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"We are overhauling him very rapidly," said he; "if you pull regular, and save your strength, you will pass him before you get half way to the beach. Steady, Frank; don't hurry them." The boys pulled steadily; and, as the old sailor had predicted, they passed Captain Sedley's boat long before they came to the beach. WE ARE OVERHAULING HIM VERY RAPIDLY SAID HE IF YOU PULL REGULAR AND SAVE YOUR STRENGTH YOU WILL PASS HIM BEFORE YOU GET HALF WAY TO THE BEACH STEADY FRANK DON'T HURRY THEM THE BOYS PULLED STEADILY AND AS THE OLD SAILOR HAD PREDICTED THEY PASSED CAPTAIN SEDLEY'S BOAT LONG BEFORE THEY CAME TO THE BEACH
se 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. 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. The boat's crew waited till he had got nearly the eighth of a mile from them, and then, with all the forms, the Zephyr got under way. Uncle Ben had taught them to keep time in rowing by the swaying back and forth of the coxswain's body. "Don't get excited, boys; the wind is freshening," said Uncle Ben. "Steady, now." The Zephyr darted like an arrow through the water under the impetus of the twelve oars. Frank, in his anxiety to win the race, began to sway to and fro so rapidly that Uncle Ben was obliged to caution him several times to keep cool. NCLE 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 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 THE BOAT'S CREW WAITED TILL HE GOT NEARLY THE EIGHTH OF A MILE FROM THEM AND THEN WITH ALL THE FORMS THE ZEPHYR GOT UNDER WAY UNCLE BEN HAD TAUGHT THEM TO KEEP TIME IN ROWING BY THE SWAYING BACK AND FORTH OF THE COXSWAIN'S BODY DON'T GET EXCITED BOYS THE WIND IS FRESHENING SAID UNCLE BEN STEADY NOW THE EPHYR DARTED LIKE AN ARROW THROUGH THE WATER UNDER THE IMPETUS OF THE TWELVE OARS FRANK IN HIS ANXIETY TO WIN THE RACE BEGAN TO SWAY TO AND FRO SO RAPIDLY THAT UNCLE BEN WAS OBLIGED TO CAUTION HIM SEVERAL TIMES TO KEEP COOL
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