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"They don't want you to be coxswain if you don't wish to be, because there are enough of them who do desire the office." "Well, I don't exactly want it, but    " Charles suddenly paused. "But what, Charley?" "I want the club should have the best officer we can get." Fred laughed heartily. THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO BE COXSWAIN IF YOU DON'T WISH TO BE BECAUSE THERE ARE ENOUGH OF THEM WHO DO DESIRE THE OFFICE WELL I DON'T EXACTLY WANT IT BUT CHARLES SUDDENLY PAUSED BUT WHAT CHARLIE I WANT THE CLUB SHOULD HAVE THE BEST OFFICER WE CAN GET FRED LAUGHED HEARTILY
h Frank has." "You could have done it, Fred," said Charles. "I don't know about that," replied Fred modestly. "You hauled him in with the boat-hook." "Yes, but I only did what Frank told me to do. Look at the Bunkers; they didn't even reach the spot till we had got him on board the Zephyr." "I should not have been afraid but that I could have managed the boat as well as Frank did," replied Charles, more boldly. "I don't know but you could, Charley," answered Fred; "but I doubt it." "I am pretty sure I could." "Perhaps you will be elected the next coxswain, Charley," continued Fred; and there was a slight twinkle in his mischievous eye. "No! Oh, no! I'm sure _I_ don't want to be coxswain." "You don't!" "No; I never thought of such a thing." "Didn't?" "I'm sure I never did." "Then I will tell the fellows, so that they needn't throw their votes away upon you," said Fred roguishly. "Well, as to that, of course I should serve if chosen. I want to do just what the fellows want to have me do. D YES IF HE HAD HAD THE PRESENCE OF MIND AND THE ENERGY OF CHARACTER WHICH FRANK HAS YOU COULD HAVE DONE IT FRED SAID CHARLES I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT REPLIED FRED MODESTLY YOU HAULED HIM IN WITH THE BOAT HOOK YES BUT I ONLY DID WHAT FRANK TOLD ME TO DO LOOK AT THE BUNKERS THEY DIDN'T EVEN REACH THE SPOT TILL WE HAD GOT HIM ON BOARD THE ZEPHYR I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AFRAID BUT THAT I COULD HAVE MANAGED THE BOAT AS WELL AS FRANK DID REPLIED CHARLES MORE BOLDLY I DON'T KNOW BUT YOU COULD CHARLEY ANSWERED FRED BUT I DOUBT IT I AM PRETTY SURE I COULD PERHAPS YOU WILL BE ELECTED THE NEXT COXSWAIN CHARLIE CONTINUED FRED AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT TWINKLE IN HIS MISCHIEVOUS EYE NO OH NO I'M SURE I DON'T WANT TO BE COXSWAIN YOU DON'T NO I NEVER THOUGHT OF SUCH A THING DIDN'T I'M SURE I NEVER DID THEN I WILL TELL THE FELLOWS SO THAT THEY NEEDN'T THROW THEIR VOTES AWAY UPON YOU SAID FRED ROGUISHLY WELL AS TO THAT OF COURSE I SHOULD SERVE IF CHOSEN I WANT TO DO JUST WHAT THE FELLOWS WANT TO HAVE ME DO
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