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George is introduced to work -- Heathenish instincts of towlines -- Ungrateful conduct of a double-sculling skiff -- Towers and towed -- A use discovered for lovers -- Strange disappearance of an elderly lady -- Much haste, less speed -- Being towed by girls: exciting sensation -- The missing lock or the haunted river -- Music -- Saved!
We made George work, now we had got him. He did not want to work, of course; that goes without saying. He had had a hard time in the City, so he explained. Harris, who is callous in his nature, and not prone to pity, said: