"Absorbed in the new life he was entering upon, intoxicated with the sparkle, the ripple, the scents and the sounds and the sunlight, he trailed a paw in the water and dreamed long waking dreams." Chapter I, pg. 10
"Then a firm paw gripped him by the back of his neck. It was the Rat, and he was evidently laughing-the Mole could feel him laughing, right down his arm and through his paw, and so into his-the Mole's-neck." Chapter I, pg. 22
"'I've given that up long ago. Sheer waste of time, that's what it is. It makes me downright sorry to see you fellows, who ought to know better, spending all your energies in that aimless manner. No, I've discovered the real thing, the only genuine occupation for a lifetime. I propose to devote the remainder of.....
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