Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)
how was the air of the river demolarising
between chapters 13-19
between chapters 13-19
The air can get men feeling down and upset at each other,
"The air of the river has a demoralising effect upon one’s temper, and this it is, I suppose, which causes even barge men to be sometimes rude to one another, and to use language which, no doubt, in their calmer moments they regret."