Mrs. Ryder Rabbit in "An Unpleasant Surprise"
They had led him to a rubbing or measuring-tree, where the strange Rabbit had placed his mark, and that mark was so high up on the tree that Ryder knew the strange Rabbit must be a great deal bigger than himself.
"If he's bigger, of course he is stronger," thought Ryder, "and if he is both bigger and stronger, of course it won't be the least bit of use for me to fight him.
"If he's bigger, of course he is stronger," thought Ryder, "and if he is both bigger and stronger, of course it won't be the least bit of use for me to fight him.



