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Perhaps he would even have promised to become a better boy, for he keenly felt the weight of those moral obliquities which excluded him from the society of Frank and his friends. PERHAPS HE WOULD EVEN HAVE PROMISED TO BECOME A BETTER BOY FOR HE KEENLY FELT THE WEIGHT OF THOSE MORAL OBLIQUITIES WHICH EXCLUDED HIM FROM THE SOCIETY OF FRANK AND HIS FRIENDS
ong the boys. Those who had been invited to join the club were regarded as especially fortunate. Frank Sedley was a distinguished personage, and even Tim Bunker unbent himself in some measure from his ferocious dignity in his attempts to conciliate him. "I say, Frank, you will give me a sail in your boat, won't you?" said Tim. "I should be very glad to accommodate you, but I don't think my father will let me take any boys who do not belong to the club." "Can't I join the club?" "It is full now." "You can just make room for one more if you have a mind to." "There are only twelve oars." The school-bell rang then, and Frank was glad to escape further importunity on the subject. Tim Bunker was dissatisfied with himself and everybody else. He had seen the magnificent boat which Frank owned, and in which he and his companions had had such a glorious time on the preceding afternoon. He envied them the possession of the Zephyr, and he would have given anything to be permitted to join the club. PRINCIPAL TOPIC OF CONVERSATION AMONG THE BOYS THOSE WHO HAD BEEN INVITED TO JOIN THE CLUB WERE REGARDED AS ESPECIALLY FORTUNATE FRANK SEDLEY WAS A DISTINGUISHED PERSONAGE AND EVEN TIM BUNKER UNBENT HIMSELF IN SOME MEASURE FROM HIS FEROCIOUS DIGNITY IN HIS ATTEMPTS TO CONCILIATE HIM I SAY FRANK YOU WILL GIVE ME A SAIL IN YOUR BOAT WON'T YOU SAID TIM I SHOULD BE VERY GLAD TO ACCOMMODATE YOU BUT I DON'T THINK MY FATHER WILL LET ME TAKE ANY BOYS WHO DO NOT BELONG TO THE CLUB CAN'T I JOIN THE CLUB IT IS FULL NOW YOU CAN JUST MAKE ROOM FOR ONE MORE IF YOU HAVE A MIND TO THERE ARE ONLY TWELVE OARS THE SCHOOL BELL RANG THEN AND FRANK WAS GLAD TO ESCAPE FURTHER IMPORTUNITY ON THE SUBJECT TIM BUNKER WAS DISSATISFIED WITH HIMSELF AND EVERYBODY ELSE HE HAD SEEN THE MAGNIFICENT BOAT WHICH FRANK OWNED AND IN WHICH HE AND HIS COMPANIONS HAD HAD SUCH A GLORIOUS TIME ON THE PRECEDING AFTERNOON HE ENVIED THEM THE POSSESSION OF THE ZEPHYR AND HE WOULD HAVE GIVEN ANYTHING TO BE PERMITTED TO JOIN THE CLUB
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