Трое в лодке, не считая собаки / Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog). Джером К. Джером

they got it off [38], and packed it in the tea-pot.

      Montmorency came and sat down on things, just when they were wanted to be packed; and he was sure that Harris or George wanted to touch his cold, damp nose. He put his leg into the jam, and he fought the teaspoons, and he pretended that the lemons were rats, and killed three of them.

      Harris said I encouraged him. I didn’t encourage him. A dog like that doesn’t want any encouragement.

      The packing was done at 12.50; and Harris said he hoped nothing would be found broken. George said that if anything was broken it was broken. He also said he was ready for bed. We were all ready for bed. We went upstairs.

      Chapter V

      It was Mrs. Poppets that woke me up next morning.

      She said:

      “Do you know that it’s nearly nine o’clock, sir?”