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The oarsmen levelled their oars, feathering the blades, and listening to the march. The Bunkers, attracted by the music of the band, followed the Sylph at a respectful distance. The presence of Uncle Ben and Mrs. Sedley was a restraint upon them, and they conducted themselves with tolerable decorum. The band ceased playing, and Mrs. Sedley continued her instructions. "What is a gulf or bay?" "A portion of the sea extending into the land." "Can you give me an example?" THE OARSMEN LEVELLED THEIR OARS FEATHERING THE BLADES AND LISTENING TO THE MARCH THE BUNKERS ATTRACTED BY THE MUSIC OF THE BAND FOLLOWED THE SYLPH AT A RESPECTFUL DISTANCE THE PRESENCE OF UNCLE BEN AND MISSUS SEDLEY WAS A RESTRAINT UPON THEM AND THEY CONDUCTED THEMSELVES WITH TOLERABLE DECORUM THE BAND CEASED PLAYING AND MISSUS SEDLEY CONTINUED HER INSTRUCTIONS WHAT IS A GULF OR BAY A PORTION OF THE SEA EXTENDING INTO THE LAND CAN YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE
 it off. It was in the evening, and it looked just like Mount Vesuvius in the panorama." "Now, boys," continued Mrs. Sedley, "who can tell me what an ocean is?" "The largest body of water," replied several. "What shall represent the ocean here?" "The lake." "Very well; what is a sea?" "A portion of water smaller than an ocean, and nearly surrounded by land." "We are in one now," said Frank. He had steered the Zephyr into a corner of the lake which was partly enclosed by the projecting headland and island and the main shore. "What sea shall we call it?" said Fred. The boys looked around them for some object that would suggest a name. CHAPTER XVII OVERBOARD There was no visible object which seemed to suggest a name for the miniature sea; but just then the band began to play "Washington's March." "Call it Washington Sea, boys," said Mrs. Sedley. The name was given, but the geography lesson could not proceed while the music continued. "Stand by to lay on your oars!" Frank commanded. "Oars!  CHAPTER SEVENTEEN OF THE BOAT CLUB OR THE BUNKERS OF RIPPLETON BY OLIVER OPTIC THIS IS A LIBER VOX RECORDING ALL LIVERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIVER VOX DOT ORG OVERBOARD THERE WAS NO VISIBLE OBJECT WHICH SEEMS TO SUGGEST A NAME FOR THE MINIATURE SEA BUT JUST THEN THE BAND BEGAN TO PLAY WASHINGTON'S MARCH CALL IT WASHINGTON SEE BOY SAID MISSUS SEDLEY THE NAME WAS GIVEN BUT THE GEOGRAPHY LESSON COULD NOT PROCEED WHILE THE MUSIC CONTINUED STAND BY TO LAY ON YOUR OARS FRANK COMMANDED OARS
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