Harris tells this story in Chapter VI. We’ve already gotten a hint that Harris is the kind of person who thinks he knows everything about a subject, when he really knows very little. This tale supports the assessment.
Harris got a map of the hedge maze, and he thought he knew very well how to navigate it. He took a cousin along and assured him that they would need only 10 minutes to pass through the hedges successfully. Once in the maze, the two men kept meeting people who were lost inside it. Harris invited everyone to follow him, since he knew what he was doing. Well, naturally, the whole group ended up getting lost. They just couldn’t find their way back out, no matter which way they turned. Consulting the map didn’t help at all. Eventually the group yelled for the keeper of the maze for help. The keeper was young and new to the job, though. He brought a ladder and climbed into the maze to help the visitors – and promptly got lost, himself. They all had to wait until an older and more experienced keeper came back from his dinner, before everyone was led successfully out of the maze.
All this being said: both Harris and J. thought they should take George to the maze, on their way back past Hampton Court.
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