Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), Chapter 10 summary

What happens

1. Exhausted after reaching Bell Weir Lock, the travellers abandon their intended campsite and stop beneath an elm at Picnic Point.
2. The iron supports resist fitting, and Harris and George become trapped in the canvas until the narrator frees them.
3. They prepare tea, eat a large supper, and become affectionate and forgiving toward one another.
4. Their talk moves from desert islands to George’s story about his father and a friend accidentally sharing one bed.
5. The narrator sleeps badly, dreams of a painful operation, and leaves the cramped boat for the bank.
6. The quiet night inspires reflections on suffering and a tale of a wounded knight who discovers a glorious vision.

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