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"Glorious!" replied Phil Barker, who was at the next oar before him. "What do you think the Bunkers would say if they should see us about this time?" "Wouldn't they stare!" "Way enough!" said Frank; and the boys ceased rowing, while the boat continued to shoot through the water with scarcely diminished velocity. GLORIOUS REPLIED PHIL BARKER WHO WAS AT THE NEXT DOOR BEFORE HIM WHAT DO YOU THINK THE BUNKERS WOULD SAY IF THEY SHOULD SEE US ABOUT THIS TIME WOULDN'T THEY STARE WAY ENOUGH SAID FRANK AND THE BOYS CEASED ROWING WHILE THE BOAT CONTINUED TO SHOOT THROUGH THE WATER WITH SCARCELY DIMINISHED VELOCITY
t before the wind. The boat's crew waited till he had got nearly the eighth of a mile from them, and then, with all the forms, the Zephyr got under way. Uncle Ben had taught them to keep time in rowing by the swaying back and forth of the coxswain's body. "Don't get excited, boys; the wind is freshening," said Uncle Ben. "Steady, now." The Zephyr darted like an arrow through the water under the impetus of the twelve oars. Frank, in his anxiety to win the race, began to sway to and fro so rapidly that Uncle Ben was obliged to caution him several times to keep cool. "We are overhauling him very rapidly," said he; "if you pull regular, and save your strength, you will pass him before you get half way to the beach. Steady, Frank; don't hurry them." The boys pulled steadily; and, as the old sailor had predicted, they passed Captain Sedley's boat long before they came to the beach. As the Zephyr shot past him, a long, loud cheer burst from her crew. "Isn't this fun!" exclaimed Charles Hardy.  HE HAULED AFT HIS JIB SHEET AND BROUGHT THE BOAT BEFORE THE WIND THE BOAT'S CREW WAITED TILL HE GOT NEARLY THE EIGHTH OF A MILE FROM THEM AND THEN WITH ALL THE FORMS THE ZEPHYR GOT UNDER WAY UNCLE BEN HAD TAUGHT THEM TO KEEP TIME IN ROWING BY THE SWAYING BACK AND FORTH OF THE COXSWAIN'S BODY DON'T GET EXCITED BOYS THE WIND IS FRESHENING SAID UNCLE BEN STEADY NOW THE EPHYR DARTED LIKE AN ARROW THROUGH THE WATER UNDER THE IMPETUS OF THE TWELVE OARS FRANK IN HIS ANXIETY TO WIN THE RACE BEGAN TO SWAY TO AND FRO SO RAPIDLY THAT UNCLE BEN WAS OBLIGED TO CAUTION HIM SEVERAL TIMES TO KEEP COOL WE ARE OVERHAULING HIM VERY RAPIDLY SAID HE IF YOU PULL REGULAR AND SAVE YOUR STRENGTH YOU WILL PASS HIM BEFORE YOU GET HALF WAY TO THE BEACH STEADY FRANK DON'T HURRY THEM THE BOYS PULLED STEADILY AND AS THE OLD SAILOR HAD PREDICTED THEY PASSED CAPTAIN SEDLEY'S BOAT LONG BEFORE THEY CAME TO THE BEACH AS THE ZEPHYR SHOT PAST HIM A LONG LOUD CHEER BURST FROM HER CREW ISN'T THIS FUN EXCLAIMED CHARLES HARDY
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