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That command will be 'Let fall!' Then you will let your oars drop upon the water all at once, striking it at just the same instant. But you will not let the loom of the oar touch the gunwale." "Where is the gunwale?" asked one of the boys. THAT COMMAND WILL BE LET FALL THEN YOU WILL LET YOUR OARS DROP UPON THE WATER ALL AT ONCE STRIKING IT AT JUST THE SAME INSTANT BUT YOU WILL NOT LET THE LOOM OF THE OAR TOUCH THE GUNWALE WHERE IS THE GUNWALE ASKED ONE OF THE BOYS
u are all snarled up, and we must have it done shipshape." He seated himself on the after thwart, after he had required them to boat their oars, and proceeded to show them how to pick them up. He went forward, and repeated the movement. Then he made several of them do it alone. Next four of them did it together. At last he believed he had them in condition to execute the manoeuvre properly. Then he called upon Frank to give the order again, and this time they did it as well as could be expected. He was not satisfied, and compelled the oarsmen to go through it repeatedly for half an hour. "Now we will begin again," said Uncle Ben. "If you do it well, we will go on. Give the order, Frank." They did it better than at any time before; and while the crew sat with the oars elevated, the old sailor proceeded to explain the next movement. "If we were at a landing, or alongside the sailboat, you would remain as you be now, till the boat was clear of everything, before the next order would come. 'T DO AT ALL SHOUTED UNCLE BEN YOU ARE ALL SNARLED UP AND WE MUST HAVE IT DONE SHIP SHAPE HE SEATED HIMSELF ON THE AFTER THWART AFTER HE HAD REQUIRED THEM TO BOTH THEIR OARS AND PROCEEDED TO SHOW THEM HOW TO PICK THEM UP HE WENT FORWARD AND REPEATED THE MOVEMENT THEN HE MADE SEVERAL OF THEM DO IT ALONE NEXT FOUR OF THEM DID IT TOGETHER AT LAST HE BELIEVED HE HAD THEM IN CONDITION TO EXECUTE THE MANOEUVRE PROPERLY THEN HE CALLED UPON FRANK TO GIVE THE ORDER AGAIN AND THIS TIME THEY DID IT AS WELL AS COULD BE EXPECTED HE WAS NOT SATISFIED AND COMPELLED THE OARSMEN TO GO THROUGH IT REPEATEDLY FOR HALF AN HOUR NOW WE WILL BEGIN AGAIN SAID UNCLE BEN IF YOU DO IT WELL WE WILL GO ON GIVE THE ORDER FRANK THEY DID IT BETTER THAN AT ANY TIME BEFORE AND WHILE THE CREW SAT WITH THE OARS ELEVATED THE OLD SAILOR PROCEEDED TO EXPLAIN THE NEXT MOVEMENT IF WE WERE AT A LANDING OR ALONGSIDE THE SAIL BOAT YOU WOULD REAIN AS YOU BE NOW TILL THE BOAT WAS CLEAR OF EVERYTHING BEFORE THE NEXT ORDER WOULD COME
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