Question

what did the writer mean when he said I'd pack how did his friends react to his suggestion

Answer 1

when the writer was saying that he want to pack at that time is intention was that we would supervise the job as the Harris and George will do packing and he will supervise them and with sudden comment he would tell them how to do the work this was the intention of Jerome but they think it in a wrong way and fell into suggestion and leave the packing work to the author.