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"this was hardly what I intended" explain the statement​

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Answered by emma3006
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When the narrator asked George and Harris to leave the matter of packing to him, they sat relaxing. But this was not the thing which he wanted. What he really mean was that he should boss the job, and that Harris and George should ponder about his instructions.

Answered by smartbrainz
9

The above line is taken from the lesson Packing written by Jerome K. Jerome. The chapter humorously describes the dos and don’ts of packing. The story is based on the theme that packing must not be considered a frivolous activity, but a serious job involving deftness and concentration. The humorous account of this story by the author entertains the readers with the confusing and chaotic situations made by the author’s and his two friends’ clumsiness; the three who considered packing to be a child’s play.  

EXPLANATION:

  • The author Jerome, says the above line which implied that the author had not intended that he must work and his two friends Harris and George rest. The author along with his two friends Harris and George were about to go on a journey. The story starts with the essential task of packing things for this journey. Jerome, the author, misjudges and overrates his packing skills and tells his 2 friends to allow him handle the packing all by himself.
  • But, the author’s real intention was to make his 2 friends do the packing under his guidance and supervision. The author regretted having offered to do the packing and But his friends took his advice seriously and they to his great shock, they stretched themselves comfortably, while the author was doing all the packing and running around. Though irritated, the author did the packing, however while doing so he was clumsy and also forgetful missing out things while packing.

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Summary of chapter packing

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Can you provide me a summary of the story " Packing for the journey " by Jerome K Jerome ?

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