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The boat darted into a cove by the widow's house, and Frank and his father landed. THE BOAT DARTED INTO A COVE BY THE WIDOW'S HOUSE AND FRANK AND HIS FATHER LANDED
ped into the bow of the boat, and took the boat-hook. Steadying her, he called the numbers, and the club all took their places in excellent order, and sat waiting for further commands. "Very well, boys; your discipline is most excellent," said Captain Sedley. "Push off, Frank. Ready with the oars." "Up oars!" said Uncle Ben, who stood on the rock. The manoeuvre was executed with admirable precision. "Shove off!" which was done by the bow and stroke oarsmen. "Let fall!" said Ben. The oars fell altogether on the water, and the boys shipped them. "Give way together!" added Ben; and away went the Zephyr with the first stroke of the oars. Captain Sedley steered up the lake in the direction of the widow Weston's cottage. The Zephyr darted like an arrow through the water, her sharp bow cutting the tiny waves like a knife, making a most musical ripple as it dashed a clear jet of white foam as high as the gunwale. It was scarcely three minutes before Captain Sedley gave the command "Way enough! EACHED THE ROCK AND I WILL STEER FRANK LEAPT INTO THE BOW OF THE BOAT AND TOOK THE BOAT HOOK STEADYING HER HE CALLED THE NUMBERS AND THE BOAT CLUB ALL TOOK THEIR PLACES IN EXCELLENT ORDER AND SAT WAITING FOR FURTHER COMMANDS VERY WELL BOYS YOUR DISCIPLINE IS MOST EXCELLENT SAID CAPTAIN SEDLEY PUSH OFF FRANK READY WITH THE OARS UP OARS SAID UNCLE BEN WHO STOOD ON THE ROCK THE MANOEUVRE WAS EXECUTED WITH ADMIRABLE PRECISION SHOVE OFF WHICH WAS DONE BY THE BOW AND STROKE OARSMEN LET FALL SAID BEN THE OARS FELL ALL TOGETHER ON THE WATER AND THE BOYS SHIPPED THEM GIVE WAY TOGETHER ADDED BEN AND AWAY WENT THE ZEPHYR WITH THE FIRST STROKE OF THE OARS CAPTAIN SEDLEY STEERED UP THE LAKE IN THE DIRECTION OF WIDOW WESTON'S COTTAGE THE ZEPHYR DARTED LIKE AN ARROW THROUGH THE WATER HER SHARP BOW CUTTING THE TINY WAVES LIKE A KNIFE MAKING A MOST MUSICAL RIPPLE AS IT DASHED A CLEAR JET OF WHITE FOAM AS HIGH AS THE GUNWALE IT WAS SCARCELY THREE MINUTES BEFORE CAPTAIN SEDLEY GAVE THE COMMAND WAY ENOUGH
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