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The Project Gutenberg eBook, Three Men on the Bummel, by Jerome K. Jerome This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Three Men on the Bummel Author: Jerome K. Jerome Release Date: July 2, 2006 [eBook #2183] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII) ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THREE MEN ON THE BUMMEL*** Three Men on the Bummel by Jerome K. Jerome. 1914 J. W. Arrowsmith edition. Scanned and proofed by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org THREE MEN ON THE BUMMEL by JEROME K. JEROME _Illustrated by L. Raven Hill_ A NEW EDITION BRISTOL J. W. ARROWSMITH LTD., QUAY STREET LONDON SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT AND CO. LIMITED 1914 TO THE GENTLE GUIDE WHO LETS ME EVER GO MY OWN WAY, YET BRINGS ME RIGHT-- TO THE LAUGHTER-LOVING PHILOSOPHER WHO, IF HE HAS NOT RECONCILED ME TO BEARING THE TOOTHACHE PATENTLY, AT LEAST HAS TAUGHT ME THE COMFORT THAT THIS EVEN WILL ALSO PASS-- TO THE GOOD FRIEND WHO SMILES WHEN I TELL HIM OF MY TROUBLES, AND WHO WHEN I ASK FOR HELP, ANSWERS ONLY "WAIT!"-- TO THE GRAVE-FACED JESTER TO WHOM ALL LIFE IS BUT A VOLUME OF OLD HUMOUR-- TO GOOD MASTER Time THIS LITTLE WORK OF A POOR PUPIL IS DEDICATED CHAPTER I Three men need change--Anecdote showing evil result of deception--Moral cowardice of George--Harris has ideas--Yarn of the Ancient Mariner and the Inexperienced Yachtsman--A hearty crew--Danger of sailing when the wind is off the land--Impossibility of sailing when the wind is off the sea--The argumentativeness of Ethelbertha--The dampness of the river--Harris suggests a bicycle tour--George thinks of the wind--Harris suggests the Black Forest--George thinks of the hills--Plan adopted by Harris for ascent of hills--Interruption by Mrs. Harris. "What we want," said Harris, "is a change." At this moment the door opened, and Mrs. Harris put her head in to say that Ethelbertha had sent her to remind me that we must not be late getting home because of Clarence. Ethelbertha, I am inclined to think, is unnecessarily nervous about the children. As a matter of fact, there was nothing wrong with the child whatever. He had been out with
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