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		"Conversation was impossible for a long time; and when it was slowly resumed, it was that regrettable sort of conversation that results from talking with your mouth full. The Badger did not mind that sort of thing at all, nor did he take any notice of elbows on the table, or everybody speaking at once. As he did not go into Society himself, he had got an idea that these things belonged to the things that really didn't matter." From The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, pp 71-2. Originally published 8th October 1908 by Methuen & Co Ltd. First published in this edition 1971 by Methuen Childrens's Books Ltd.
	The name Badgerwood should be seen as meaning a badger in the wood and has an interesting etymology: brock {Old English broc(c) from Celtic base of Welsh, Cornish broc, Brecon broc'h, Irish, Gaelic broc, Old Irish brocc} Meaning A badger. OE. hurst {Old English hyrst, Old High German hurst.} Meaning A wooded hillock or rise; a copse, a wood. OE. (Reference: Shorter Oxford English Dictionary) Hence Brocklehurst = Badgerwood. Click here to return to Home