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"Glad to hear it, youngsters; and you have been very near perfect so far. Go on, Frank." "Stand by! GLAD TO HEAR IT YOUNGSTERS AND YOU HAVE BEEN VERY NEAR PERFECT SO FAR GO ON FRANK STAND BY
s 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. 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." "Stand by!" said Frank; though this warning command is not often used, but the coxswain wished to do all he could to keep the oarsmen cool and collected. "Let fall!" The blades all struck the water as one, and not a single one touched the gunwale. Not one failed to ship his oar, or drop it into the rowlock. "You all act like you had been made over since we met last," said Ben, rubbing his hands with delight. "We have been studying up this thing, Uncle Ben," Fred Harper explained. "At recess every day we practised it together, and some one filled out what the others had forgotten. We have tried to be perfect. CE 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 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 STAND BY SAID FRANK THOUGH THIS WARNING COMMAND IS NOT OFTEN USED BUT THE COXSWAIN WISHED TO DO ALL HE COULD TO KEEP THE OARSMAN COOL AND COLLECTED LET FALL THE BLADES ALL STRUCK THE WATER AS ONE AND NOT A SINGLE ONE TOUCHED THE GUNWALE NOT ONE FAILED TO SHIP HIS OAR OR DROP IT INTO THE ROWLOCK YOU ALL ACT LIKE YOU'VE BEEN MADE OVER SINCE WE LAST MET SAID BEN RUBBING HIS HANDS WITH DELIGHT WE HAVE BEEN STUDYING UP THIS THING UNCLE BEN FRED HARPER EXPLAINED AT RECESS EVERY DAY WE PRACTICED IT TOGETHER AND SOME ONE FILLED OUT WHAT THE OTHERS HAD FORGOTTEN WE HAVE TRIED TO BE PERFECT
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