--- title: The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 2: Mr. Toad («I'm not sorry!» and the Toad locked in his bedroom) — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 2: Mr. Toad («I'm not sorry!» and the Toad locked in his bedroom)», a lesson of the books course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: «Talking to Toad'll never cure him,» says the Rat. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/) / The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, p… # The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 2: Mr. Toad («I'm not sorry!» and the Toad locked in his bedroom) Lesson 46 of the books course of Mova's primary school: 35 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/0/) — «Talking to Toad'll never cure him,» says the Rat. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/1/) — «He'll say anything.» Through the door they hear the Badger's voice droning on and on, and then — long sobs from Toad. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/3/) — But the Rat thinks he sees a twinkle in Toad's sorrowful eye. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/4/) — The Badger asks Toad to repeat his promise in front of his friends. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/5/) — A long, long pause… then: «No! - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/8/) — It was simply glorious!» In there, Toad explains, the Badger was so moving that he'd have said anything. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/9/) — And the first car he sees — poop-poop! — off he goes in it. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/10/) — «Told you so,» says the Rat to the Mole. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/11/) — So the Badger decides on force: the three of them will move into Toad Hall and stay until Toad is cured. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/12/) — They haul him upstairs, kicking, and lock him in his bedroom, promising it's all for his own good, while Toad shouts rude names through the keyhole. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/13/) — The friends take turns guarding him day and night. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/14/) — At first Toad has wild fits: he lines up bedroom chairs like a motor-car, crouches on the front one making engine noises, and ends by somersaulting into the wreck of chairs, quite satisfied. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/15/) — Slowly the fits come less often — but Toad grows dull, droopy and sad. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/16/) — The Rat: «That's no good! - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/17/) — Talking to Toad'll never cure him. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/18/) — He'll say anything.» - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/19/) — They hear «the long continuous drone of the Badger's voice, rising and falling in waves of oratory» (oratory = speech-making); then «long-drawn sobs» from Toad, «a soft-hearted and affectionate fellow, very easily converted—for the time being—to any point of view». - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/21/) — The Badger: «Toad has at last seen the error of his ways … he has undertaken (promised) to give up motor-cars entirely and for ever.» - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/22/) — The Rat, «dubiously» (doubtfully): «Very good news indeed, if only—if only——». - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/25/) — I'm not sorry. - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/26/) — And it wasn't folly at all! - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/27/) — It was simply glorious!» - [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/28/) — «You backsliding animal» cries the Badger (backsliding = slipping back into bad ways). - [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/29/) — Toad: «I'd have said anything in there. - [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/30/) — You're so eloquent, dear Badger … you can do what you like with me in there … But I've been searching my mind since … I find that I'm not a bit sorry or repentant really». - [31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/31/) — «On the contrary, I faithfully promise that the very first motor-car I see, poop-poop! off I go in it!» The Rat to the Mole: «Told you so, didn't I?» - [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/33/) — The Rat: «It's for your own good, Toady.» The Mole: «we'll see your money isn't wasted». - [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/34/) — The Rat: «No more of those regrettable incidents with the police». - [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/35/) — The Mole: «And no more weeks in hospital, being ordered about by female nurses». - [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/36/) — That is an old idea — that it is shameful for a man to be told what to do by women. - [37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/37/) — Today nurses can be women or men, and listening to them is just sensible. - [38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/38/) — The Badger: «He must never be left an instant unguarded … till the poison has worked itself out of his system». - [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/39/) — They «arranged watches» — taking turns, sleeping in Toad's room at night. - [40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/40/) — In his «violent paroxysms» (fits) Toad would «arrange bedroom chairs in rude resemblance of a motor-car», crouch on the front one «making uncouth and ghastly noises», then turn «a complete somersault» and lie «amidst the ruins of the chairs, apparently completely satisfied». - [42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/42/) — Talk in this lesson: «bruh» = mate, come on; «bummer» (older US) = what a pity; «don't have a cow» (older US) = don't get so upset; «howay» (North East England) = come on; «tamping» (Wales) = furious. - ← previous: [The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 1: Mr. Toad (the hour of Toad, and off with those motor-clothes!)](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad/) - next →: [The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 3: Mr. Toad (the doctor, the lawyer, and the rope of sheets)](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/47-willows-ch6-part3-toad-tricks-the-rat/) - ↑ back to [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/)