Трое в лодке не считая собаки

           ThelateDuchessofYork,wholivedatOatlands,wasveryfondofdogs,andkeptanimmensenumber. Shehadaspecialgraveyardmade,inwhichtoburythemwhentheydied,andtheretheylie,aboutfiftyofthem,withatombstoneovereach,andanepitaphinscribedthereon. 

           Well,IdaresaytheydeserveitquiteasmuchastheaverageChristiandoes. 

           At"CorwayStakes"—thefirstbendaboveWaltonBridge—wasfoughtabattlebetweenCaesarandCassivelaunus. CassivelaunushadpreparedtheriverforCaesar,byplantingitfullofstakes(andhad,nodoubt,putupanotice-board). ButCaesarcrossedinspiteofthis. Youcouldn’tchokeCaesaroffthatriver. Heisthesortofmanwewantroundthebackwatersnow. 

           HallifordandSheppertonarebothprettylittlespotswheretheytouchtheriver;butthereisnothingremarkableabouteitherofthem. ThereisatombinSheppertonchurchyard,however,withapoemonit,andIwasnervouslestHarrisshouldwanttogetoutandfoolroundit. Isawhimfixalongingeyeonthelanding-stageaswedrewnearit,soImanaged,byanadroitmovement,tojerkhiscapintothewater,andintheexcitementofrecoveringthat,andhisindignationatmyclumsiness,heforgotallabouthisbelovedgraves. 

           AtWeybridge,theWey(aprettylittlestream,navigableforsmallboatsuptoGuildford,andonewhichIhavealwaysbeenmakingupmymindtoexplore,andneverhave),theBourne,andtheBasingstokeCanalallentertheThamestogether. Thelockisjustoppositethetown,andthefirstthingthatwesaw,whenwecameinviewofit,wasGeorge’sblazerononeofthelockgates,closerinspectionshowingthatGeorgewasinsideit.