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1、THREEMENONTHEBUMMELTHREEMENONTHEBUMMELbyJeromeK.Jerome1THREEMENONTHEBUMMELCHAPTERIThreemenneedchange--Anecdoteshowingevilresultofdeception--MoralcowardiceofGeorge--Harrishasideas--YarnoftheAncientMarinerandtheInexperiencedYachtsman--Aheartycrew--Dangerofsailingwhenthewindisofftheland
2、--Impossibilityofsailingwhenthewindisoffthesea--TheargumentativenessofEthelbertha--Thedampnessoftheriver--Harrissuggestsabicycletour--Georgethinksofthewind--HarrissuggeststheBlackForest--Georgethinksofthehills--PlanadoptedbyHarrisforascentofhills--InterruptionbyMrs.Harris."Whatwewant
3、,"saidHarris,"isachange."Atthismomentthedooropened,andMrs.HarrisputherheadintosaythatEthelberthahadsenthertoremindmethatwemustnotbelategettinghomebecauseofClarence.Ethelbertha,Iaminclinedtothink,isunnecessarilynervousaboutthechildren.Asamatteroffact,therewasnothingwrongwiththechildwh
4、atever.Hehadbeenoutwithhisauntthatmorning;andifhelookswistfullyatapastrycook'swindowshetakeshiminsideandbuyshimcreambunsand"maids-of-honour"untilheinsiststhathehashadenough,andpolitely,butfirmly,refusestoeatanotheranything.Then,ofcourse,hewantsonlyonehelpingofpuddingatlunch,andEthelb
5、erthathinksheissickeningforsomething.Mrs.Harrisaddedthatitwouldbeaswellforustocomeupstairssoon,onourownaccountalso,asotherwiseweshouldmissMuriel'srenderingof"TheMadHatter'sTeaParty,"outofAliceinWonderland.MurielisHarris'ssecond,ageeight:sheisabright,intelligentchild;butIpreferhermyse
6、lfinseriouspieces.Wesaidwewouldfinishourcigarettesandfollowalmostimmediately;wealsobeggedhernottoletMurielbeginuntilwearrived.Shepromisedtoholdthechildbackaslongaspossible,andwent.Harris,assoonasthedoorwasclosed,resumedhisinterruptedsentence."YouknowwhatImean,"hesaid,"acompletechange
7、."Thequestionwashowtogetit.Georgesuggested"business."ItwasthesortofsuggestionGeorge2THREEMENONTHEBUMMELwouldmake.Abachelorthinksamarriedwomandoesn'tknowenoughtogetoutofthewayofasteam-roller.Iknewayoungfellowonce,anengineer,whothoughthewouldgotoVienna"onbusiness."Hiswifewantedtoknow"w
8、hatbusiness?
