Well, Mr. Meadow Mouse smiled a bit, all to himself. He knew that Grandfather Mole was odd. And being a good-natured person and wishing to please Grandfather Mole, Mr. Meadow Mouse joined him.
"What do you think of it now?" Grandfather Mole demanded of Mr. Meadow Mouse, almost as soon as he had stepped just outside the shade of the toadstool. "Don't you feel cooler already? I shouldn't care to stay in the garden a second without this sunshade."
[p. 63]Mr. Meadow Mouse wanted to be polite. So he replied that perhaps he did feel a bit more comfortable.
"You ought to own one of these," said Grandfather Mole.
"I've heard they're not always easy to find," Mr. Meadow Mouse remarked.
"That's true," Grandfather agreed.
"You don't—ahem!—you don't use this one all the time, do you?" Mr. Meadow Mouse inquired.
"No!" Grandfather Mole answered. "Not when it rains!"
"Then," said Mr. Meadow Mouse, "maybe you'll let me borrow your umbrella (or sunshade, as you call it) some rainy day."
"Certainly! You shall take it the next time it rains!" Grandfather promised.