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them because now it is his turn to have fun at their expense.
However, he is an ordinary man who ignores the shortcomings of

his friends in the same way as he ignores his own.

George and Harris

George and Harris are the friends of the narrator, Jerome. Both of
them are as clumsy, ill organised, forgetful and casual as Jerome.
They commit mistakes even while doing ordinary tasks and keep

repeating their mistakes. Like Jerome, they too are mistaken about
their talent to pack stuff and are over confident about their
performance. They damage or spoil many things like cups, pies,

tomatoes, butter and lemons while packing the hamper. Their
action amuses the readers, especially when they misplace the
butter and search for it all over the place. Somehow, in spite of

making a fool of themselves, while packing for trip, they don‟t
believe in any blame game and ignore each other‟s mistake.

Montmorency

Montmorency is the pet dog of the narrator Jerome. He is
pampered pet and knows no restrains on his behaviour. His animal

instinct to probe everything creates nuisance for his masters. He
likes to be a part of all activities going on in the house and gets
excited to see the boys packing things. He doesn‟t mind being

shouted at and does not even respond when they try to move him
away from the packed stuff. He is a super energised pet and no
amount of scolding dampens his enthusiasm. He may ill- trained

temperamental, destructive and meddlesome but he is loved by the
readers as much as his masters.

His presence in the story makes it more interesting and amusing.