In the dungeon, Toad has lots of time to regret his rash actions. He falls into despair and refuses his meals. The old guard who watches over Toad has a daughter who loves animals. The daughter suffers when she sees Toad losing weight and becoming depressed, and she begs her father to be allowed to feed Toad. She coaxes Toad into eating again, and hope returns to his heart. She gets him talking about Toad Hall and what an important animal Toad is, how rich he is, and how highly all his friends think of him. As she gets to know him, the guard's daughter feels sorry for Toad and thinks it unfair that he's been locked up in prison. Toad mistakes her pity as romantic interest, but he knows any romance between.....
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