Toad，ofcourse，wentofftobeddutifullywiththerest——heknewbetterthantorefuse——thoughhewasfeelingmuchtooexcitedtosleep。Buthehadhadalongday，withmanyeventscrowdedintoit；andsheetsandblanketswereveryfriendlyandcomfortingthings，afterplainstraw，andnottoomuchofit，spreadonthestonefloorofadraughtycell；andhisheadhadnotbeenmanysecondsonhispillowbeforehewassnoringhappily。Naturally，hedreamtagooddeal；aboutroadsthatranawayfromhimjustwhenhewantedthem，andcanalsthatchasedhimandcaughthim，andabargethatsailedintothebanqueting-hallwithhisweek’swashing，justashewasgivingadinner-party；andhewasaloneinthesecretpassage，pushingonwards，butittwistedandturnedroundandshookitself，andsatuponitsend；yetsomehow，atthelast，hefoundhimselfbackinToadHall，safeandtriumphant，withallhisfriendsgatheredroundabouthim，earnestlyassuringhimthathereallywasacleverToad。
Heslepttillalatehournextmorning，andbythetimehegotdownhefoundthattheotheranimalshadfinishedtheirbreakfastsometimebefore。TheMolehadslippedoffsomewherebyhimself，withouttellinganyonewherehewasgoingto。TheBadgersatinthearm-chair，readingthepaper，andnotconcerninghimselfintheslightestaboutwhatwasgoingtohappenthatveryevening。
TheRat，ontheotherhand，wasrunningroundtheroombusily，withhisarmsfullofweaponsofeverykind，distributingtheminfourlittleheapsonthefloor，andsayingexcitedlyunderhisbreath，asheran，`Here’s-a-sword-for-the-Rat，here’s-a-sword-
for-theMole，here’s-a-sword-for-the-Toad，here’s-a-sword-
for-the-Badger！Here’s-a-pistol-for-the-Rat，here’s-a-pistol-