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The oarsmen pulled, and the boat was run into the house. "Keep your places," said Frank, as he leaped out of the boat, and hastened to meet his father. THE OARSMAN PULLED AND THE BOAT WAS RUN INTO THE HOUSE KEEP YOUR PLACES SAID FRANK AS HE LEAPED OUT OF THE BOAT AND HASTENED TO MEET HIS FATHER
tter reflection. "Frank," said he in a gentle, insinuating tone. "Way enough!" cried the coxswain promptly. "Stern all!" "Forgive me, Frank," said the rebellious oarsman. "You are rather late, Charley; but better late than never. We are almost into the boat-house." "I won't give you any more trouble, I solemnly promise it, if you won't say anything about it this time." "According to the constitution your conduct must be reported." "Let him slide this time," interposed Fred Harper. "I freely forgive the offence, so far as I am concerned." "Your father won't say anything." "He must know it," insisted Frank firmly. "What is the matter, boys?" called Captain Sedley from the shore. "Now we are in for it!" added Fred. Charles Hardy hung his head with shame. Gladly would he have recalled his hasty words of anger, but it was too late. They had been spoken, and he must abide the consequences. "Give way!" said Frank sadly, for he would fain have avoided the explanation which his father demanded. T HE WAS IN THE WRONG BUT TO BE SUSPENDED OR EXPELLED WAS A MORE BITTER REFLECTION FRANK SAID HE IN A GENTLE INSINUATING TONE WAY ENOUGH CRIED THE COXWAIN PROMPTLY STERN ALL FORGIVE ME FRANK SAID THE REBELLIOUS OARSMAN YOU ARE RATHER LATE CHARLIE BUT BETTER LATE THAN NEVER WE ARE ALMOST INTO THE BOAT HOUSE I WON'T GIVE YOU ANY MORE TROUBLE I SOLEMNLY PROMISE IT IF YOU WON'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT THIS TIME ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION YOUR CONDUCT MUST BE REPORTED LET HIM SLIDE THIS TIME INTERPOSED FRED HARPER I FREELY FORGIVE THE OFFENCE SO FAR AS I AM CONCERNED YOUR FATHER WON'T SAY ANYTHING HE MUST KNOW IT INSISTED FRANK FIRMLY WHAT IS THE MATTER BOYS CALLED CAPTAIN SEDLEY FROM THE SHORE NOW WE ARE IN FOR IT ADDED FRED CHARLES HARDY HUNG HIS HEAD WITH SHAME GLADLY WOULD HE HAVE RECALLED HIS HASTY WORDS OF ANGER BUT IT WAS TOO LATE THEY HAD BEEN SPOKEN AND HE MUST ABIDE THE CONSEQUENCES GIVE WAY SAID FRANK SADLY FOR HE WOULD FAIN HAVE AVOIDED THE EXPLANATION WHICH HIS FATHER DEMANDED
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