Трое в лодке не считая собаки

           Itwasalongtimecomingdowntome. Georgedidhispartallright,butitwasnewworktoHarris,andhebungledit. 

           HowhemanageditIdonotknow,hecouldnotexplainhimself;butbysomemysteriousprocessorotherhesucceeded,aftertenminutesofsuperhumaneffort,ingettinghimselfcompletelyrolledupinit. Hewassofirmlywrappedroundandtuckedinandfoldedover,thathecouldnotgetout. He,ofcourse,madefranticstrugglesforfreedom—thebirthrightofeveryEnglishman,—and,indoingso(Ilearnedthisafterwards),knockedoverGeorge;andthenGeorge,swearingatHarris,begantostruggletoo,andgothimselfentangledandrolledup. 

           Iknewnothingaboutallthisatthetime. Ididnotunderstandthebusinessatallmyself. IhadbeentoldtostandwhereIwas,andwaittillthecanvascametome,andMontmorencyandIstoodthereandwaited,bothasgoodasgold. Wecouldseethecanvasbeingviolentlyjerkedandtossedabout,prettyconsiderably;butwesupposedthiswaspartofthemethod,anddidnotinterfere. 

           Wealsoheardmuchsmotheredlanguagecomingfromunderneathit,andweguessedthattheywerefindingthejobrathertroublesome,andconcludedthatwewouldwaituntilthingshadgotalittlesimplerbeforewejoinedin. 

           Wewaitedsometime,butmattersseemedtogetonlymoreandmoreinvolved,until,atlast,George’sheadcamewrigglingoutoverthesideoftheboat,andspokeup.