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"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. 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
ntinued Ben, suiting the action to the word; and all followed his example. "Drop the end of the oar into the water till the blade is just covered, no deeper. Then pause a bit, and pull the 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 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. O EASY ARM'S LENGTH TOWARDS THE STARN CONTINUED BEN SUITING THE ACTION TO THE WORD AND ALL FOLLOWED HIS EXAMPLE DROP THE END OF THE OAR INTO THE WATER TILL THE BLADE IS JUST COVERED NO DEEPER THEN PAUSE A BIT AND PULL THE 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
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