This question seems to refer to the opening chapter of Three Men in a Boat. Friends J. (the narrator), George, and Harris are chatting and exchanging information about their various medical maladies. None of them are suffering from any serious illnesses, you see. They’re all just feeling slightly “seedy.” They’re in somewhat restless or listless states of mind. They agree that they have all been recently overworked and that they need to go on vacation. After discussing a few possibilities, they land on the idea to take a boating trip along the River Thames. But it takes a while – and the recounting of several past stories – to even get the friends to this point of agreement. Thus, this chapter sets the stage for the rest of the “action” in the book. It seems as though nothing these men do is easy or cut-and-dried.
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