One does not argue about The Wind in the Willows.The book is a test of character. We can't criticize it, because it is criticizing us.When you sit down to it, don't be so ridiculous as to suppose that you are sitting in judgment on my taste, or on the art of Kenneth Grahame. You are merely sitting in judgment on yourself. You may be worthy: I don't know. But it is you who are on trial.
Kenneth Grahame