why is george given the responsibility of towing the boat?

George has done it before and has strong views on it. Since George has been away from the boat all day, Harris and J. assign him to untangle the tow-line while they make tea.Over tea, George tells a story about seeing a couple distracted as they towed their boat from land. Sneakily, he tied his boat to their tow-line, thus tricking the couple into dragging the wrong boat for several miles. J. recounts a similar story, about a group of men whose boat ran aground because they were distracted. However, he argues that girls are the worst towers of all because they are so flighty and distractible.