一到镇上，他们直奔火车站，把蟾蜍安置在二等候车室，花两便士托一位搬运工好好看住他。然后，他们把马寄存在一家旅店的马厩里，对那辆马车和里面的东西尽可能详尽地作了说明，并吩咐人看管。一列慢车，终于把他们载到离蟾宫不远的站上。他们把迷离恍惚如醉如痴的蟾蜍护送到家，吩咐管家弄点东西给他吃，帮他脱衣，照料他上床睡觉。然后，他们从船坞里划出自己的小船，划到河下游的家中，很晚很晚，才在自己那舒适的临河的客厅里坐下来吃晚饭。这时，河鼠才深深感到舒心快慰。
The following evening the Mole, who had risen late and taken things very easy all day, was sitting on the bank Fishing, when the Rat, who had been looking up his friends and gossiping, came strolling along to find him. ‘Heard the news?’ he said. ‘There’s nothing else being talked about, all along the river bank. Toad went up to Town by an early train this morning. And he has ordered a large and very expensive motor-car.’
第二天傍晚，迟迟起床并且闲散了一整天的鼹鼠，坐在河边钓鱼。河鼠拜访过几家朋友，和他们聊些闲话，这时，他溜达过来找上鼹鼠。“听到新闻了吗？”他说。“整条河上，都在谈论一件事。今天一早，蟾蜍就搭早车进城去了。他定购了一辆又大又豪华的汽车。”
III THE WILD WOOD
