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But that order is only for you to be ready to do it. The next command will be 'Oars!' The last order, Frank, must be given at the beginning of a stroke, the oars being in the water. BUT THAT ORDER IS ONLY FOR YOU TO BE READY TO DO IT THE NEXT COMMAND WILL BE OARS THE LAST ORDER FRANK MUST BE GIVEN AT THE BEGINNING OF A STROKE THE OARS BEING IN THE WATER
! Some of you act as though you were spearing eels. You are not to bury your oar in the water above the blade at any time. You must keep the flat part of the oar up and down in the water always. If you turn it in pulling, the blade will shoot up into the air, or dive down towards the bottom." Then he practised them for a full half-hour on this step, and finally brought them up to a very handsome stroke. Then Frank gave the commands again, and they pulled passably well. Directing the coxswain to head the Zephyr up the lake, Ben gave his attention to individuals, pointing out their faults, and correcting them. The boat seemed to be as light as a feather; and even with the indifferent rowing, she made tremendous headway, as the boys thought. She was soon at the head of the lake. "Now, boys, we have to stop as well as start her," said the teacher, some time before the boat reached the head of the lake, where the river flowed into it; "and the command will be, 'Stand by to lay on your oars! TED UNCLE BEN THIS WON'T DO SOME OF YOU ACT AS THOUGH YOU WERE SPEAR AND EELS YOU ARE NOT TO BURY YOUR OAR IN THE WATER ABOVE THE BLADE AT ANY TIME YOU MUST KEEP THE FLAT PART OF THE OAR UP AND DOWN IN THE WATER ALWAYS IF YOU TURN IT IN PULLING THE BLADE WILL SHOOT UP INTO THE AIR OR DIVE DOWN TOWARDS THE BOTTOM THEN HE PRACTISED THEM FOR A FULL HALF HOUR ON THIS STEP AND FINALLY BROUGHT THEM UP TO A VERY HANDSOME STROKE THEN FRANK GAVE THE COMMANDS AGAIN AND THEY PULLED PASSABLY WELL DIRECTING THE COCKSWAIN TO HEAD THE ZEPHYR UP THE LAKE BEN GAVE HIS ATTENTION TO THE INDIVIDUALS POINTING OUT THEIR FAULTS AND CORRECTING THEM THE BOAT SEEMED TO BE AS LIGHT AS A FEATHER AND EVEN WITH THE INDIFFERENT ROWING SHE MADE TREMENDOUS HEADWAY AS THE BOYS THOUGHT SHE WAS SOON AT THE HEAD OF THE LAKE NOW BOYS WE HAVE TO STOP AS WELL AS START HER SAID THE TEACHER SOME TIME BEFORE THE BOAT REACHED THE HEAD OF THE LAKE WHERE THE RIVER FLOWED INTO IT AND THE COMMAND WILL BE STAND BY TO LAY ON YOUR OARS
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