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"This won't do! 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. 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
 nearly there." The crew followed the instructions, and imitated the old seaman till they had taken their first stroke. These movements were repeated several times, till they could do them well. Then they began again with Frank giving the commands, and they went through the whole till they could do everything to the satisfaction of the teacher. "Now, bowman, you may weigh the anchor," said Uncle Ben; and the hearts of the boys beat rapidly, for the time for actual rowing had come. Tony Weston hauled in the grapnel, and stowed it in the fore-sheets. "Up oars!" commanded Frank, rising from his seat; and all the oars were elevated in good order, though not quite perfect. "Let fall!" he continued; and this movement was very well done, and all shipped their oars. "Give way together!" The boat began to move, and the motion seemed to perplex some of the oarsmen. A few of them appeared to be trying to touch bottom, and on the second stroke they were in a snarl. "Avast, all!" shouted Uncle Ben.  HANDLE TOWARDS YOU TO YOUR BREASTS OR VERY NEARLY THERE THE CREW FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS AND IMITATED THE OLD SEAMAN TILL THEY HAD TAKEN THEIR FIRST STROKE THESE MOVEMENTS WERE REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES TILL THEY COULD DO THEM WELL THEN THEY BEGAN AGAIN WITH FRANK GIVING THE COMMANDS AND THEY WENT THROUGH THE HOLE TILL THEY COULD DO EVERYTHING TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE TEACHER NOW BOWMEN YOU MAY WEIGH THE ANCHOR SAID UNCLE BEN AND THE HEARTS OF THE BOYS BEAT RAPIDLY FOR THE TIME FOR ACTUAL ROWING HAD COME TONY WESTON HAULED IN THE GRAPNEL AND STOWED IT IN THE FORE SHEETS UP OARS COMMANDED FRANK RISING FROM HIS SEAT AND ALL THE OARS WERE ELEVATED IN GOOD ORDER THOUGH NOT QUITE PERFECT LET FALL HE CONTINUED AND THIS MOVEMENT WAS VERY WELL DONE AND ALL SHIPPED THEIR OARS GIVE WAY TOGETHER THE BOAT BEGAN TO MOVE AND THE MOTION SEEMED TO PERPLEX SOME OF THE OARSMEN A FEW OF THEM APPEARED TO BE TRYING TO TOUCH BOTTOM AND ON THE SECOND STROKE THEY WERE IN A SNARL A VAST ALL SHOUTED UNCLE BEN
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