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The bow of the Zephyr was swung round so that Tony could get in. Washing off the mud from his legs, he adjusted his trousers. THE BOW OF THE ZEPHYR WAS SWUNG ROUND SO THAT TONY COULD GET IN WASHING OFF THE MUD FROM HIS LEGS HE ADJUSTED HIS TROUSERS
ot spare him, and that his life was even in danger. Fortunately the Thunderbolt grounded, or Tony would inevitably have been borne under her bottom. Tim seized an oar, and with the ferocity of a madman sprang forward to execute his vengeance on the helpless boy. "Let him alone!" shouted Frank with frantic earnestness. "Up oars! Let fall! Give way!" Frank was fully roused, and his orders were delivered with rapidity and energy. Seizing the tiller-ropes, he steered the boat as she gathered headway, so that her sharp bow struck the Thunderbolt on her broadside, staving in her gunwale, and upsetting her. The Bunkers thought this was rather sharp practice, as they floundered about in the water. They had not given Frank Sedley credit for half so much determination. They had never seen anything in him that indicated "grit" before. He was a peaceable boy, always avoiding a quarrel; but when the very life of his friend was in peril, he was found to be as bold and courageous as the best of them. IEND HE KNEW THE BUNKERS WOULD NOT SPARE HIM AND THAT HIS LIFE WAS EVEN IN DANGER FORTUNATELY THE THUNDERBOLT GROUNDED OR TONY WOULD INEVITABLY HAVE BEEN BORNE UNDER HER BOTTOM TIM SEIZED AN OAR AND WITH THE FEROCITY OF A MADMAN SPRANG FORWARD TO EXECUTE HIS VENGEANCE ON THE HELPLESS BOY LET HIM ALONE SHOUTED FRANK WITH FRANTIC EARNESTNESS UP OARS LET FALL GIVE WAY FRANK WAS FULLY ROUSED AND HIS ORDERS WERE DELIVERED WITH RAPIDITY AND ENERGY SEIZING THE TILLER ROPES HE STEERED THE BOAT AS SHE GATHERED HEADWAY SO THAT HER SHARP BOW STRUCK THE THUNDERBOLT ON HER BROADSIDE STAVING IN HER GUNWALE AND UPSETTING HER THE BUNKERS THOUGHT THIS WAS RATHER SHARP PRACTICE AS THEY FLOUNDERED ABOUT IN THE WATER THEY HAD NOT GIVEN FRANK SEDLEY CREDIT FOR HALF SO MUCH DETERMINATION THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING IN HIM THAT INDICATED GRIP BEFORE HE WAS A PEACEABLE BOY ALWAYS AVOIDING A QUARREL BUT WHEN THE VERY LIFE OF HIS FRIEND WAS IN PERIL HE WAS FOUND TO BE AS BOLD AND COURAGEOUS AS THE BEST OF THEM
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