He found Jimmy Skunk sitting in a brown study . He had quite forgotten to look for fat beetles , and when he forgets to do that you may make up your mind that Jimmy is doing some hard thinking . `` Hello , old Striped-coat , what have you got on your mind this fine morning ? '' cried Peter Rabbit . `` Him , '' said Jimmy simply , pointing down the Lone Little Path . Peter looked . `` Do you mean Old Mr. Toad ! '' he asked . Jimmy nodded . `` Do you see anything queer about him ? '' he asked in his turn . -LSB- Illustration : `` Do you see anything queer about him ? '' he asked . -RSB- Peter stared down the Lone Little Path . `` No , '' he replied , `` except that he seems in a great hurry . '' `` That 's just it , '' Jimmy returned promptly . `` Did you ever see him hurry unless he was frightened ? '' Peter confessed that he never had . `` Well , he is n't frightened now , yet just look at him go , '' retorted Jimmy . `` Says he has got a beautiful voice , and that he has to take part in the spring chorus at the Smiling Pool and that he is late . ''
XXXXX looked very hard at Jimmy to see if he was fooling or telling the truth .
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