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"Whole number of votes, thirteen," the coxswain read from the paper. "Necessary for a choice, seven. Charles Hardy has one; Frederic Harper has one; and Anthony Weston has eleven, and is elected coxswain of the club for the ensuing two weeks." WHOLE NUMBER OF VOTES THIRTEEN THE CASSAWAIN READ FROM THE PAPER NECESSARY FOR A CHOICE SEVEN CHARLES HARDY HAS ONE FREDERIC HARPER AS ONE AND ANTHONY WESTON HAS ELEVEN AND HAS ELECTED COXSWAIN OF THE CLUB FOR THE ENSUING TWO WEEKS
" interposed Captain Sedley, "so as to give you all the benefit of the excitement." Taking the box in his hand, he went out into the boat-room. "Who do you think has got it?" whispered Charles to Fred Harper. "I have no idea; I only know whom I voted for." "Whom?" asked Charles. "What would you give to know?" "Yourself?" "Indeed I did not!" replied Fred indignantly. "There would be no harm in it if you did, would there?" inquired Charles. "No harm? It would only amount to saying, 'I am the best fellow in the club.'" "No, not that; it would only be saying that you wanted the office." "Rather more than that." "But you said you did want it." "I didn't vote for myself, anyhow. But here comes Captain Sedley. Hush!" "Here is the result, Frank," said the Director, handing him the ballots and a little slip of paper on which he had written the names and number of votes. "Read it." There was a breathless silence when Frank rose, and every member exhibited the deepest interest in the proceedings.  NOW A LITTLE ANXIETY WAS VISIBLE IN THE EXPRESSION OF SEVERAL FACES THAT OF CHARLES HARDING IN PARTICULAR HAVE YOU ALL VOTED SAID FRANK I DECLARE THE POLE CLOSED I WILL COUNT THE VOTES INTERPOSED CAPTAIN SILLY SO AS TO GIVE YOU ALL THE BENEFIT OF THE EXCITEMENT TAKING THE BOX IN HIS HAND HE WENT OUT INTO THE BOAT ROOM WHO DO YOU THINK HAS GOT IT WHISPERED CHARLES TO FRED HARPER I HAVE NO IDEA I ONLY KNOW WHOM I VOTED FOR WHOM ASKED CHARLES WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE TO KNOW YOURSELF INDEED I DID NOT REPLIED FRED INDIGNANTLY THERE WOULD BE NO HARM IN IT IF YOU DID WOULD THERE INQUIRED CHARLES NO HARM IT WOULD ONLY AMOUNT TO SAYING I AM THE BEST FELLOW IN THE CLUB NO NOT THAT IT WOULD ONLY BE SANE THAT YOU WANTED THE OFFICE RATHER MORE THAN THAT BUT YOU SAID YOU DID WANT IT I DIDN'T VOTE FOR MYSELF ANYHOW BUT HERE COMES CAPTAIN SEDLEY HUSH HERE IS THE RESULT FRANK SAID THE DIRECTOR THERE WAS A BREATHLESS SILENCE WHEN FRANK ROSE AND EVERY MEMBER EXHIBITED THE DEEPEST INTEREST IN THE PROCEEDINGS
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