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Three Men in a Boat

CHAPTER VIII
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_Moment arrives for Harris to join in_.

_Harris takes no notice of it_.

_Nervous pianist commences prelude over again, and Harris_, _commencing singing at the same time_, _dashes off the first two lines of the First Lord's song out of_ "_Pinafore_." _Nervous pianist tries to push on with prelude_, _gives it up_, _and tries to follow Harris with accompaniment to Judge's song out_ "_Trial by Jury_," _finds that doesn't answer_, _and tries to recollect what he is doing_, _and where he is_, _feels his mind giving way_, _and stops short_.] HARRIS (_with kindly encouragement_): "It's all right.

You're doing it very well, indeed--go on." NERVOUS PIANIST: "I'm afraid there's a mistake somewhere.

What are you singing ?" HARRIS (_promptly_): "Why the Judge's song out of Trial by Jury.


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