toad-pond

Updated: July 11, 2025

I'll drown him in the sludge in the toad-pond over the hedge." "So we will," said the man, "drown him anon in the mud!" "Drown me, will you?" said I; "I should like to see you! What's all this about? Was it because I saw you with your hands full of straw plait, and my mother there " "Yes," said the woman; "what was I about?" Myself. How should I know? Making bad money, perhaps!

George Henry Borrow - Lavengro: The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest

I'll drown him in the sludge in the toad-pond over the hedge. 'So we will, said the man, 'drown him anon in the mud! 'Drown me, will you? said I; 'I should like to see you! What's all this about? Was it because I saw you with your hands full of straw plait, and my mother there 'Yes, said the woman; 'what was I about? Myself. How should I know? Making bad money, perhaps!

George Henry Borrow - Lavengro; the Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest

I’ll drown him in the sludge in the toad-pond over the hedge.’ ‘So we will,’ said the man, ‘drown him anon in the mud!’ ‘Drown me, will you?’ said I; ‘I should like to see you! What’s all this about? Was it because I saw you with your hands full of straw plait, and my mother there—’ ‘Yes,’ said the woman; ‘what was I about?’ Myself. How should I know? Making bad money, perhaps!

George Henry Borrow - Lavengro: The Scholar, The Gypsy, The Priest