Brief character of jerome as a love of nature
The author was surely a lover of nature. He seems to be really fond of the river. He describes it as "ever-whispering, ever-singing". He also describes it as "playing round the boat, prattles strange old tales and secrets, sings low the old child’s song that it has sung so many thousand yearswill sing so many thousand years to come."
J. is also very fond of locks as he feels that they pleasantly break the monotony of the pull. He says that he likes to sit in the boat and slowly rise out of the cool depths up into new reaches and fresh views; or sink down out of the world, and then slowly come up to face the daylight and the welcoming waters once again. He calls the locks picturesque little spots, which generally habitat a stout old lock-keeper, his cheerful-looking wife, and a bright-eyed daughter, who are pleasant folks to have a passing chat with. One can also meet other boats at locks, and exchange river gossip. Due to these reasons, he feels that without its flower-decked locks, the Thames would not be the fairyland it is.
J. is also very fond of locks as he feels that they pleasantly break the monotony of the pull. He says that he likes to sit in the boat and slowly rise out of the cool depths up into new reaches and fresh views; or sink down out of the world, and then slowly come up to face the daylight and the welcoming waters once again. He calls the locks picturesque little spots, which generally habitat a stout old lock-keeper, his cheerful-looking wife, and a bright-eyed daughter, who are pleasant folks to have a passing chat with. One can also meet other boats at locks, and exchange river gossip. Due to these reasons, he feels that without its flower-decked locks, the Thames would not be the fairyland it is.