“ Independence is all very well, but we animals never allow our friends to make fools of themselves beyond a certain limit; and that limit you've reached. ”
Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows (1908). copy citation
| Author | Kenneth Grahame |
|---|---|
| Source | The Wind in the Willows |
| Topic | limit independence animals |
| Date | 1908 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/289/289-h/289-h.htm |
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“You've disregarded all the warnings we've given you, you've gone on squandering the money your father left you, and you're getting us animals a bad name in the district by your furious driving and your smashes and your rows with the police. Independence is all very well, but we animals never allow our friends to make fools of themselves beyond a certain limit; and that limit you've reached. Now, you're a good fellow in many respects, and I don't want to be too hard on you. I'll make one more effort to bring you to reason. You will come with me into the smoking-room, and there you will hear some facts about yourself; and we'll see whether you come out of that room the same Toad that you went in.'”
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