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           Hesaidweshouldhavefreshair,exerciseandquiet;theconstantchangeofscenewouldoccupyourminds(includingwhattherewasofHarris’s);andthehardworkwouldgiveusagoodappetite,andmakeussleepwell. 

           Harrissaidhedidn’tthinkGeorgeoughttodoanythingthatwouldhaveatendencytomakehimsleepierthanhealwayswas,asitmightbedangerous. 

           Hesaidhedidn’tverywellunderstandhowGeorgewasgoingtosleepanymorethanhedidnow,seeingthattherewereonlytwenty-fourhoursineachday,summerandwinteralike;butthoughtthatifhedidsleepanymore,hemightjustaswellbedead,andsosavehisboardandlodging. 

           Harrissaid,however,thattheriverwouldsuithimtoa"T." Idon’tknowwhata"T"is(exceptasixpennyone,whichincludesbread-and-butterandcakeadlib.,andischeapattheprice,ifyouhaven’thadanydinner). Itseemstosuiteverybody,however,whichisgreatlytoitscredit. 

           Itsuitedmetoa"T"too,andHarrisandIbothsaiditwasagoodideaofGeorge’s; andwesaiditinatonethatseemedtosomehowimplythatweweresurprisedthatGeorgeshouldhavecomeoutsosensible. 

           TheonlyonewhowasnotstruckwiththesuggestionwasMontmorency. Heneverdidcarefortheriver,didMontmorency. 

           "It’sallverywellforyoufellows,"hesays;"youlikeit,butIdon’t. There’snothingformetodo. Sceneryisnotinmyline,andIdon’tsmoke. IfIseearat,youwon’tstop;andifIgotosleep,yougetfoolingaboutwiththeboat,andslopmeoverboard. Ifyouaskme,Icallthewholethingballyfoolishness." 

           Wewerethreetoone,however,andthemotionwascarried.