Трое в лодке не считая собаки

           TheonlychairintheplaceisoccupiedbyEmily;andJohnEdward,ifthelanguageofclothescanbereliedupon,hasevidentlybeensittingonthefloor. Theydonotspeak,buttheygiveyoualookthatsaysallthatcanbesaidinacivilisedcommunity;andyoubackoutpromptlyandshutthedoorbehindyou. 

           Youareafraidtopokeyournoseintoanyroominthehousenow; so,afterwalkingupanddownthestairsforawhile,yougoandsitinyourownbedroom. Thisbecomesuninteresting,however,afteratime,andsoyouputonyourhatandstrolloutintothegarden. Youwalkdownthepath,andasyoupassthesummer-houseyouglancein,andtherearethosetwoyoungidiots,huddledupintoonecornerofit;andtheyseeyou,andareevidentlyundertheideathat,forsomewickedpurposeofyourown,youarefollowingthemabout. 

           "Whydon’ttheyhaveaspecialroomforthissortofthing,andmakepeoplekeeptoit?"youmutter;andyourushbacktothehallandgetyourumbrellaandgoout. 

           ItmusthavebeenmuchlikethiswhenthatfoolishboyHenryVIII.wascourtinghislittleAnne. PeopleinBuckinghamshirewouldhavecomeuponthemunexpectedlywhentheyweremooningroundWindsorandWraysbury,andhaveexclaimed,"Oh!youhere!"andHenrywouldhaveblushedandsaid,"Yes;he’djustcomeovertoseeaman;" andAnnewouldhavesaid,"Oh,I’msogladtoseeyou!Isn’titfunny?I’vejustmetMr.HenryVIII.inthelane,andhe’sgoingthesamewayIam."