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When you get it, you must pull backwards. It comes arter 'Hold water!' as you are doin' now. All ready! The command, Frank." WHEN YOU GET IT YOU MUST PULL BACKWARDS IT COMES ARTER HOLD WATER AS YOU ARE DOING NOW ALL READY THE COMMAND FRANK
int by the venerable instructor. "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. "Let fall!" Frank proceeded with the drill, and with only a very short pause between the two commands; but the oars all dropped into the water, and were shipped with entire unity. "Give way!" he added; for the 'together' is used as a rule only when the boat starts from the shore or another craft. "Stand by to hold water!" said Frank a little later. "Oars!" At this command the oarsmen levelled and feathered their oars. "Hold water!" and the boat began to slow down. "Right here comes in another command," said Uncle Ben. "You hain't heard it before; but it is often needed to keep you from runnin' into a boat, a wharf, a rock, or anything else. The command is, 'Starn all! HE OTHERS HAD BEEN AND THE BOYS WERE PRAISED WITHOUT STINT BY THE VENERABLE INSTRUCTOR 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 LET FALL FRANK PROCEEDED WITH THE DRILL AND WITH ONLY A VERY SHORT PAUSE BETWEEN THE TWO COMMANDS BUT THE OARS ALL DROPPED INTO THE WATER AND WERE SHIPPED WITH ENTIRE UNITY GIVE WAY HE ADDED FOR THE TOGETHER IS USED AS A RULE ONLY WHEN THE BOAT STARTS FROM THE SHORE OR ANOTHER CRAFT STAND BY TO HOLD WATER SAID FRANK A LITTLE LATER OARS AT THIS COMMAND THE OARSMEN LEVELED AND FEATHERED THEIR OARS HOLD WATER AND THE BOAT BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN RIGHT HERE COMES IN ANOTHER COMMAND SAID UNCLE BAN YOU HAIN'T HEARD IT BEFORE BUT IT IS OFTEN NEEDED TO KEEP YOU FROM RUNNING INTO A BOAT A WHARF A ROCK OR ANYTHING ELSE THE COMMAND IS STARN ALL
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