Трое в лодке не считая собаки

           Youcanhardlybelieveyouareonlywhereyouare,andyouareconvincedthatthemapmustbewrong; and,whenyouhavetrudgedalongforwhatseemstoyouatleasttenmiles,andstillthelockisnotinsight,youbegintoseriouslyfearthatsomebodymusthavesneakedit,andrunoffwithit. 

           Irememberbeingterriblyupsetonceuptheriver(inafigurativesense,Imean). Iwasoutwithayounglady—cousinonmymother’sside—andwewerepullingdowntoGoring. Itwasratherlate,andwewereanxioustogetin—atleastshewasanxioustogetin. Itwashalf-pastsixwhenwereachedBenson’slock,andduskwasdrawingon,andshebegantogetexcitedthen. Shesaidshemustbeintosupper. IsaiditwasathingIfeltIwantedtobeinat,too; andIdrewoutamapIhadwithmetoseeexactlyhowfaritwas. Isawitwasjustamileandahalftothenextlock—Wallingford—andfiveonfromtheretoCleeve. 

           "Oh,it’sallright!"Isaid. "We’llbethroughthenextlockbeforeseven,andthenthereisonlyonemore;" andIsettleddownandpulledsteadilyaway. 

           Wepassedthebridge,andsoonafterthatIaskedifshesawthelock. Shesaidno,shedidnotseeanylock;andIsaid,"Oh!"andpulledon. Anotherfiveminuteswentby,andthenIaskedhertolookagain. 

           "No,"shesaid;"Ican’tseeanysignsofalock." 

           "You—youaresureyouknowalock,whenyoudoseeone?"Iaskedhesitatingly,notwishingtooffendher.