What did Harris say after the bag was shut and strapped? Why do you think he waited till then to ask?
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After the bag was shut and strapped by Jerome, the narrator, Harris asked him if he had packed the boots in. Jerome hadn't packed the boots and became frustrated as he had done packing and had to reopen the bag and redo the packing to pack the boots in.
Harris waited till then to ask because he wanted to irritate Jerome and laugh at his frustration.
→ The question is from the book 'Beehive class 9', from the stroy 'Packing' written by Jerome.K.Jerome. It is an extract from the novel 'Three men in a boat'
Answer:
After the bag was shut and strapped, Harris mentioned that Jerome had not packed the boots . He had waited till then to ask because he wanted to make Jerome ( the narrator) realise his mistake and ridicule his so-called expertise at packaging...