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"Yourself?" "Indeed I did not!" replied Fred indignantly. "There would be no harm in it if you did, would there?" inquired Charles. "No harm? It would only amount to saying, 'I am the best fellow in the club.'" "No, not that; it would only be saying that you wanted the office." "Rather more than that." YOURSELF INDEED I DID NOT REPLIED FRED INDIGNANTLY THERE WOULD BE NO HARM IN IT IF YOU DID WOULD THERE INQUIRED CHARLES NO HARM IT WOULD ONLY AMOUNT TO SAYING I AM THE BEST FELLOW IN THE CLUB NO NOT THAT IT WOULD ONLY BE SANE THAT YOU WANTED THE OFFICE RATHER MORE THAN THAT
y separate to prepare your votes. The poll shall be kept open ten minutes." Some of the boys went out into the boat-room, and others out of doors. They were all very particular to comply to the letter with Captain Sedley's request. The ballot-box was kept closed, so that no one could read the names on the votes, and only opened enough to admit the slip of paper. Before ten minutes had expired the members were all in their seats. There was a great deal of interest manifested in the result; and not a little anxiety was visible in the expression of several faces--that of Charles Hardy in particular. "Have you all voted?" said Frank. "I declare the poll closed." "I will count the votes," interposed Captain Sedley, "so as to give you all the benefit of the excitement." Taking the box in his hand, he went out into the boat-room. "Who do you think has got it?" whispered Charles to Fred Harper. "I have no idea; I only know whom I voted for." "Whom?" asked Charles. "What would you give to know?  WHOM YOU VOTE NOW THE BOX IS READY AND YOU MAY SEPARATE TO PREPARE YOUR VOTES THE POLL SHALL BE KEPT OPEN TEN MINUTES SOME OF THE BOYS WENT OUT INTO THE BOAT ROOM AND OTHERS OUT OF DOORS THEY WERE ALL VERY PARTICULAR TO COMPLY TO THE LETTER WITH CAPTAIN SEDLEY'S REQUEST THE BALLOT BOX WAS KEPT CLOSED SO THAT NO ONE COULD READ THE NAMES ON THE VOTES AND ONLY OPEN ENOUGH TO ADMIT THE SLIP OF PAPER BEFORE TEN MINUTES HAD EXPIRED THE MEMBERS WERE ALL IN THEIR SEATS THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF INTEREST MANIFEST IN THE RESULT AND NOW A LITTLE ANXIETY WAS VISIBLE IN THE EXPRESSION OF SEVERAL FACES THAT OF CHARLES HARDING IN PARTICULAR HAVE YOU ALL VOTED SAID FRANK I DECLARE THE POLE CLOSED I WILL COUNT THE VOTES INTERPOSED CAPTAIN SILLY SO AS TO GIVE YOU ALL THE BENEFIT OF THE EXCITEMENT TAKING THE BOX IN HIS HAND HE WENT OUT INTO THE BOAT ROOM WHO DO YOU THINK HAS GOT IT WHISPERED CHARLES TO FRED HARPER I HAVE NO IDEA I ONLY KNOW WHOM I VOTED FOR WHOM ASKED CHARLES WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE TO KNOW
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