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The gaoler’s daughter takes over guarding Toad from her father when Toad is in prison. She’s a pretty and kind young woman who loves animals as pets, though she doesn’t share this with Toad. Eventually, she develops sympathy for Toad and helps him escape by devising a plan with her washerwoman aunt. Later, when Toad is reinstalled at Toad Hall, he sends the gaoler’s daughter a beautiful gold and pearl locket.
The Gaoler’s Daughter Quotes in The Wind in the Willows
The The Wind in the Willows quotes below are all either spoken by The Gaoler’s Daughter or refer to The Gaoler’s Daughter. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter Eight Quotes
“But look here! You wouldn’t surely have Mr Toad, of Toad Hall, going about the country disguised as a washerwoman!”
“Then you can stop here as a Toad,” replied the girl with much spirit. “I suppose you want to go off in a coach-and-four!”
Honest Toad was always ready to admit himself in the wrong. “You are a good, kind, clever girl,” he said, “and I am indeed a proud and a stupid toad.”
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The Gaoler’s Daughter Character Timeline in The Wind in the Willows
The timeline below shows where the character The Gaoler’s Daughter appears in The Wind in the Willows. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter Eight
The gaoler has a lovely, kindhearted daughter who adores animals. She keeps several as pets, and one day, she asks to take...
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Over the next several weeks, the gaoler’s daughter starts to feel sorry for Toad. His offense seems trivial to her. For his part,...
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Toad scoffs that his figure is elegant, for a toad. The gaoler’s daughter tells Toad he’s being proud and ungrateful. After some arguing, Toad agrees that he’s being...
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Chapter Twelve
...consulting with his friends, Toad sends a lovely gold and pearl locket to the gaoler’s daughter, and he sends money to the engine driver. Badger encourages Toad to compensate the barge...
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