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Poor Tony's misfortunes had excited all their sympathy, and divided their attention with the club. POOR TONY'S MISFORTUNES HAD EXCITED ALL THEIR SYMPATHY AND DIVIDED THEIR ATTENTION WITH THE CLUB
 the library; _e_, entrance to the boat hall; _f, f, f, f_, a platform; _g, g_, the boat; _h, h_, the water in which the boat floats; _i_, the door through which the boat passes out upon the lake.] Around the platform a railing was constructed with a gate at the bow, and one on each side of the boat, so that the members of the club could get into it only at these three places. Frank and Charles protested against this railing at first, and maintained that there was not the least danger of their falling into the water; but Captain Sedley, knowing how prone boys are to scuffle and be careless, insisted upon having it. The boys watched the progress the carpenters made in erecting the boat-house with the deepest interest, and Uncle Ben got almost out of patience answering the innumerable questions they put to him in regard to what everything was for. Morning, noon, and night they visited the building, and longed for Saturday afternoon, when they were to make another excursion in the Zephyr.  IT WHICH IS HERE SUBJOINED IF MY YOUNG READERS CAREFULLY EXAMINE THE PLAN AND REFER TO THE EXPLANATIONS THEY CAN UNDERSTAND THE POSITION OF THE ROOMS AND THE SITUATION OF EVERYTHING CONNECTED WITH THE BOAT HOUSE AROUND THE PLATFORM A RAILING WAS CONSTRUCTED WITH A GATE AT THE BOW AND ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THE BOAT SO THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE CLUB COULD GET INTO IT ONLY AT THESE THREE PLACES FRANK AND CHARLES PROTESTED AGAINST THIS RAILING AT FIRST AND MAINTAINED THAT THERE WAS NOT THE LEAST DANGER OF THEIR FALLING INTO THE WATER BUT CAPTAIN SEDLEY KNOWING HOW PRONE BOYS ARE TO SCUFFLE AND BE CARELESS INSISTED UPON HAVING IT THE BOYS WATCHED THE PROGRESS THE CARPENTERS MADE IN ERECTING THE BOAT HOUSE WITH THE DEEPEST INTEREST AND UNCLE BEN GOT ALMOST OUT OF PATIENCE ANSWERING THE INNUMERABLE QUESTIONS THEY PUT TO HIM IN REGARD TO WHAT EVERYTHING WAS FOR MORNING NOON AND NIGHT THEY VISITED THE BUILDING AND LONGED FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHEN THEY WERE TO MAKE ANOTHER EXCURSION IN THE ZEPHYR
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