` Just look ! ' cried one . ` Here is a Tin-soldier ! He shall sail up and down in a boat ! ' So they made a little boat out of newspaper , put the Tin-soldier in it , and made him sail up and down the gutter ; both the boys ran along beside him , clapping their hands . What great waves there were in the gutter , and what a swift current ! The paper-boat tossed up and down , and in the middle of the stream it went so quick that the Tin-soldier trembled ; but he remained steadfast , showed no emotion , looked straight in front of him , shouldering his gun . All at once the boat passed under a long tunnel that was as dark as his box had been . ` 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 . The boat sped on , and the rat behind it . Ugh !
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