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Pongo shuddered, accordingly, and in addition to shuddering uttered a sharp quack of anguish such as might have proceeded from some duck which, sauntering in a reverie beside a duck-pond, had inadvertently stubbed its toe on a broken soda-water bottle.
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What it means
Our interpretation.
Pongo's shudder is followed by a sharp cry of pain, which the narrator compares to a daydreaming duck that stubs its toe on a broken bottle beside a pond. The exaggerated comparison makes the distress absurdly dignified and comic.
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