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The two bow and the two stroke oarsmen elevated their oars, and the whole twelve were then in unison. "Good!" almost shouted the teacher. "That was done beautiful! Go on, Frank." THE TWO BOWS AND THE TWO STROKE OARSMEN ELEVATED THEIR OARS AND THE WHOLE TWELVE WERE THEN IN UNISON GOOD ALMOST SHOUTED THE TEACHER THAT WAS DONE BEAUTIFUL GO ON FRANK
between the middle and the gunwale. Set down on the mark. That's it; well done. You are put over nearer one side than the other to give you a better purchase on your oars. You are toler'ble cool now, and act more like human critters than you did t'other day, and we are ready to go to work. Mind what I said about the bow and stroke oarsmen. Go on, Frank." "Stand by!" said the coxswain. "That means 'Ready!' as the sojers use the word," Uncle Ben explained. "Here at the landing, you know just what's comin' next. Go on, Frank." "Ready! Up oars!" continued Frank, making a slight pause between the commands. "Good!" said the old seaman. "The captain's monkey couldn't do it half as well as that!" "Keep your seat, Ned Graham," said Tony in a low tone, when the other bowman was going to take his oar. "Shove off!" Frank commanded while all the oars were still up in the air. Tony and Fred Harper took the boat-hooks, and with the help of the ones next to them shoved the boat far away from the rock.  ARE NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE THWART BUT HALF WAY BETWEEN THE MIDDLE AND THE GUNWALE SET DOWN ON THE MARK THAT'S IT WELL DONE YOU ARE PUT OVER NEARER ONE SIDE THAN THE OTHER TO GIVE YOU A BETTER PURCHASE ON YOUR OARS YOU ARE TOLERABLE COOL NOW AND ACT MORE LIKE HUMAN CRITTERS THAN YOU DID TO OTHER DAY AND WE ARE READY TO GO TO WORK MIND WHAT I SAID ABOUT THE BOW AND STROKE OARSMEN GO ON FRANK STAND BY SAID THE COXSWAIN THAT MEANS READY AS THE SOLDIERS USE THE WORD UNCLE BEN EXPLAINED HERE AT THE LANDING YOU KNOW JUST WHAT'S COMING NEXT GO ON FRANK READY UP OARS CONTINUED FRANK MAKING A SLIGHT PAUSE BETWEEN THE COMMANDS GOOD SAID THE OLD SEAMAN THE CAPTAIN'S MONKEY COULDN'T DO IT HALF AS WELL AS THAT KEEP YOUR SEAT NED GRAHAM SAID TONY IN A LOW VOICE WHEN THE OTHER BOWMAN WAS GOING TO TAKE HIS OAR SHOVE OFF FRANK COMMANDED WHILE ALL THE OARS WERE STILL UP IN THE AIR TONY AND FRED HARPER TOOK THE BOAT HOOKS AND WITH THE HELP OF THE ONES NEXT TO THEM SHOVED THE BOAT FAR AWAY FROM THE ROCK
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