Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)

Towlines are strange and uncountable.Explain.

Towlines are strange and uncountable.Explain.

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To the reader, J. explains how easily tow-lines become tangled. On long journeys like this, it is common for travelers to take a break from rowing while someone tows the boat from shore. However, J. observes that the towers, on the shore, tend to become distracted by their conversation and stop paying attention to the boat. Whoever is left on the boat is usually uncomfortable or responsible for whatever crisis emerges, but is ignored by the towers.

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J.explains in one of the chapters that towlines can get tangled up especially during a long journey.You cannot account on them as once tangled,it cetainly is amess.

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