The Adventures of Toad (13)

The Adventures of Toad (13)

  Next moment, hardly knowing how it came about, ha had hold of the handle and was turning it.

  As the familiar sound broke forth, the old passion seized on Toad and completely mastered him, body and soul.

  As if in a dream he found himself, somehow, seated in the driver's seat.

  he swung tehe car out through the archway, increased his pace and, as the car leapt forthon the high road, he ws only consious that he was once more Toad at his best and highest, Toad the terror, the Lord of the lone trail ! 



  " This ruffian, " said the Chairman of the Bench of Magistrates,
" has been found guilty of stealing a valuable motor-car, driving to the public danger, and gross impertience to the police. " 

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