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"This," replied Charles, pointing to _his_ right. "No, 'tain't." "But you said the right hand side." "No, I didn't; I said _this_ side," replied the old sailor, laughing at the boy's perplexity. THIS REPLIED CHARLES POINTING TO HIS RIGHT NO TAIN'T BUT YOU SAID THE RIGHT HAND SIDE NO I DIDN'T I SAID THIS SIDE REPLIED THE OLD SAILOR LAUGHING AT THE BOY'S PERPLEXITY
 "Five." The boys all numbered, with the exception of Frank Sedley, who was not to pull an oar. "Now, my lads, remember your numbers--don't touch the oars yet. You have got a good deal to larn fust," continued Uncle Ben. "We shall be good scholars," said Charles. "I hope you will. Now, Tony, take your place on the starboard side, opposite the row-lock over to port." Tony, at a venture, seated himself on the forward thwart. "Avast! that's the larboard side." "But, Uncle Ben, we don't know the meaning of those words," added Frank. "No more you don't," answered Uncle Ben, hitching up his trousers and laughing good-naturedly. "You can larn, though, if you pay 'tention." "We will try." "This side, then,"--and the old sailor laid his hand upon the right-hand side of the boat, looking towards the bow,--"this is the starboard side." "The right-hand side is the starboard side," repeated several of the boys. "Number five," said Uncle Ben, calling upon Charles Hardy, "which is the starboard side? E THE HONOR FRANK TAKE A SEAT IN THE STARN SHEETS NEXT BOY NUMBER THREE NEXT FOUR FIVE THE BOYS ALL NUMBERED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FRANK SEDLEY WHO WAS NOT TO PULL AN OAR NOW MY LADS REMEMBER YOUR NUMBERS DON'T TOUCH THE OARS YET YOU HAVE GOT A GOOD DEAL TO LARN FUSS CONTINUED UNCLE BAN WE SHALL BE GOOD SCHOLARS SAID CHARLES I HOPE YOU WILL NOW TONY TAKE YOUR PLACE ON THE STARBOARD SIDE OPPOSITE THE ROWLOCK OVER TO PORT TONY AT A VENTURE SEATED HIMSELF ON THE FORWARD THWART AVAS THAT'S THE LARBOARD SIDE BUT UNCLE BEN WE DON'T KNOW THE MEANING OF THOSE WORDS ADDED FRANK NO MORE YOU DON'T ANSWERED UNCLE BEN HITCHING UP HIS TROUSERS AND LAUGHING GOOD NATUREDLY YOU CAN LARN THOUGH IF YOU PAY TENSION WE WILL TRY THIS SIDE THEN AND THE OLD SAILOR LAID HIS HAND UPON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BOAT LOOKING TOWARDS THE BOW THIS IS THE STARBOARD SIDE THE RIGHT HAND SIDE IS THE STARBOARD SIDE REPEATED SEVERAL OF THE BOYS NUMBER FIVE SAID UNCLE BAN CALLING UPON CHARLES HARDY WHICH IS THE STARBOARD SIDE
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