' where can i be coming now ? ' he wondered . ' oh , dear ! this is the black imp 's fault ! ah , if only the little lady were sitting beside me in the boat , it might be twice as dark for all i should care ! ' suddenly there came along a great water - rat that lived in the tunnel . ' have you a passport ? ' asked the rat . ' out with your passport ! ' but the tin - soldier was silent , and grasped his gun more firmly .
asked for the tin - soldier 's passport .
what did the great water-rat do when he saw the tin-soldier ?
what did the great water-rat do when he saw the tin-soldier ?