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Frank was so intent upon the movements of the excited crew that he scarcely noticed they had nearly reached the north shore. "Way enough!" said he. "I should think they would be very tired," added Mary. "Perhaps they are; we came over very quick; the distance is more than a mile." FRANK WAS SO INTENT UPON THE MOVEMENTS OF THE EXCITED CREW THAT HE SCARCELY NOTICED THEY HAD NEARLY REACHED THE NORTH SHORE WAY ENOUGH SAID HE I SHOULD THINK THEY WOULD BE VERY TIRED ADDED MARY PERHAPS THEY ARE WE CAME OVER VERY QUICK THE DISTANCE IS MORE THAN A MILE
of the Zephyr. "Very pretty indeed. Give way!" "But won't it tip over?" cried Mary, as the boat darted out of the cove. "Oh, no; there is not the least danger." "And you guide it with those strings?" asked the wondering girl. "Yes; they are fastened to that crosspiece, you see; and when I pull them, it moves the rudder." "What is the rudder, Frank?" "You can see only the upper end of it; but it is a flat piece of wood, which acts upon the water, and turns the boat," replied the obliging coxswain, illustrating his explanation by means of his hands. "Oh, my! how swift it goes!" "Not very fast now." "Why, it goes like a racehorse." The boys smiled at Mary's enthusiasm. "Let her drive a little, Frank," suggested Fred Harper. Frank commenced swaying his body back and forth, increasing in rapidity till the boys put forth their utmost exertion. Mary held on to the gunwale of the boat, as her speed augmented, and she seemed almost to fly through the water. "Isn't it beautiful!" exclaimed Mary. RETTY YOUR BOAT IS EXCLAIMED MARY DELIGHTED WITH THE APPEARANCE OF THE ZEPHYR VERY PRETTY INDEED GIVE WAY BUT WON'T IT TIP OVER CRIED MARY AS THE BOAT DARTED OUT OF THE COVE OH NO THERE IS NOT THE LEAST DANGER AND YOU GUIDE IT WITH THOSE STRINGS ASKED THE WONDERING GIRL YES THEY ARE FASTENED TO THAT CROSS PIECE YOU SEE AND WHEN I PULL THEM IT MOVES THE RUDDER WHAT IS THE RUDDER FRANK YOU CAN SEE ONLY THE UPPER END OF IT BUT IT IS A FLAT PIECE OF WOOD WHICH ACTS UPON THE WATER AND TURNS THE BOAT REPLIED THE OBLIGING COXSWAIN ILLUSTRATING HIS EXPLANATION BY MEANS OF HIS HANDS OH MY HOW SWIFT IT GOES NOT VERY FAST NOW WHY IT GOES LIKE A RACE HORSE THE BOY SMILED AT MARY'S ENTHUSIASM LET HER DRIVE A LITTLE FRANK SUGGESTED FRED HARPER FRANK COMMENCED SWAYING HIS BODY BACK AND FORTH INCREASING IN RAPIDITY TILL THE BOYS PUT FORTH THEIR UTMOST EXERTION MARY HELD ON TO THE GUNWALE OF THE BOAT AS HER SPEED AUGMENTED AND SHE SEEMED ALMOST TO FLY THROUGH THE WATER ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL EXCLAIMED MARY
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