Messing About in Boats
 

Here it is for those that do not know this wonderful quote.
Here is the quote from "The Wind and the Willows".

JB

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'Nice? It's the only thing,' said the Water Rat solemnly, as he leant
forward for his stroke. 'Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing-
absolute nothing- half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.
Simply messing,' he went on dreamily: 'messing- about- in- boats; messing-'

'Look ahead, Rat!' cried the Mole suddenly.

It was too late. The boat struck the bank full tilt. The dreamer, the joyous
oarsman, lay on his back at the bottom of the boat, his heels in the air.

'-about in boats- or with boats,' the Rat went on composedly, picking
himself up with a pleasant laugh. 'In or out of 'em, it doesn't matter.
Nothing seems really to matter, that's the charm of it. Whether you get
away, or whether you don't; whether you arrive at your destination or
whether you reach somewhere else, or whether you never get anywhere at all,
you're always busy, and you never do anything in particular; and when you've
done it there's always something else to do, and you can do it if you like,
but you'd much better not. Look here! If you've really nothing else on hand
this morning, supposing we drop down the river together, and have a long day
of it?'

Its from this site should you like to read mo

http://www.4literature.net/Kenneth_G...Willows/2.html



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