Троє в човні крім собаки
Chapter 6
Afterthat,theysimplycouldn’tgetanywhereelse. Whateverwaytheyturnedbroughtthembacktothemiddle. Itbecamesoregularatlength,thatsomeofthepeoplestoppedthere,andwaitedfortheotherstotakeawalkround,andcomebacktothem. Harrisdrewouthismapagain,afterawhile,butthesightofitonlyinfuriatedthemob,andtheytoldhimtogoandcurlhishairwithit. Harrissaidthathecouldn’thelpfeelingthat,toacertainextent,hehadbecomeunpopular.
Theyallgotcrazyatlast,andsangoutforthekeeper,andthemancameandclimbeduptheladderoutside,andshoutedoutdirectionstothem. Butalltheirheadswere,bythistime,insuchaconfusedwhirlthattheywereincapableofgraspinganything,andsothemantoldthemtostopwheretheywere,andhewouldcometothem. Theyhuddledtogether,andwaited;andheclimbeddown,andcamein.
Hewasayoungkeeper,asluckwouldhaveit,andnewtothebusiness;andwhenhegotin,hecouldn’tfindthem,andhewanderedabout,tryingtogettothem,andthenhegotlost. Theycaughtsightofhim,everynowandthen,rushingabouttheothersideofthehedge,andhewouldseethem,andrushtogettothem,andtheywouldwaitthereforaboutfiveminutes,andthenhewouldreappearagaininexactlythesamespot,andaskthemwheretheyhadbeen.
Theyhadtowaittilloneoftheoldkeeperscamebackfromhisdinnerbeforetheygotout.
Harrissaidhethoughtitwasaveryfinemaze,sofarashewasajudge;andweagreedthatwewouldtrytogetGeorgetogointoit,onourwayback.