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"Forgive me, Frank," said the rebellious oarsman. "You are rather late, Charley; but better late than never. FORGIVE ME FRANK SAID THE REBELLIOUS OARSMAN YOU ARE RATHER LATE CHARLIE BUT BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
hed the ripples on the side of the boat. He was conscious that he was introducing dissension into the club; but it seemed to him that Frank was ill-natured in not gratifying him when he proposed to land at Rippleton. The Zephyr was rapidly approaching the boat-house, and Frank was sweeping her round so as to run her into the slip. The consequences of his behavior occurred to him. The provisions of article six of the constitution, and the penalty, came to his mind with appalling force. His conduct would be immediately reported to the Director, and probably he would be suspended, or expelled from the club. He could not bear to think of such a thing. The boat in a minute more would shoot into the boat-house, and it would be too late to apologize. He could not endure the idea of "giving up," and owning that 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 coxswain promptly. "Stern all! R THE GUNWALE AND MOODILY WATCHED THE RIPPLES ON THE SIDE OF THE BOAT HE WAS CONSCIOUS THAT HE WAS INTRODUCING DISSENSION INTO THE CLUB BUT IT SEEMED TO HIM THAT FRANK WAS ILL NATURED IN NOT GRATIFYING HIM WHEN HE PROPOSED TO LAND AT RIPPLETON THE ZEPHYR WAS RAPIDLY APPROACHING THE BOAT HOUSE AND FRANK WAS SWEEPING HER ROUND SO AS TO RUN HER INTO THE SLIP THE CONSEQUENCES OF HIS BEHAVIOUR OCCURRED TO HIM THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLES SIX OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE PENALTY CAME TO HIS MIND WITH APPALLING FORCE HIS CONDUCT WOULD BE IMMEDIATELY REPORTED TO THE DIRECTOR AND PROBABLY HE WOULD BE SUSPENDED OR EXPELLED FROM THE CLUB HE COULD NOT BEAR TO THINK OF SUCH A THING THE BOAT IN A MINUTE MORE WOULD SHOOT INTO THE BOAT HOUSE AND IT WOULD BE TOO LATE TO APOLOGIZE HE COULD NOT ENDURE THE IDEA OF GIVING UP AND OWNING THAT 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
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