Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Wind in the Willows

I've always loved this book; its idyllic, pastoral setting and its varied cast of animal characters (or are they meant to be caricatures?) are so lovable.  It's easy for me to see why this story by Kenneth Grahame is still a classic after more than 100 years.  Even though it requires a bit of patience to read some of the slower sentences and passages, this story is well worth the effort.