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"Not very fast now." "Why, it goes like a racehorse." The boys smiled at Mary's enthusiasm. NOT VERY FAST NOW WHY IT GOES LIKE A RACE HORSE THE BOY SMILED AT MARY'S ENTHUSIASM
moment, Tony, and we will bring the stern round by that rock," said Frank. "Stern all! Give way! Way enough! That will do; now pull on the larboard and back the starboard oars. Give way!" The stern of the Zephyr came up to the rock, and the gallant coxswain assisted Mary to a seat by his side. Tony and Charles resumed their places at the oars. "How pretty 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 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! YOUR MOTHER TONY SHE COULDN'T GO BUT SHE SAID MARY MIGHT STOP A MOMENT TONY AND WE WILL BRING THE STERN ROUND BY THAT ROCK SAID FRANK STERN ALL GIVE WAY WAY ENOUGH THAT WILL DO NOW PULL ON THE LARBOARD AND BACK THE STARBOARD OARS GIVE WAY THE STERN OF THE ZEPHYR CAME UP TO THE ROCK AND THE GALLANT COXIN ASSISTED MARY TO A SEAT BY HIS SIDE TONY AND CHARLES RESUMED THEIR PLACES AT THE OARS HOW PRETTY 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
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