Harris said he didn't think George ought to do anything that would have a
tendency to make him sleepier than he always was, as it might be
dangerous.

He said he didn't very well understand how George was going to sleep any
more than he did now, seeing that there were only twenty-four hours in
each day, summer and winter alike; but thought that if he DID sleep any
more, he might just as well be dead, and so save his board and lodging.

Harris said, however, that the river would suit him to a "T." I don't
know what a "T" is (except a sixpenny one, which includes bread-and-
butter and cake AD LIB., and is cheap at the price, if you haven't had
any dinner). It seems to suit everybody, however, which is greatly to
its credit.

It suited me to a "T" too, and Harris and I both said it was a good idea
of George's; and we said it in a tone that seemed to somehow imply that
we were surprised that George should have come out so sensible.

The only one who was not struck with the suggestion was Montmorency. He
never did care for the river, did Montmorency.

"It's all very well for you fellows," he says; "you like it, but I don't.
There's nothing for me to do. Scenery is not in my line, and I don't
smoke. If I see a rat, you won't stop; and if I go to sleep, you get
fooling about with the boat, and slop me overboard. If you ask me, I
call the whole thing bally foolishness."

We were three to one, however, and the motion was carried.