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Here he directed Tony to throw the grapnel, a small anchor with four flukes, overboard, as much to assure the impatient oarsmen that there was to be no rowing at present, as to hold the boat where she was. HERE HE DIRECTED TONY TO THROW THE GRAPNEL A SMALL ANCHOR WITH FOUR FLUKES OVERBOARD AS MUCH AS TO ENSURE THE IMPATIENT OARSMAN THAT THERE WAS TO BE NO ROWING AT PRESENT AS TO HOLD THE BOAT WHERE SHE WAS
d not speak a word for two minutes. CHAPTER VII GIVE WAY TOGETHER "No hurry, boys; we've got the whole arternoon afore us," said the old salt, when he had cooled them off. "You've got some things to larn. You can't row yet no more'n a codfish can go up a ladder. You don't know how." "I think we can row, Uncle Ben," said Charles uneasily. "I know you can't. If you don't want to larn, say so, and I'll make the boat fast to the stake again," added the old boatman sharply, as though he meant what he said. "We do! We do!" protested the boys with one voice. "Then be quiet, and keep your ear-ports wide open. The boy next to the bow is the bowman. The stroke oarsman is the one farthest aft, or nearest the starn. Each on 'em has a boat-hook. Now take 'em, and shove her off." The two boys obeyed, and placing the point of the boat-hooks against the rock, shoved off with all their might; and the Zephyr receded from the shore till the wind took her, and drove her out under the lee of Centre Island. TUCK THIS LEVER BOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN RECORDING BY JOHN TAYLOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI GIVE WAY TOGETHER NO HURRY BOYS WE'VE GOT THE WHOLE AFTERNOON AFORES SAID THE OLD SALT WHEN HE HAD COOLED THEM OFF YOU'VE GOT SOME THINGS TO LEARN YOU CAN'T ROW YET NO MORE'N A CODFISH CAN GO UP A LADDER YOU DON'T KNOW HOW I THINK WE CAN ROW UNCLE BEN SAID CHARLES UNEASILY I KNOW YOU CAN'T IF YOU DON'T WANT ALARN SAY SO AND I'LL MAKE THE BOAT FAST TO THE STAKE AGAIN ADDED THE OLD BOATMAN SHARPLY AS THOUGH HE MEANT WHAT HE SAID WE DO WE DO PROTESTED THE BOYS WITH ONE VOICE THEN BE QUIET AND KEEP YOUR EAR PORTS WIDE OPEN THE BOY NEXT TO THE BOW IS THE BOWMAN THE STROKE OARSMAN IS THE ONE FARTHEST AFT OR NEAREST THE STARN EACH ON EM HAS A BOAT HOOK NOW TAKE EM AND SHOVE HER OFF THE TWO BOYS OBEYED AND PLACING THE POINT OF THE BOAT HOOKS AGAINST THE ROCK SHOVED OFF WITH ALL THEIR MIGHT AND THE ZEPHYR RECEDED FROM THE SHORE TILL THE WIND TOOK HER AND DROVE HER OUT UNDER THE LEE OF CENTER ISLAND
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