The Adventures of Toad (19)

The Adventures of Toad (19)

  When she said good night, Toad was very much the same self-satisfied animal that he had been of old.



  They had many talks together after that and the girl grew very sorry for Toad.

  One mornig the girl was very thoughtful.

  " Toad, " she said presently, " I have an aunt who is a washerwoman. "

  " There, there, " said Toad affably, " never mind ; I have several aunts who ought to be washerwoman. "

  " Do be quiet, Toad, " said the girl.
  " You talk too much. As I said, I have an aunt who is a washerwoman. Now, you're very rich, and she's very poor. A few pounds wouldn't make any difference to you, and it would mean a lot to her. 
Now, I think if she were properly approached, she would let you have her dress and bonnet and so on, and you could escape as the official washerwoman. You're very alike ー particularly about the figure. "



(19/32)