Early
that spring, on a sunny afternoon, Johnson wrecked his roommate’s yacht,
running it aground on Long Island Sound.
The boat sank within minutes; Johnson was rescued by a passing trawler;
asked what happened, he admitted to the incredulous fishermen that he did not
know how to sail because it would be “so utterly tedious to learn. And anyway, it looks simple enough.” Confronted by his roommate, Johnson admitted
he had not asked permission to use the yacht because “it was such bother to
find you.”
(from Dragon Teeth
by Michael Crichton)
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