURS BUT THEY ARE NOT NEARLY SO HIGH HOWEVER PERHAPS IT IS JUST AS WELL THAT YOU CAN'T GET INTO IT FOR IF YOU WERE ONCE THERE I AM SURE YOU WOULD NEVER WANT TO GO BACK AGAIN PERHAPS MISTER MOLE SAID TOMMY SMITH AS YOU CAN'T SHOW ME OVER IT YOU WILL TELL ME WHAT IT IS LIKE WELL SAID THE MOLE I WILL AND PERHAPS IF YOU ARE ALWAYS A GOOD BOY AND NEVER THINK OF WEARING A MOLESKIN WAISTCOAT I WILL SHOW IT YOU SOME DAY FROM THE OUTSIDE BUT THAT CAN ONLY BE WHEN I HAVE DONE WITH IT AND AM GOING TO BUILD A NEW ONE FOR I SHOULD HAVE TO BREAK OPEN THE ROOF FOR YOU TO SEE INTO IT
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