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To: sussex
the gaoler’s daughter brings him…..toast…

Does she really? Why not post it here so we can see.

7 posted on 10/20/2012 3:00:09 PM PDT by humblegunner
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To: humblegunner
> Does she really? Why not post it here so we can see.

Maybe bacause it's actually not all that exciting....

When the girl returned, some hours later, she carried a tray, with a cup of fragrant tea steaming on it; and a plate piled up with very hot buttered toast, cut thick, very brown on both sides, with the butter running through the holes in it in great golden drops, like honey from the honeycomb. The smell of that buttered toast simply talked to Toad, and with no uncertain voice; talked of warm kitchens, of breakfasts on bright frosty mornings, of cosy parlour firesides on winter evenings, when one’s ramble was over and slippered feet were propped on the fender; of the purring of contented cats, and the twitter of sleepy canaries. Toad sat up on end once more, dried his eyes, sipped his tea and munched his toast….

11 posted on 10/20/2012 4:14:46 PM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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