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Uncle Ben explained the wishes of the boys to Captain Sedley; and he readily agreed to a trial of speed, with the remark that he should expect to be beaten. "Let me get my boat under good headway before you start," continued he, as he hauled aft his jib sheet, and brought the boat before the wind. UNCLE BEN EXPLAINED THE WISHES OF THE BOYS TO CAPTAIN SEDLEY AND HE READILY AGREED TO A TRIAL OF SPEED WITH THE REMARK THAT HE SHOULD EXPECT TO BE BEATEN LET ME GET MY BOAT UNDER GOOD HEADWAY BEFORE YOU START CONTINUED HE AS HE HAULED AFT HIS JIB SHEET AND BROUGHT THE BOAT BEFORE THE WIND
 Sedley approaching in his pleasure yacht. "Ay, beating up agin the wind." "Can't we have a race with him?" asked Charles Hardy. "Sartin, if you like. There is a fresh breeze springing up." The boys waited patiently until Captain Sedley reached the spot. "How do you like your craft, boys?" asked he, as he threw his boat up into the wind, alongside the Zephyr. "First-rate!" they exclaimed with one voice. "Three cheers for Captain Sedley," cried Tony Weston, taking off his cap and swinging it round above his head. "One!" "Hurrah!" "Two!" "Hurrah!" "Three!" "Hurrah!" and the boys all clapped their hands for several moments. Captain Sedley took off his hat, and politely returned his acknowledgments. When boys get to cheering, they hardly know where to stop; and when Fred Harper proposed three for Uncle Ben, there was a prompt and hearty response to the call. "I'm much obleeged to you, boys, for the compliment," said the veteran, pulling off his tarpaulin. "Now for the race," cried Charles.  HERE COMES FATHER IN THE SAILBOAT CRIED FRANK AS HE DISCOVERED CAPTAIN SEDLEY APPROACHING IN HIS PLEASURE YACHT AY BEATING UP AGIN THE WIND CAN'T WE HAVE A RACE WITH HIM ASKED CHARLES HARDY STARTIN IF YOU LIKE THERE IS A FRESH BREEZE SPRINGING UP THE BOYS WAITED PATIENTLY UNTIL CAPTAIN SEDLEY REACHED THE SPOT HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR CRAFT BOYS ASKED HE AS HE THREW HIS BOAT UP INTO THE WIND ALONGSIDE THE ZEPHYR FIRST RATE THEY EXCLAIMED WITH ONE VOICE THREE CHEERS FOR CAPTAIN SEDLEY CRIED TONY WESTON TAKING OFF HIS CAP AND SWINGING IT AROUND HIS HEAD ONE HURRAH TWO HURRAH THREE HURRAH AND THE BOYS ALL CLAPPED THEIR HANDS FOR SEVERAL MOMENTS CAPTAIN SEDLEY TOOK OFF HIS HAT AND POLITELY RETURNED HIS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS WHEN BOYS GET TO CHEERING THEY HARDLY KNOW WHERE TO STOP AND WHEN FRED HARPER PROPOSED THREE FOR UNCLE BEN THERE WAS A PROMPT AND HEARTY RESPONSE TO THE CALL I'M MUCH OBLEEGED TO YOU BOYS FOR THE COMPLIMENT SAID THE VETERAN PULLING OFF HIS TARPAULIN NOW FOR THE RACE CRIED CHARLES
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