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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." 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
Sedley," cried Tony Weston, taking off his cap and swinging it round above his head. "One!" "Hurrah!" "Two!" "Hurrah!" "Three!" "Hurrah!" and the boys all clapped their hands for several moments. Captain Sedley took off his hat, and politely returned his acknowledgments. When boys get to cheering, they hardly know where to stop; and when Fred Harper proposed three for Uncle Ben, there was a prompt and hearty response to the call. "I'm much obleeged to you, boys, for the compliment," said the veteran, pulling off his tarpaulin. "Now for the race," cried Charles. Uncle Ben explained the wishes of the boys to Captain Sedley; and he readily agreed to a trial of speed, with the remark that he should expect to be beaten. "Let me get my boat under good headway before you start," continued he, as he hauled aft his jib-sheet, and brought the boat 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. T RATE THEY EXCLAIMED WITH ONE VOICE THREE CHEERS FOR CAPTAIN SEDLEY CRIED TONY WESTON TAKING OFF HIS CAP AND SWINGING IT AROUND HIS HEAD ONE HURRAH TWO HURRAH THREE HURRAH AND THE BOYS ALL CLAPPED THEIR HANDS FOR SEVERAL MOMENTS CAPTAIN SEDLEY TOOK OFF HIS HAT AND POLITELY RETURNED HIS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS WHEN BOYS GET TO CHEERING THEY HARDLY KNOW WHERE TO STOP AND WHEN FRED HARPER PROPOSED THREE FOR UNCLE BEN THERE WAS A PROMPT AND HEARTY RESPONSE TO THE CALL I'M MUCH OBLEEGED TO YOU BOYS FOR THE COMPLIMENT SAID THE VETERAN PULLING OFF HIS TARPAULIN NOW FOR THE RACE CRIED CHARLES UNCLE BEN EXPLAINED THE WISHES OF THE BOYS TO CAPTAIN SEDLEY AND HE READILY AGREED TO A TRIAL OF SPEED WITH THE REMARK THAT HE SHOULD EXPECT TO BE BEATEN LET ME GET MY BOAT UNDER GOOD HEADWAY BEFORE YOU START CONTINUED HE AS 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
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