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Frank was more and more embarrassed as the circumstances multiplied the difficulties around him. He was charged with the direction of the whole club, and the responsibility of his position rested heavily upon his mind. FRANK WAS MORE AND MORE EMBARRASSED AS THE CIRCUMSTANCES MULTIPLIED THE DIFFICULTIES AROUND HIM HE WAS CHARGED WITH THE DIRECTION OF THE WHOLE CLUB AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF HIS POSITION RESTED HEAVILY UPON HIS MIND
hem now; they can't run away, the cowardly long faces!" "Come aft, some of you," said Frank, when he heard these threatening words. "The water is deep enough under the stern. We have only run into a mud-bank." On the starboard side of the boat there was plenty of water, and if they could move her back a rod they could easily escape. The boys obeyed the order of the coxswain; but the Zephyr had been forced so deeply into the mud that her bow still stuck fast. "Half a dozen of you set your oars in the mud, and push!" continued Frank, highly excited by the danger that menaced them. But it was of no use, they could not start her. "They are upon us," said Tony. "What shall we do?" asked Frank, sadly perplexed. "We must fight," said Fred. "No; I am not willing to do that." "Shall we sit here and let them pound us as much as they have a mind to?" demanded Fred. "But you are coxswain, Frank; and I, for one, shall do just what you say." "So shall I!" said another. "And I!" And so they all said. THE NATURE OF THE CALAMITY WHICH HAD BEFALLEN THE ZEPHYR WE HAVE THEM NOW THEY CAN'T RUN AWAY THE COWARDLY LONG FACES COME AFT SOME OF YOU SAID FRANK WHEN HE HEARD THESE THREATENING WORDS THE WATER IS DEEP ENOUGH UNDER THE STERN WE HAVE ONLY RUN INTO A MUDBANK ON THE STARBOARD SIDE OF THE BOAT THERE WAS PLENTY OF WATER AND IF THEY COULD MOVE HER BACK A ROD THEY COULD EASILY ESCAPE THE BOYS OBEYED THE ORDER OF THE COXWAIN BUT THE ZEPHYR HAD BEEN FORCED SO DEEPLY INTO THE MUD THAT HER BOW STILL STUCK FAST HALF A DOZEN OF YOU SET YOUR OARS IN THE MUD AND PUSH CONTINUED FRANK HIGHLY EXCITED BY THE DANGER THAT MENACED THEM BUT IT WAS OF NO USE THEY COULD NOT START HER THEY ARE UPON US SAID TONY WHAT SHALL WE DO ASKED FRANK SADLY PERPLEXED WE MUST FIGHT SAID FRED NO I AM NOT WILLING TO DO THAT SHALL WE SIT HERE AND LET THEM POUND US AS MUCH AS THEY HAVE A MIND TO DEMANDED FRED BUT YOU ARE COXING FRANK AND I FOR ONE SHALL DO JUST WHAT YOU SAY SO SHALL I SAID ANOTHER AND I AND SO THEY ALL SAID
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