1) Why did the author find it necessary to prevent Harris from singing comic songs?
When the three friends stopped for a picnic by Kempton Park a gentleman accused them of trespassing. He was one of riverside roughs who make quite an income, during the summer, by slouching about the banks and blackmailing weak-minded noodles in this way. That man was one of the riparian proprietor and wanted them to drive away. The characters were extremely outraged by such an impudence as the bank of the river was a public place and no one could draw chains across from bank to bank. Harris was so angry that he felt he wanted the man who caused the board to be put up, slaughter the whole of his family and then burn down his house. He even wanted to go and sing comic songs on the ruins. This seemed to J. to be going too far, so he managed to calm Harris down. "You have never heard Harris sing a comic song, or you would understand the service I had rendered to mankind",- said J, who considered Harris's singing the most insidious revenge he ever knew. One of the Harris's fixed ideas is that he can sing a comic song quite well, but he doesn't realize he isn't a good singer at all. Actually, he is a person who never remember more than the first three lines of the first verse, and he keeps on repeating these until it is time to begin the chorus. He also breaks off in the middle of a line and snigger, saying it's very funny, and goes on to break off and mix different parts of the song. So, it's ridiculous and amusingly, but impossible to listen. That's why J. saved the man from "excruciating violence".
2) How did it happen that the three friends decided to have the river trip?
One day Jay, who is the narrator, his dog, little fox-terrier Montmorency, and his closest friends Harris and George were sitting in the room and talking about their bad health. They were all feeling seedy and it made them quite nervous. Harris and George were complaining on extraordinary fits of giddiness come over them at times, so they hardly knew what they were doing, and Jay was worrying about his liver as he found out from a patent liver-pill circular that he had all the various symptoms. The characters weren't sure of what was happening with them, but the unanimous opinion was that it had been brought on by overwork. Then they were discussing what should they do and, finally, they made up their mind that the best way to become healthy is rest and a complete change. Firstly, Harris offered to have a sea trip but this idea was objected by Jay strongly as his brother-in-law had a terrible experience. However, when George told them about the advantages of a river trip the men found it exciting and the decision was taken.
3) Why did Momtmorency dislike the idea of the river trip?
The only one who was not struck with the suggestion was Momtmorency. In his eyes was written that he was discontented. It looked like he was thinking that it was very well for the men as they liked it but not for him. There's nothing for the dog to do. Scenery was not in his line, and he didn't smoke. It seemed that he was talking to them:"If I see a rat, you won't stop; and if I go to sleep, you get fooling about with the boat, and slop me overboard. If you ask me, I call the whole thing bally foolishness."
When the three friends stopped for a picnic by Kempton Park a gentleman accused them of trespassing. He was one of riverside roughs who make quite an income, during the summer, by slouching about the banks and blackmailing weak-minded noodles in this way. That man was one of the riparian proprietor and wanted them to drive away. The characters were extremely outraged by such an impudence as the bank of the river was a public place and no one could draw chains across from bank to bank. Harris was so angry that he felt he wanted the man who caused the board to be put up, slaughter the whole of his family and then burn down his house. He even wanted to go and sing comic songs on the ruins. This seemed to J. to be going too far, so he managed to calm Harris down. "You have never heard Harris sing a comic song, or you would understand the service I had rendered to mankind",- said J, who considered Harris's singing the most insidious revenge he ever knew. One of the Harris's fixed ideas is that he can sing a comic song quite well, but he doesn't realize he isn't a good singer at all. Actually, he is a person who never remember more than the first three lines of the first verse, and he keeps on repeating these until it is time to begin the chorus. He also breaks off in the middle of a line and snigger, saying it's very funny, and goes on to break off and mix different parts of the song. So, it's ridiculous and amusingly, but impossible to listen. That's why J. saved the man from "excruciating violence".
2) How did it happen that the three friends decided to have the river trip?
One day Jay, who is the narrator, his dog, little fox-terrier Montmorency, and his closest friends Harris and George were sitting in the room and talking about their bad health. They were all feeling seedy and it made them quite nervous. Harris and George were complaining on extraordinary fits of giddiness come over them at times, so they hardly knew what they were doing, and Jay was worrying about his liver as he found out from a patent liver-pill circular that he had all the various symptoms. The characters weren't sure of what was happening with them, but the unanimous opinion was that it had been brought on by overwork. Then they were discussing what should they do and, finally, they made up their mind that the best way to become healthy is rest and a complete change. Firstly, Harris offered to have a sea trip but this idea was objected by Jay strongly as his brother-in-law had a terrible experience. However, when George told them about the advantages of a river trip the men found it exciting and the decision was taken.
3) Why did Momtmorency dislike the idea of the river trip?
The only one who was not struck with the suggestion was Momtmorency. In his eyes was written that he was discontented. It looked like he was thinking that it was very well for the men as they liked it but not for him. There's nothing for the dog to do. Scenery was not in his line, and he didn't smoke. It seemed that he was talking to them:"If I see a rat, you won't stop; and if I go to sleep, you get fooling about with the boat, and slop me overboard. If you ask me, I call the whole thing bally foolishness."
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