| {J 5) | G T8 3
5 | ( J } | G T8 3
5 | {G 3) | JT8
53 | ( G } | JT8
53 | {J T) | G 8
J 5 | (T 3} | G 8
J 5 | {G 8) | T 3
G 8 | (J 5} | T
G 8 | {J T) | 53
JT8 | ( G } | 53
JT8 | {G 3) | 5
G T8 3 | ( J } | 5
G T8 3 | {J 5) |
G, J, and T stand for Giles, Jasper, and Timothy; and 8, 5, 3, for £800,
£500, and £300 respectively. The two side columns represent the left
bank and the right bank, and the middle column the river. Thirteen
crossings are necessary, and each line shows the position when the boat
is in mid-stream during a crossing, the point of the bracket indicating
the direction.
It will be found that not only is no person left alone on the land or in
the boat with more than his share of the spoil, but that also no two
persons are left with more than their joint shares, though this last
point was not insisted upon in the conditions.