he stammered at last . Old Mr. Toad grinned . `` I 'll show you , '' said he . And right while Peter was looking at him , he began to sink down into the ground until only the top of his head could be seen . Then that disappeared . Old Mr. Toad had gone down , and the sand had fallen right back over him . Peter just had to rub his eyes again . He had to ! Then , to make sure , he began to dig away the sand where Old Mr. Toad had been sitting . In a minute he felt Old Mr. Toad , who at once came out again . Old Mr. Toad 's beautiful eyes twinkled more than ever . `` I guess we are even now , Peter , '' said he . Peter nodded . `` More than that , Mr. Toad . I think you have a little the best of it , '' he replied . `` Now wo n't you tell me how you did it ? '' Old Mr. Toad held up one of his stout hind feet , and on it was a kind of spur . `` There 's another just like that on the other foot , '' said he , `` and I use them to dig with . You go into a hole headfirst , but I go in the other way . I make my hole in soft earth and back into it at the same time , this way . ''
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