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Charles Hardy hung his head with shame. Gladly would he have recalled his hasty words of anger, but it was too late. They had been spoken, and he must abide the consequences. "Give way!" said Frank sadly, for he would fain have avoided the explanation which his father demanded. The oarsmen pulled, and the boat was run into the house. CHARLES HARDY HUNG HIS HEAD WITH SHAME GLADLY WOULD HE HAVE RECALLED HIS HASTY WORDS OF ANGER BUT IT WAS TOO LATE THEY HAD BEEN SPOKEN AND HE MUST ABIDE THE CONSEQUENCES GIVE WAY SAID FRANK SADLY FOR HE WOULD FAIN HAVE AVOIDED THE EXPLANATION WHICH HIS FATHER DEMANDED THE OARSMAN PULLED AND THE BOAT WAS RUN INTO THE HOUSE
the club. He could not bear to think of such a thing. The boat in a minute more would shoot into the boat-house, and it would be too late to apologize. He could not endure the idea of "giving up," and owning that he was in the wrong, but to be suspended or expelled was a more bitter reflection. "Frank," said he in a gentle, insinuating tone. "Way enough!" cried the coxswain promptly. "Stern all!" "Forgive me, Frank," said the rebellious oarsman. "You are rather late, Charley; but better late than never. We are almost into the boat-house." "I won't give you any more trouble, I solemnly promise it, if you won't say anything about it this time." "According to the constitution your conduct must be reported." "Let him slide this time," interposed Fred Harper. "I freely forgive the offence, so far as I am concerned." "Your father won't say anything." "He must know it," insisted Frank firmly. "What is the matter, boys?" called Captain Sedley from the shore. "Now we are in for it!" added Fred. THE DIRECTOR AND PROBABLY HE WOULD BE SUSPENDED OR EXPELLED FROM THE CLUB HE COULD NOT BEAR TO THINK OF SUCH A THING THE BOAT IN A MINUTE MORE WOULD SHOOT INTO THE BOAT HOUSE AND IT WOULD BE TOO LATE TO APOLOGIZE HE COULD NOT ENDURE THE IDEA OF GIVING UP AND OWNING THAT HE WAS IN THE WRONG BUT TO BE SUSPENDED OR EXPELLED WAS A MORE BITTER REFLECTION FRANK SAID HE IN A GENTLE INSINUATING TONE WAY ENOUGH CRIED THE COXWAIN PROMPTLY STERN ALL FORGIVE ME FRANK SAID THE REBELLIOUS OARSMAN YOU ARE RATHER LATE CHARLIE BUT BETTER LATE THAN NEVER WE ARE ALMOST INTO THE BOAT HOUSE I WON'T GIVE YOU ANY MORE TROUBLE I SOLEMNLY PROMISE IT IF YOU WON'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT THIS TIME ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION YOUR CONDUCT MUST BE REPORTED LET HIM SLIDE THIS TIME INTERPOSED FRED HARPER I FREELY FORGIVE THE OFFENCE SO FAR AS I AM CONCERNED YOUR FATHER WON'T SAY ANYTHING HE MUST KNOW IT INSISTED FRANK FIRMLY WHAT IS THE MATTER BOYS CALLED CAPTAIN SEDLEY FROM THE SHORE NOW WE ARE IN FOR IT ADDED FRED
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