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"The blue silk one, with silver stars around the letter 'Z,' goes in the bow. You'll find a place for it there, Tony, and you may put it up. Here is the American flag, and it goes in the starn. You will find a place for it, Frank; put it there." THE BLUE SILK ONE WITH SILVER STARS AROUND THE LETTER Z GOES IN THE BOW YOU WILL FIND A PLACE FOR IT THERE TONY AND YOU MAY PUT IT UP HERE IS THE AMERICAN FLAG AND IT GOES IN THE STARN YOU WILL FIND A PLACE FOR IT FRANK PUT IT THERE
 to his friends. They all did their best to keep their minds fixed upon the lessons, and they made a reasonable success of their efforts. But they were all looking forward to Saturday afternoon with eager anticipations; and when it came, they were at the flat rock which served as a landing-place half an hour before the appointed time. The Zephyr was there; and so was Uncle Ben, who gave them all a pleasant greeting, and made quite a long speech about the necessity of keeping cool, and not spoiling the practice of the club, as they called it, though it had not yet been organized, by their foolish hurry and impatience. They all promised to be as cool as Nelson at Trafalgar; and no doubt they all intended to keep their promise, but the fascination of working the new boat sometimes proved to be too much for them. "Where are the flags, Uncle Ben? We haven't put them up yet," said Frank. "Here they are, my boy," replied the old sailor, taking them from the cushioned seat in the stern-sheets. D THIS DANGER VERY STRONGLY TO HIS FRIENDS THEY ALL DID THEIR BEST TO KEEP THEIR MINDS FIXED UPON THE LESSONS AND THEY MADE A REASONABLE SUCCESS OF THEIR EFFORTS BUT THEY WERE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH EAGER ANTICIPATIONS AND WHEN IT CAME THEY WERE AT THE FLAT ROCK WHICH SERVED AS A LANDING PLACE HALF AN HOUR BEFORE THE APPOINTED TIME THE ZEPHYR WAS THERE AND SO WAS UNCLE BEN WHO GAVE THEM ALL A PLEASANT GREETING AND MADE QUITE A LONG SPEECH ABOUT THE NECESSITY OF KEEPING COOL AND NOT SPOILING THE PRACTICE OF THE CLUB AS THEY CALLED IT ALTHOUGH IT HAD NOT YET BEEN ORGANIZED BY THEIR FOOLISH HURRY AND IMPATIENCE THEY ALL PROMISED TO BE AS COOL AS NELSON AT TRAFALGAR AND NO DOUBT THEY ALL INTENDED TO KEEP THEIR PROMISE BUT THE FASCINATION OF WORKING THE NEW BOAT SOMETIMES PROVED TO BE TOO MUCH FOR THEM WHERE ARE THE FLAGS UNCLE BEN WE HAVEN'T PUT THEM UP YET SAID FRANK HERE THEY ARE MY BOY REPLIED THE OLD SAILOR TAKING THEM FROM THE CUSHIONED SEAT IN THE STERN SHEETS
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