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"Way enough!" said Frank, as the Zephyr approached the spot. "Hold water! Oars!" The boat, under the skilful management of the resolute young coxswain, lost her headway, and lay motionless on the water near the spot where Tim had last appeared. "Do you see him, Tony?" "No." WAY ENOUGH SAID FRANK AS THE ZEPHYR APPROACHED THE SPOT HOLD WATER OARS THE BOAT UNDER THE SKILFUL MANAGEMENT OF THE RESOLUTE YOUNG COXWAIN LOST HER HEADWAY AND LAY MOTIONLESS ON THE WATER NEAR THE SPOT WHERE TIM HAD LAST APPEARED DO YOU SEE HIM TONY NO
sion they were incapable of handling their oars; some pulled one way, and some another, and instead of urging the boat ahead, they only turned it round in a circle. "Way enough!" shouted Frank, as soon as he discovered the accident. "Give way! Tim Bunker has fallen overboard!" The crew, though affected to some extent as the Bunkers were, used their oars with skill and energy. The presence of mind which Frank displayed inspired them with courage, and the Zephyr darted forward towards the spot where Tim had gone down. "There he is ahead!" exclaimed Frank, with frantic earnestness; "pull with all your might!" "Help! Save me!" cried Tim, as he rose to the surface. The boats were both several rods distant from him. He did not swim, but seemed to struggle with all his strength, apparently with a spasmodic effort, as though he had entirely lost his self-control. "Tony, stand by with your boat-hook," shouted Frank. But Tim struggled only for an instant on the surface, and then went down again. RED TO RALLY HIS COMPANIONS BUT IN THEIR CONFUSION THEY WERE INCAPABLE OF HANDLING THEIR OARS SOME PULLED ONE WAY AND SOME ANOTHER AND INSTEAD OF URGING THE BOAT AHEAD THEY ONLY TURNED IT ROUND IN A CIRCLE WAY ENOUGH SHOUTED FRANK AS SOON AS HE DISCOVERED THE ACCIDENT GIVE WAY TIM BUNKER HAS FALLEN OVERBOARD THE CREW THOUGH AFFECTED TO SOME EXTENT AS THE BUNKERS WERE USED THEIR OARS WITH SKILL AND ENERGY THE PRESENCE OF MIND WHICH FRANK DISPLAYED INSPIRED THEM WITH COURAGE AND THE ZEPHYR DARTED FORWARD TOWARDS THE SPOT WHERE TIM HAD GONE DOWN THERE HE IS AHEAD EXCLAIMED FRANK WITH FRANTIC EARNESTNESS PULL WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT HELP SAVE ME CRIED TIM AS HE ROSE TO THE SURFACE THE BOYS WERE BOTH SEVERAL RODS DISTANT FROM HIM HE DID NOT SWIM BUT SEEMED TO STRUGGLE WITH ALL HIS STRENGTH APPARENTLY WITH A SPASMODIC EFFORT AS THOUGH HE HAD ENTIRELY LOST HIS SELF CONTROL TONY STAND BY WITH YOUR BOAT HOOK SHOUTED FRANK BUT TIM STRUGGLED ONLY FOR AN INSTANT ON THE SURFACE AND THEN WENT DOWN AGAIN
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