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"Twig the Bunkers!" said Charles. The Zephyr was within a short distance of the landing in front of Joe Braman's house. The Thunderbolt had just put in there, and as they approached Joe and Tim were examining the nature of the damages the boat had sustained. TWIG THE BUNKERS SAID CHARLES THE ZEPHYR WAS WITHIN A SHORT DISTANCE OF THE LANDING IN FRONT OF JOE BRAYMAN'S HOUSE THE THUNDERBOLT HAD JUST PUT IN THERE AND AS THEY APPROACHED JOE AND TIM WERE EXAMINING THE NATURE OF THE DAMAGES THE BOAT HAD SUSTAINED
d when I pull them, it moves the rudder." "What is the rudder, Frank?" "You can see only the upper end of it; but it is a flat piece of wood, which acts upon the water, and turns the boat," replied the obliging coxswain, illustrating his explanation by means of his hands. "Oh, my! how swift it goes!" "Not very fast now." "Why, it goes like a racehorse." The boys smiled at Mary's enthusiasm. "Let her drive a little, Frank," suggested Fred Harper. Frank commenced swaying his body back and forth, increasing in rapidity till the boys put forth their utmost exertion. Mary held on to the gunwale of the boat, as her speed augmented, and she seemed almost to fly through the water. "Isn't it beautiful!" exclaimed Mary. Frank was so intent upon the movements of the excited crew that he scarcely noticed they had nearly reached the north shore. "Way enough!" said he. "I should think they would be very tired," added Mary. "Perhaps they are; we came over very quick; the distance is more than a mile. RL YES THEY ARE FASTENED TO THAT CROSS PIECE YOU SEE AND WHEN I PULL THEM IT MOVES THE RUDDER WHAT IS THE RUDDER FRANK YOU CAN SEE ONLY THE UPPER END OF IT BUT IT IS A FLAT PIECE OF WOOD WHICH ACTS UPON THE WATER AND TURNS THE BOAT REPLIED THE OBLIGING COXSWAIN ILLUSTRATING HIS EXPLANATION BY MEANS OF HIS HANDS OH MY HOW SWIFT IT GOES NOT VERY FAST NOW WHY IT GOES LIKE A RACE HORSE THE BOY SMILED AT MARY'S ENTHUSIASM LET HER DRIVE A LITTLE FRANK SUGGESTED FRED HARPER FRANK COMMENCED SWAYING HIS BODY BACK AND FORTH INCREASING IN RAPIDITY TILL THE BOYS PUT FORTH THEIR UTMOST EXERTION MARY HELD ON TO THE GUNWALE OF THE BOAT AS HER SPEED AUGMENTED AND SHE SEEMED ALMOST TO FLY THROUGH THE WATER ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL EXCLAIMED MARY FRANK WAS SO INTENT UPON THE MOVEMENTS OF THE EXCITED CREW THAT HE SCARCELY NOTICED THEY HAD NEARLY REACHED THE NORTH SHORE WAY ENOUGH SAID HE I SHOULD THINK THEY WOULD BE VERY TIRED ADDED MARY PERHAPS THEY ARE WE CAME OVER VERY QUICK THE DISTANCE IS MORE THAN A MILE
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