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Number three, the starboard." The boys had grown more tractable, and Uncle Ben succeeded in getting them all in their proper places. The boat thus trimmed sat even on the water, and the boys were delighted with this change in her position. NUMBER THREE THE STARBOARD THE BOYS HAD GROWN MORE TRACTABLE AND UNCLE BEN SUCCEEDED IN GETTING THEM ALL IN THEIR PROPER PLACES THE BOAT THUS TRIMMED SAT EVEN ON THE WATER AND THE BOYS WERE DELIGHTED WITH THIS CHANGE IN HER POSITION
e, then,"--and the old sailor laid his hand upon the right-hand side of the boat, looking towards the bow,--"this is the starboard side." "The right-hand side is the starboard side," repeated several of the boys. "Number five," said Uncle Ben, calling upon Charles Hardy, "which is the starboard side?" "This," replied Charles, pointing to _his_ right. "No, 'tain't." "But you said the right-hand side." "No, I didn't; I said _this_ side," replied the old sailor, laughing at the boy's perplexity. "It is the right-hand side lookin' for'ad. Do you understand it now?" "We do," shouted the boys together. "Now, who can tell me which is the larboard side?" "The left looking forward," replied several. "Good, my hearties; and larboard and port mean the same thing. 'Port' is more used now nor larboard." "We all understand it," said Charles Hardy. "You'll forget it, ten to one, before to-morrow." "No, we won't." "Now, Tony, take the starboard side. That's it. Number two, the port side. That's right. ROUSERS AND LAUGHING GOOD NATUREDLY YOU CAN LARN THOUGH IF YOU PAY TENSION WE WILL TRY THIS SIDE THEN AND THE OLD SAILOR LAID HIS HAND UPON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BOAT LOOKING TOWARDS THE BOW THIS IS THE STARBOARD SIDE THE RIGHT HAND SIDE IS THE STARBOARD SIDE REPEATED SEVERAL OF THE BOYS NUMBER FIVE SAID UNCLE BAN CALLING UPON CHARLES HARDY WHICH IS THE STARBOARD SIDE THIS REPLIED CHARLES POINTING TO HIS RIGHT NO TAIN'T BUT YOU SAID THE RIGHT HAND SIDE NO I DIDN'T I SAID THIS SIDE REPLIED THE OLD SAILOR LAUGHING AT THE BOY'S PERPLEXITY IT IS THE RIGHT HAND SIDE LOOKING FORWARD DO YOU UNDERSTAND IT NOW WE DO SHOUTED THE BOYS TOGETHER NOW WHO CAN TELL ME WHICH IS THE LARBOARD SIDE THE LEFT LOOKING FORWARD REPLIED SEVERAL GOOD MY HEARTIES AND LARBOARD AND PORT MEAN THE SAME THING PORT IS MORE USED NOW NOR LARBOARD WE ALL UNDERSTAND IT SAID CHARLES HARDY YOU'LL FORGET IT TEN TO ONE BEFORE TO MORROW NO WE WON'T NOW TONY TAKE THE STARBOARD SIDE THAT'S IT NUMBER TWO THE PORT SIDE THAT'S RIGHT
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