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The lady then invited all the crew and Uncle Ben to visit the mansion, where they found a nice collation awaiting them. THE LADY THEN INVITED ALL THE CREW AND UNCLE BEN TO VISIT THE MANSION WHERE THEY FOUND A NICE COLLATION AWAITING THEM
r the cottage of the widow Weston. "Now we must give the captain the compliment of tossing oars to him," said Ben on the way over. "When a boat in the navy is to meet or pass one containing a superior officer, it is the fashion to salute him with a toss of the oars exactly as you have learned to do it to-day." The teacher explained it more in detail; and the boat headed down the lake, keeping as close to the shore as it was prudent to go. "Stand by to toss!" said Frank, prompted by the old sailor. "Toss!" The oars all went up to a perpendicular, with no straggling ones among them; and the Zephyr had headway enough to keep her moving a quarter of a mile. Captain Sedley took off his hat, acknowledging the salute, while Mrs. Sedley waved her handkerchief very vigorously. Then the oars were trailed in due form, and the boat went up to the flat rock where they had embarked. Frank's father and mother came over to congratulate the boys upon the proficiency they had made in a single afternoon. EM FRANK WAS DIRECTED TO RUN FOR THE COTTAGE OF THE WIDOW WESTON NOW WE MUST GIVE THE CAPTAIN THE COMPLIMENT OF TOSSING OARS TO HIM SAID BEN ON THE WAY OVER WHEN A BOAT IN THE NAVY IS TO MEET OR PASS ONE CONTAINING A SUPERIOR OFFICER IT IS THE FASHION TO SALUTE HIM WITH A TOSS OF THE OARS EXACTLY AS YOU HAVE LEARNED TO DO IT TO DAY THE TEACHER EXPLAINED IT IN MORE DETAIL AND THE BOAT HEADED DOWN THE LAKE KEEPING AS CLOSE TO THE SHORE AS IT WAS PRUDENT TO GO STAND BY TO TOSS SAID FRANK PROMPTED BY THE OLD SAILOR TOSS THE OARS WENT UP TO A PERPENDICULAR WITH NO STRAGGLING ONES AMONG THEM AND THE ZEPHYR HAD HEADWAY ENOUGH TO KEEP HER MOVING A QUARTER OF A MILE CAPTAIN SEDLEY TOOK OFF HIS HAT ACKNOWLEDGING THE SALUTE WHILE MISSUS SEDLEY WAVED HER HANDKERCHIEF VERY VIGOROUSLY THEN THE OARS WERE TRAILED IN DUE FORM AND THE BOAT WENT UP TO THE FLAT ROCK WHERE THEY HAD EMBARKED FRANK'S FATHER AND MOTHER CAME OVER TO CONGRATULATE THE BOYS UPON THE PROFICIENCY THEY HAD MADE IN A SINGLE AFTERNOON
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