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Frank found it was not so easy a matter to steer a sailboat as he had supposed; for one moment he stopped the boat by "throwing her up into the wind," and the next ran her almost on shore by "keeping away." FRANK FOUND IT WAS NOT SO EASY A MATTER TO STEER A SAIL BOAT AS HE HAD SUPPOSED FOR ONE MOMENT HE STOPPED THE BOAT BY THROWING HER UP INTO THE WIND AND THE NEXT RAN HER ALMOST ON SHORE BY KEEPING AWAY
hat are you up to here?" "Nothing, Uncle Ben." "What do you stand there for, then? Arn't this the Fourth of July?" "It is, Uncle Ben; and we were thinking what we should do with ourselves. Can't you tell us?" "That I can, boys; I am goin' across the lake in the boat, and Cap'n Sedley told me I might take you over with me if you'd like to go." "Hurrah!" cried Charles Hardy, throwing up his cap with delight. "That we would, Uncle Ben; and right glad we are of the chance to go," replied Frank. "Tumble up to the boat-house, then," replied Uncle Ben, as he hobbled after the boys, who, delighted with the prospect of a sail on the lake, bounded off like so many antelopes. The boat was cast off from her moorings in the boat-house, and the boys jumped in. "You will let me steer, won't you, Uncle Ben?" said Frank. "Sartin, if you want to. Take the helm." The old sailor hoisted the sails, and the boat stood out towards the middle of the lake. "Steady, there," said Uncle Ben; "keep the sails full. RE COMES UNCLE BEN SAID FRANK I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU BOYS WHAT ARE YOU UP TO HERE NOTHING UNCLE BEN WHAT DO YOU STAND THERE FOR THEN AREN'T THIS THE FOURTH JULY IT IS UNCLE BEN AND WE WERE THINKING WHAT WE SHOULD DO WITH OURSELVES CAN'T YOU TELL US THAT I CAN BOYS I AM GOING ACROSS THE LAKE IN THE BOAT AND CAPTAIN SEDLEY TOLD ME I MIGHT TAKE YOU OVER WITH ME IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO HURRAH CRIED CHARLES HARDY THROWING UP HIS CAP WITH DELIGHT THAT WE WOULD UNCLE BEN AND RIGHT GLAD WE ARE OF THE CHANCE TO GO REPLIED FRANK TUMBLE UP TO THE BOAT HOUSE THEN REPLIED UNCLE BAN AS HE HOBBLED AFTER THE BOYS WHO DELIGHTED WITH THE PROSPECT OF A SAIL ON THE LAKE BOUNDED OFF LIKE SO MANY ANTELOPES THE BOAT WAS CAST OFF FROM HER MOORINGS IN THE BOAT HOUSE AND THE BOYS JUMPED IN YOU WILL LET ME STEER WON'T YOU UNCLE DAN ASKED FRANK SARTIN IF YOU WANT TO TAKE THE HELM THE OLD SAILOR HOISTED THE SAILS AND THE BOAT STOOD OUT TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE STEADY THERE SAID UNCLE BAN KEEP THE SAILS FULL
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