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cried Tony. "I!" repeated half a dozen others. "Tony and Fred, roll up your trousers, and jump into the water. You can easily push her off." "Agreed!" cried the two volunteers, as they hastened to execute the order. "Six of you take your oars; back her as they push; the other four stay in the stern sheets to settle her down aft." "Ay, ay!" exclaimed the boys. "Now for it! Stern all! CRIED TONY I REPEATED HALF A DOZEN OTHERS TONY AND FRED ROLL UP YOUR TROUSERS AND JUMP INTO THE WATER YOU CAN EASILY PUSH HER OFF AGREED CRIED THE TWO VOLUNTEERS AS THEY HASTENED TO EXECUTE THE ORDER SIX OF YOU TAKE YOUR OARS BACK HER AS THEY PUSHED THE OTHER FOUR STAY IN THE STERN SHEETS TO SETTLE HER DOWN AFT AY AY EXCLAIMED THE BOYS NOW FOR IT STERN ALL
rassed 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. He had been taught at the fireside of his pious home to avoid a quarrel at almost any sacrifice; and he was painfully conscious that the indiscreet words of Fred Harper had provoked the anger of the Bunkers. Poor fellow! What could he do? He was not willing to order them to fight, even in self-defence; and he knew that their foes would whip them severely if they did not. The Thunderbolt was within a few rods of them, and five minutes more would decide the question. "We are in a bad fix!" said Charles nervously. "What are you going to do, Frank?" "Tony, take your boat-hook, and see how deep the water is on the mud-bank." "Only about a foot," replied Tony, as he obeyed the order. "Is the mud deep?" "Not very," replied Tony, pushing the boat-hook down. "I want two volunteers," said Frank hurriedly. "I! THEY ALL SAID 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 HE HAD BEEN TAUGHT AT THE FIRESIDE OF HIS PIOUS HOME TO AVOID A QUARREL AT ALMOST ANY SACRIFICE AND HE WAS PAINFULLY CONSCIOUS THAT THE INDISCREET WORDS OF FRED HARPER HAD PROVOKED THE ANGER OF THE BUNKERS POOR FELLOW WHAT COULD HE DO HE WAS NOT WILLING TO ORDER THEM TO FIGHT EVEN IN SELF DEFENSE AND HE KNEW THAT THEIR FOES WOULD WHIP THEM SEVERELY IF THEY DID NOT THE THUNDERBOLT WAS WITHIN A FEW RODS OF THEM AND FIVE MINUTES MORE WOULD DECIDE THE QUESTION WE ARE IN A BAD FIX SAID CHARLES NERVOUSLY WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO FRANK TONY TAKE YOUR BOAT HOOK AND SEE HOW DEEP THE WATER IS ON THE MUD BANK ONLY ABOUT A FOOT REPLIED TONY AS HE OBEYED THE ORDER IS THE MUD DEEP NOT VERY REPLIED TONY PUSHING THE BOATH HOOK DOWN I WANT TWO VOLUNTEERS SAID FRANK HURRIEDLY I
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