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After uncountable obstacles and tremendous efforts, finally, the
packing was done at 12:50 and Harris sat on the hamper hoping

that nothing was broken. George consoled him. The three friends
went to sleep with the intention of getting up early the next
morning.

Key points

Three friends get ready for the boat ride

 Decide to go on a road trip

 Jerome offers to help in packing
 Considers himself an expert in packing

 Angry with George and Harris as they refused to help

 Had to reopen the bag twice as had forgotten to pack

boots and toothbrush
 George and Harris offered to pack the hamper

 End up making mess of the food items to be packed

 Montmorency joined in creating trouble during
packing; chased lemons thinking of them as lemons

 Packing finishes at 12.30 pm; decide to go to bed

 Went to sleep as had to get up at 6.30 am next

morning

Character

Jerome

Jerome is the narrator of the story and the entire gamut of events
are depicted from his point of view. He is overconfident and rates

his packing skills a bit too high. He is also arrogant and expects his
friends to carry out the tedious task of packing while he sits back
and passes orders. His friends however, do not take him seriously

and finally he has to struggle while trying to pack the bag. Jerome
is both clumsy and forgetful. He unpacks the bag twice clumsily to
accommodate missing items. When his friends fumble while

packing the hamper, he sits at the edge of the table and watches