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The Director prefaced the entertainment with a few remarks, and then invited them to do justice to the feast that was set before them. THE DIRECTOR PREFACED THE ENTERTAINMENT WITH A FEW REMARKS AND THEN INVITED THEM TO DO JUSTICE TO THE FEAST THAT WAS SET BEFORE THEM
ry could land conveniently. "How do you do, Mary? I am glad to see you," said Captain Sedley, as he helped her on shore. "And, Frank, your mother is coming over. The wind was so light, we could not sail. Will you row her over?" "Oh, yes, father." "I suppose you are more ready and willing than the boys who pull the boat." "We are all ready and willing," shouted the boys. "Hurrah! so we are," added Charles Hardy. "She is waiting in the boat-house." The Zephyr pushed off again, and in a very few minutes returned with Mrs. Sedley as passenger. Frank was delighted to show his mother how skilful the club had become, and she was much pleased with her excursion. Uncle Ben secured the boat to a tree, and the boys all landed. Everything was ready for their reception. The table, which was covered with every description of "nice things," was laid under the shade of a tall oak in the miniature forest. Captain Sedley sat at one end, and Uncle Ben at the other. Mrs. Sedley and Mary were on the right. E ZEPHYR WAS TURNED ROUND AND BACKED IN SHORE SO THAT MARY COULD LAND CONVENILY HOW DO YOU DO MARY I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU SAID CAPTAIN SEDLEY AS HE HELPED HER ON SHORE AND FRANK YOUR MOTHER'S COMING OVER THE WIND WAS SO LIGHT WE COULD NOT SAIL WILL YOU ROW HER OVER OH YES FATHER I SUPPOSE YOU ARE MORE READY AND WILLING THAN THE BOYS WHO PULL THE BOAT WE ARE ALL READY AND WILLING SHOUTED THE BOYS HURRAH SO WE ARE ADDED CHARLES HARDY SHE IS WAITING IN THE BOAT HOUSE ZEPHYR PUSHED OFF AGAIN AND IN A VERY FEW MINUTES RETURNED WITH MISSUS SEDLEY AS PASSENGER FRANK WAS DELIGHTED TO SHOW HIS MOTHER HOW SKILFUL THE CLUB HAD BECOME AND SHE WAS MUCH PLEASED WITH HER EXCURSION UNCLE BEN SECURED THE BOAT TO A TREE AND THE BOYS ALL LANDED EVERYTHING WAS READY FOR THEIR RECEPTION THE TABLE WHICH WAS COVERED WITH EVERY DESCRIPTION OF NICE THINGS WAS LAID UNDER THE SHADE OF A TALL OAK IN THE MINIATURE FOREST CAPTAIN SEDLEY SAT AT ONE END AND UNCLE BEN AT THE OTHER MISSUS SEDLEY AND MARY WERE ON THE RIGHT
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