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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?" 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
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. 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-defence; and he knew that their foes would whip them severely if they did not. LY 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 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
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