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"Give way!" said Frank, always prompted by the old sailor at his side in a low tone, so that most of the oarsmen believed that the coxswain acted on his own responsibility. "Stand by to toss!" he continued. "Toss!" The oars all went up as one, the handles resting on the bottom of the boat. GIVE WAY SAID FRANK ALWAYS PROMPTED BY THE OLD SAILOR AT HIS SIDE IN A LOW TONE SO THAT MOST OF THE OARSMEN BELIEVED THAT THE COCKSWAIN ACTED ON HIS OWN RESPONSIBILITY STAND BY TO TOSS HE CONTINUED TOSS THE OARS ALL WENT UP AS ONE THE HANDLES RESTING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BOAT
oys, for this reason, had practised it the most in their thoughts, and in their dummy rehearsals, and it was done as well as the others had been, much to the surprise of Uncle Ben, who had been sure they would fail on this command. They did not fail, and caught the stroke as well as though they had been practising for a month. The boat went off at great speed; and Ben had hardly a word of fault to find with the rowing, though he corrected some of the individual movements. He permitted the crew to pull the whole length of the lake; but Frank, prompted by Ben, had slowed them down to the measured stroke of the cutter of a man-of-war. "Stand by to lay on your oars!" said the coxswain, when the boat was approaching the mouth of the river. "Oars!" The crew instantly levelled their oars, feathering the blades. Not one of them was permitted to touch the water. This manoeuvre was executed quite as well as the others had been, and the boys were praised without stint by the venerable instructor. VEMENT OF THE HOLE BUT THE BOYS FOR THIS REASON HAD PRACTISED IT THE MOST IN THEIR THOUGHTS AND IN THEIR DUMMY REHEARSALS AND IT WAS DONE AS WELL AS THE OTHERS HAD BEEN MUCH TO THE SURPRISE OF UNCLE BEN WHO HAD BEEN SURE THEY WOULD FAIL ON THIS COMMAND THEY DID NOT FAIL AND CAUGHT THE STROKE AS WELL AS THOUGH THEY HAD BEEN PRACTISING FOR A MONTH THE BOAT WENT OFF AT GREAT SPEEDS AND BEN HAD HARDLY A WORD OF FAULT TO FIND WITH THE ROWING THOUGH HE CORRECTED SOME OF THE INDIVIDUAL MOVEMENTS HE PERMITTED THE CREW TO PULL THE WHOLE LENGTH OF THE LAKE BUT FRANK PROMPTED BY BEN HAD SLOWED THEM DOWN TO THE MEASURED STROKE OF THE CUTTER OF A MAN OF WAR STAND BY TO LAY ON YOUR OARS SAID THE COXSWAIN WHEN THE BOAT WAS APPROACHING THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER OARS THE CREW INSTANTLY LEVELLED THEIR OARS FEATHERING THE BLADES NOT ONE OF THEM WAS PERMITTED TO TOUCH THE WATER THIS MANOEUVRE WAS EXECUTED QUITE AS WELL AS THE OTHERS HAD BEEN AND THE BOYS WERE PRAISED WITHOUT STINT BY THE VENERABLE INSTRUCTOR
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