large/10801/boatclub_1608_librivox_64kb_mp3/boatclub_17_optic_64kb_4
large/10801/boatclub_1608_librivox_64kb_mp3/boatclub_17_optic_64kb
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"Way enough!" shouted Frank, as soon as he discovered the accident. "Give way! Tim Bunker has fallen overboard!" WAY ENOUGH SHOUTED FRANK AS SOON AS HE DISCOVERED THE ACCIDENT GIVE WAY TIM BUNKER HAS FALLEN OVERBOARD
ointment, he aimed a blow at Tony with the long stick, as his boat shot past. Tony was beyond his reach; he leaned over the gunwale of the boat in a vain attempt to accomplish his malignant purpose. But in doing so, he lost his foothold, and was precipitated head foremost into the lake! He disappeared beneath the dark surface of the deep water, and his boat passed over the spot. The Zephyr, impelled backward by the vigorous strokes of her crew, was several rods from the place before the club fully realized the nature of the unfortunate occurrence. The Thunderbolt was much nearer the place where Tim had disappeared than the Zephyr; but her crew seemed to be utterly paralyzed by the event, and unable to render the slightest assistance. One of the Bunkers took the helm, and endeavored to rally his companions; but in their confusion they were incapable of handling their oars; some pulled one way, and some another, and instead of urging the boat ahead, they only turned it round in a circle. ND ENRAGED AT HIS DISAPPOINTMENT AIMED A BLOW AT TONY WITH THE LONG STICK AS HIS BOAT SHOT PAST TONY WAS BEYOND HIS REACH HE LEANED OVER THE GUNWALE OF THE BOAT IN A VAIN ATTEMPT TO ACCOMPLISH HIS MALIGNANT PURPOSE BUT IN DOING SO HE LOST HIS FOOTHOLD AND WAS PRECIPITATED HEAD FOREMOST INTO THE LAKE HE DISAPPEARED BENEATH THE DARK SURFACE OF THE DEEP WATER AND HIS BOAT PASSED OVER THE SPOT THE ZEPHYR IMPELLED BACKWARD BY THE VIGOROUS STROKES OF HER CREW WITH SEVERAL RODS FROM THE PLACE BEFORE THE CLUB FULLY REALIZED THE NATURE OF THE UNFORTUNATE OCCURRENCE THE THUNDERBOLT WAS MUCH NEARER THE PLACE WHERE TIM HAD DISAPPEARED THAN THE ZEPHYR BUT HER CREW SEEMED TO BE UTTERLY PARALYZED BY THE EVENT AND UNABLE TO RENDER THE SLIGHTEST ASSISTANCE ONE OF THE BUNKERS TOOK THE HELM AND ENDEAVOURED TO RALLY HIS COMPANIONS BUT IN THEIR CONFUSION THEY WERE INCAPABLE OF HANDLING THEIR OARS SOME PULLED ONE WAY AND SOME ANOTHER AND INSTEAD OF URGING THE BOAT AHEAD THEY ONLY TURNED IT ROUND IN A CIRCLE
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