The document provides a summary of key events in the first chapter of the 1889 comedy novel "Three Men in a Boat" by Jerome K. Jerome. It describes the three men waking up late after being blamed by each other, checking an inaccurate weather forecast at breakfast, moving their large amount of luggage outside while waiting for a cab, being teased by a growing group of boys about their journey, and finally arriving by cab at Waterloo station to catch their 11:05 train.

2. THREE MEN IN A BOAT

3. Author :Jerome K. Jerome
Country :United Kingdom
Language :English
Genre :Comedy novel
Publisher :J. W. Arrowsmith
Publication date:1889

4. The next day begins with the
housekeeper waking the men at
9:00 in the morning, each
blaming the others for not waking
them all up sooner.

5. At breakfast, they check the weather
forecast. J. remarks that weather
forecasts are useless things, as they
forecast "precisely what happened
yesterday or the day before, and
precisely the opposite of what is
going to happen to-day.

6. After breakfast, Harris and J.
move the luggage outside to wait
for a cab. This is the first time it
has all been in one place, and J.
is surprised at the bulk of it all.

7. As they wait for the cab, a group
of boys gathers around starts
teasing the men. The group gets
larger and the teasing continues
that the men must be embarking
on a long journey into Africa, or
across the Atlantic

8. An empty cab finally arrives and
takes them to Waterloo.
 The men reached the Waterloo
station at eleven to catch the
eleven-five train.