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"Very well done!" exclaimed Uncle Ben. The coxswain gave the commands, and the boat went ahead again up the lake. Near the mouth of the river was a small island, on the north side of which (the lake extending east and west) was a long, flat rock, like the one where they had embarked. "Now, my boys, I have come to my last lesson; and it will be making a landing on that flat rock. When the coxswain is ready to stop the boat, the command is 'Way enough!' VERY WELL DONE EXCLAIMED UNCLE BEN THE COXSWAIN GAVE THE COMMANDS AND THE BOAT WENT AHEAD AGAIN UP THE LAKE NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER WAS A SMALL ISLAND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WHICH THE LAKE EXTENDING EAST AND WEST WAS A LONG FLAT ROCK LIKE THE ONE WHERE THEY HAD EMBARKED NOW MY BOYS I HAVE COME TO MY LAST LESSON AND IT WILL BE MAKING A LANDING ON THAT FLAT ROCK WHEN THE COXSWAIN IS READY TO STOP THE BOAT THE COMMAND IS WAY ENOUGH
dragged alongside the boat in the water; but we don't need trail-lines. To trail, the commands are, 'Stand by to trail!' and 'Trail!' At the second you will throw the loom of the oar out of the rowlock, and let it drag in the water; but you mustn't let go, or you will lose it. Now go ahead, Frank, and when the boat is making five knots give the commands to trail." "Five knots?" repeated the coxswain. "A knot is a sea-mile; but I mean when she is going along at fair speed." Frank gave the orders to go ahead in proper form, and the Zephyr was soon making more than six knots an hour. "Stand by to trail!" said the coxswain. "Trail!" This was a simple manoeuvre, and the oarsmen did it right the first time trying; but to make sure of it, the movement was again executed. "Come about, and go up the lake again," said Uncle Ben. "Ship your oars! Starboard oars, back! Port oars, ahead!" Frank commanded; but no one moved an oar. "Give way!" and the boat came about, the rowers laying on their oars.  THE BOAT IF YOU LET GO THE HANDLE OF THE OAR IT WILL BE DRAGGED ALONGSIDE THE BOAT IN THE WATER BUT WE DON'T NEED TRAIL LINES TO TRAIL THE COMMANDS ARE STAND BY TO TRAIL AND TRAIL AT THE SECOND YOU WILL THROW THE LOOM OF THE OAR OUT OF THE ROWLOCK AND LET IT DRAG IN THE WATER BUT YOU MUSTN'T LET GO OR YOU WILL LOSE IT NOW GO AHEAD FRANK AND WHEN THE BOAT IS MAKING FIVE KNOTS GIVE THE COMMANDS TO TRAIL FIVE KNOTS REPEATED THE COXWAIN A KNOT IS A SEA MILE BUT I MEAN WHEN SHE IS GOING ALONG AT A FAIR SPEED FRANK GAVE THE ORDERS TO GO AHEAD IN PROPER FORM AND THE ZEPHYR WAS SOON MAKING MORE THAN SIX KNOTS AN HOUR STAND BY TO TRAIL SAID THE COXSWAIN TRAIL THIS WAS A SIMPLE MANOEUVRE AND THE OARSMEN DID IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME TRYING BUT TO MAKE SURE OF IT THE MOVEMENT WAS AGAIN EXECUTED COME ABOUT AND GO UP THE LAKE AGAIN SAID UNCLE BEN SHIP YOUR OARS STARBOARD OARS BACK PORT OARS AHEAD FRANK COMMANDED BUT NO ONE MOVED IN OAR GIVE WAY AND THE BOAT CAME ABOUT THE ROWERS LAYING ON THEIR OARS
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