The Wind in the Willows, Chapter 6 summary
Chapter 6 of 12 · 18 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 6, Badger, Mole, and Water Rat confine Toad to stop his dangerous driving, but he pretends to be seriously ill and escapes their watch. He steals a motorcar outside an inn, receives a twenty-year sentence for theft, dangerous driving, and insulting the police, and enters a heavily guarded dungeon.
What happens
- Badger brings Mole and Water Rat to Toad Hall, dismisses the new motorcar, and demands that Toad abandon driving.
- Toad rejects his apparent repentance, so his friends lock him upstairs and take turns watching him.
- Toad pretends to need a doctor and lawyer, sends Rat away, and escapes down tied bed sheets.
- At the Red Lion, Toad hears arriving motorists, examines their unattended car, and drives it away.
- The magistrates sentence Toad to twenty years, and officers take him through a hostile crowd into a castle dungeon.
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What to notice
Toad admits that his agreement during Badger’s lecture does not reflect a lasting change. His refusal leads his friends to replace persuasion with confinement.
Quick check
How does Toad persuade Rat to leave him unattended?
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