[Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome]@TWC D-Link bookThree Men in a Boat CHAPTER XII 8/22
Two of us can sleep in one bed, can't we ?" he continued, turning to Harris and me. Harris said, "Oh, yes;" he thought George and I could sleep in one bed very easily. "Very sorry, sir," again repeated the landlord: "but we really haven't got a bed vacant in the whole house.
In fact, we are putting two, and even three gentlemen in one bed, as it is." This staggered us for a bit. But Harris, who is an old traveller, rose to the occasion, and, laughing cheerily, said: "Oh, well, we can't help it.
We must rough it.
You must give us a shake-down in the billiard-room." "Very sorry, sir.
Three gentlemen sleeping on the billiard-table already, and two in the coffee-room.
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