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           IagreedwithHarristhatIneverhad—mostcertainlynotsincewehadstartedonthistrip. 

           "Well,Idon’tseehowyoucanknowmuchaboutit,onewayortheother,"GeorgeretortedonHarris;"forI’mblestifyouhaven’tbeenasleephalfthetime. HaveyoueverseenHarrisfullyawake,exceptatmeal-time?"askedGeorge,addressingme. 

           TruthcompelledmetosupportGeorge. Harrishadbeenverylittlegoodintheboat,sofarashelpingwasconcerned,fromthebeginning. 

           "Well,hangitall,I’vedonemorethanoldJ.,anyhow,"rejoinedHarris. 

           "Well,youcouldn’tverywellhavedoneless,"addedGeorge. 

           "IsupposeJ.thinksheisthepassenger,"continuedHarris. 

           AndthatwastheirgratitudetomeforhavingbroughtthemandtheirwretchedoldboatallthewayupfromKingston,andforhavingsuperintendedandmanagedeverythingforthem,andtakencareofthem,andslavedforthem. Itisthewayoftheworld. 

           WesettledthepresentdifficultybyarrangingthatHarrisandGeorgeshouldsculluppastReading,andthatIshouldtowtheboatonfromthere. Pullingaheavyboatagainstastrongstreamhasfewattractionsformenow. Therewasatime,longago,whenIusedtoclamourforthehardwork:nowIliketogivetheyoungstersachance. 

           Inoticethatmostoftheoldriverhandsaresimilarlyretiring,wheneverthereisanystiffpullingtobedone.