CHAPTER IX.
George is introduced to work .-- Heathenish instincts of tow-lines .-- Ungrateful conduct of a double-sculling skiff .-- Towers and towed .-- A use discovered for lovers .-- Strange disappearance of an elderly lady .-- Much haste, less speed .-- Being towed by girls: exciting sensation .-- The missing lock or the haunted river .-- Music .-- Saved! We made George work, now we had got him.

He did not want to work, of course; that goes without saying.

He had had a hard time in the City, so he explained.

Harris, who is callous in his nature, and not prone to pity, said: "Ah! and now you are going to have a hard time on the river for a change; change is good for everyone.

Out you get!" He could not in conscience--not even George's conscience--object, though he did suggest that, perhaps, it would be better for him to stop in the boat, and get tea ready, while Harris and I towed, because getting tea was such a worrying work, and Harris and I looked tired.