Why was George to fool about all day, and leave us to lug this lumbering old top-heavy barge up and down the river by ourselves to meet him?
Pourquoi George restait-il a paresser toute la journée ou presque, nous laissant remorquer seuls cette vieille passoire surchargée, en attendant tranquillement qu’on vienne le rejoindre, lui, George ?