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But they hit each other in the back, rapped others on the head, elevated the oars so that there was neither order nor symmetry in the movement, and they were straggling as many different ways as there were boys. BUT THEY HIT EACH OTHER IN THE BACK WRAPPED OTHERS ON THE HEAD ELEVATED THE OARS SO THAT THERE WAS NEITHER ORDER NOR SYMMETRY IN THE MOVEMENT AND THEY WERE STRAGGLING AS MANY DIFFERENT WAYS AS THERE WERE BOYS
eir right, just where you will put them when you boat your oars after you have done using them. Now, Frank, you will give the first command; but not one of you will obey it, for you don't know how." "Up oars!" said the coxswain in a commanding tone. "At this order, you will pick up your oars, and hold them up straight, with the blades athwartships, or across the boat," the instructor explained. "If the boat were at a landing, or alongside another boat, the two bowmen and the two stroke oarsmen would not do as the others do; for it would be their duty to shove off, and get the boat under way. Now you may try it; but don't hurry. Give the order again, Frank. Stand up this time, so that you can see the whole length of the boat." The coxswain rose from his seat; and having no little natural dignity, he did it very gracefully, and was not at all flurried. "Up oars!" said he very slowly, pausing between the words. All hands made a dive, as it were, at the oars, and stood them up as required. IR LEFT THOSE ON THE PORT HAS THEM ON THEIR RIGHT JUST WHERE YOU WILL PUT THEM WHEN YOU BOAT YOUR OARS AFTER YOU HAVE DONE USING THEM NOW FRANK YOU WILL GIVE THE FIRST COMMAND BUT NOT ONE OF YOU BOYS WILL OBEY IT FOR YOU DON'T KNOW HOW UP OARS SAID THE COXSWAIN IN A COMMANDING TONE AT THIS ORDER YOU WILL PICK UP YOUR OARS AND HOLD THEM UP STRAIGHT WITH THE BLADES ATHWART SHIPS OR ACROSS THE BOAT THE INSTRUCTOR EXPLAINED IF THE BOAT WERE AT A LANDING OR ALONGSIDE ANOTHER BOAT THE TWO BOWMEN AND THE TWO STROKE OARSMEN WOULD NOT DO AS THE OTHERS DO FOR IT WOULD BE THEIR DUTY TO SHOVE OFF AND GET THE BOAT UNDER WAY NOW YOU MAY TRY IT BUT DON'T HURRY GIVE THE ORDER AGAIN FRANK STAND UP THIS TIME SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THE WHOLE LENGTH OF THE BOAT THE COXSWAIN ROSE FROM HIS SEAT AND HAVING NO LITTLE NATURAL DIGNITY HE DID IT VERY GRACEFULLY AND WAS NOT AT ALL FLURRIED UP OARS SAID HE VERY SLOWLY PAUSING BETWEEN THE WORDS ALL HANDS MADE A DIVE AS IT WERE AT THE OARS AND STOOD THEM UP AS REQUIRED
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