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"Well, as to that, of course I should serve if chosen. I want to do just what the fellows want to have me do." WELL AS TO THAT OF COURSE I SHOULD SERVE IF CHOSEN I WANT TO DO JUST WHAT THE FELLOWS WANT TO HAVE ME DO
low have done the same that he did?" "Yes, if he had had the presence of mind and the energy of character which Frank has." "You could have done it, Fred," said Charles. "I don't know about that," replied Fred modestly. "You hauled him in with the boat-hook." "Yes, but I only did what Frank told me to do. Look at the Bunkers; they didn't even reach the spot till we had got him on board the Zephyr." "I should not have been afraid but that I could have managed the boat as well as Frank did," replied Charles, more boldly. "I don't know but you could, Charley," answered Fred; "but I doubt it." "I am pretty sure I could." "Perhaps you will be elected the next coxswain, Charley," continued Fred; and there was a slight twinkle in his mischievous eye. "No! Oh, no! I'm sure _I_ don't want to be coxswain." "You don't!" "No; I never thought of such a thing." "Didn't?" "I'm sure I never did." "Then I will tell the fellows, so that they needn't throw their votes away upon you," said Fred roguishly. T BEEN FOR HIM TIM BUNKER WOULD HAVE DROWNED THAT TIME COULD ANOTHER FELLOW HAVE DONE THE SAME THAT HE DID YES IF HE HAD HAD THE PRESENCE OF MIND AND THE ENERGY OF CHARACTER WHICH FRANK HAS YOU COULD HAVE DONE IT FRED SAID CHARLES I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT REPLIED FRED MODESTLY YOU HAULED HIM IN WITH THE BOAT HOOK YES BUT I ONLY DID WHAT FRANK TOLD ME TO DO LOOK AT THE BUNKERS THEY DIDN'T EVEN REACH THE SPOT TILL WE HAD GOT HIM ON BOARD THE ZEPHYR I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AFRAID BUT THAT I COULD HAVE MANAGED THE BOAT AS WELL AS FRANK DID REPLIED CHARLES MORE BOLDLY I DON'T KNOW BUT YOU COULD CHARLEY ANSWERED FRED BUT I DOUBT IT I AM PRETTY SURE I COULD PERHAPS YOU WILL BE ELECTED THE NEXT COXSWAIN CHARLIE CONTINUED FRED AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT TWINKLE IN HIS MISCHIEVOUS EYE NO OH NO I'M SURE I DON'T WANT TO BE COXSWAIN YOU DON'T NO I NEVER THOUGHT OF SUCH A THING DIDN'T I'M SURE I NEVER DID THEN I WILL TELL THE FELLOWS SO THAT THEY NEEDN'T THROW THEIR VOTES AWAY UPON YOU SAID FRED ROGUISHLY
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