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"Give way!" he added; for the 'together' is used as a rule only when the boat starts from the shore or another craft. "Stand by to hold water!" said Frank a little later. "Oars!" At this command the oarsmen levelled and feathered their oars. "Hold water!" and the boat began to slow down. GIVE WAY HE ADDED FOR THE TOGETHER IS USED AS A RULE ONLY WHEN THE BOAT STARTS FROM THE SHORE OR ANOTHER CRAFT STAND BY TO HOLD WATER SAID FRANK A LITTLE LATER OARS AT THIS COMMAND THE OARSMEN LEVELED AND FEATHERED THEIR OARS HOLD WATER AND THE BOAT BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN
ents. He permitted the crew to pull the whole length of the lake; but Frank, prompted by Ben, had slowed them down to the measured stroke of the cutter of a man-of-war. "Stand by to lay on your oars!" said the coxswain, when the boat was approaching the mouth of the river. "Oars!" The crew instantly levelled their oars, feathering the blades. Not one of them was permitted to touch the water. This manoeuvre was executed quite as well as the others had been, and the boys were praised without stint by the venerable instructor. "Give way!" said Frank, always prompted by the old sailor at his side in a low tone, so that most of the oarsmen believed that the coxswain acted on his own responsibility. "Stand by to toss!" he continued. "Toss!" The oars all went up as one, the handles resting on the bottom of the boat. "Let fall!" Frank proceeded with the drill, and with only a very short pause between the two commands; but the oars all dropped into the water, and were shipped with entire unity.  CORRECTED SOME OF THE INDIVIDUAL MOVEMENTS HE PERMITTED THE CREW TO PULL THE WHOLE LENGTH OF THE LAKE BUT FRANK PROMPTED BY BEN HAD SLOWED THEM DOWN TO THE MEASURED STROKE OF THE CUTTER OF A MAN OF WAR STAND BY TO LAY ON YOUR OARS SAID THE COXSWAIN WHEN THE BOAT WAS APPROACHING THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER OARS THE CREW INSTANTLY LEVELLED THEIR OARS FEATHERING THE BLADES NOT ONE OF THEM WAS PERMITTED TO TOUCH THE WATER THIS MANOEUVRE WAS EXECUTED QUITE AS WELL AS THE OTHERS HAD BEEN AND THE BOYS WERE PRAISED WITHOUT STINT BY THE VENERABLE INSTRUCTOR GIVE WAY SAID FRANK ALWAYS PROMPTED BY THE OLD SAILOR AT HIS SIDE IN A LOW TONE SO THAT MOST OF THE OARSMEN BELIEVED THAT THE COCKSWAIN ACTED ON HIS OWN RESPONSIBILITY STAND BY TO TOSS HE CONTINUED TOSS THE OARS ALL WENT UP AS ONE THE HANDLES RESTING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BOAT LET FALL FRANK PROCEEDED WITH THE DRILL AND WITH ONLY A VERY SHORT PAUSE BETWEEN THE TWO COMMANDS BUT THE OARS ALL DROPPED INTO THE WATER AND WERE SHIPPED WITH ENTIRE UNITY
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