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The old man was not to be hurried; and when he saw what an excitement the boys were in, he made them sit still, and not speak a word for two minutes. THE OLD MAN WAS NOT TO BE HURRIED AND WHEN HE SAW WHAT AN EXCITEMENT THE BOYS WERE IN HE MADE THEM SIT STILL AND NOT SPEAK A WORD FOR TWO MINUTES
tion. Most of them were wholly unaccustomed to boats, and the one-sided posture gave them a sensation of uneasiness; but while they saw Uncle Ben and some of the others feeling so secure, they did not like to acknowledge their timidity. "When you take the oars--not yet--don't be in a hurry. Do everything calmly," said Uncle Ben. "You'll never larn anything if you don't go to work shipshape." "But what shall _I_ do?" asked Frank. "There are only twelve oars." "Seat yourself square in the starn, my boy." Frank obeyed, and Uncle Ben shipped the rudder. Instead of a tiller, there was a short piece of wood, elegantly carved and gilded, which extended crossways with the boat. At each end of it was fastened a line, by means of which the rudder was moved. "Take the tiller-ropes, Frank, and keep quiet till we get ready to give way," said Uncle Ben, as he seated himself by the side of the young coxswain. "We are all ready," interposed Charles Hardy, by way of hurrying the old sailor's movements. OYS WERE DELIGHTED WITH THIS CHANGE IN HER POSITION MOST OF THEM WERE WHOLLY UNACCUSTOMED TO BOATS AND THE ONE SIDED POSTURE GAVE THEM A SENSATION OF UNEASINESS BUT WHILE THEY SAW UNCLE BEN AND SOME OF THE OTHERS FEELING SO SECURE THEY DID NOT LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR TIMIDITY WHEN YOU TAKE THE OARS NOT YET DON'T BE IN A HURRY DO EVERYTHING CALMLY SAID UNCLE BEN YOU'LL NEVER LARN ANYTHING IF YOU DON'T GO TO WORK SHIP SHAPE BUT WHAT SHALL I DO ASKED FRANK THERE ARE ONLY TWELVE OARS SEAT YOURSELF SQUARE IN THE STERN MY BOY FRANK OBEYED AND UNCLE BEN SHIPPED THE RUDDER INSTEAD OF A TILLER THERE WAS A SHORT PIECE OF WOOD ELEGANTLY CARVED AND GILDED WHICH EXTENDED CROSSWAYS WITH THE BOAT AT EACH END OF IT WAS FASTENED A LINE BY MEANS OF WHICH THE RUDDER WAS MOVED TAKE THE TILLER ROPES FRANK AND KEEP QUIET TILL WE GET READY TO GIVE WAY SAID UNCLE BEN AS HE SEATED HIMSELF BY THE SIDE OF THE YOUNG COXSWAIN WE ARE ALL READY INTERPOSED CHARLES HARDY BY WAY OF HURRYING THE OLD SAILOR'S MOVEMENTS
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