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Neither the captain nor his wife preached to them, but talked very pleasantly about the boat and the rowing. They took their leave before dark, and a dozen families knew all about the excursion before bedtime. NEITHER THE CAPTAIN NOR HIS WIFE PREACHED TO THEM BUT TALKED VERY PLEASANTLY ABOUT THE BOAT AND THE ROWING THEY TOOK THEIR LEAVE BEFORE DARK AND A DOZEN FAMILIES KNEW ALL ABOUT THE EXCURSION BEFORE BEDTIME
n to salute him with a toss of the oars exactly as you have learned to do it to-day." The teacher explained it more in detail; and the boat headed down the lake, keeping as close to the shore as it was prudent to go. "Stand by to toss!" said Frank, prompted by the old sailor. "Toss!" The oars all went up to a perpendicular, with no straggling ones among them; and the Zephyr had headway enough to keep her moving a quarter of a mile. Captain Sedley took off his hat, acknowledging the salute, while Mrs. Sedley waved her handkerchief very vigorously. Then the oars were trailed in due form, and the boat went up to the flat rock where they had embarked. Frank's father and mother came over to congratulate the boys upon the proficiency they had made in a single afternoon. The lady then invited all the crew and Uncle Ben to visit the mansion, where they found a nice collation awaiting them. They had been on the lake all the afternoon, and the air and exercise had given them excellent appetites. UPERIOR OFFICER IT IS THE FASHION TO SALUTE HIM WITH A TOSS OF THE OARS EXACTLY AS YOU HAVE LEARNED TO DO IT TO DAY THE TEACHER EXPLAINED IT IN MORE DETAIL AND THE BOAT HEADED DOWN THE LAKE KEEPING AS CLOSE TO THE SHORE AS IT WAS PRUDENT TO GO STAND BY TO TOSS SAID FRANK PROMPTED BY THE OLD SAILOR TOSS THE OARS WENT UP TO A PERPENDICULAR WITH NO STRAGGLING ONES AMONG THEM AND THE ZEPHYR HAD HEADWAY ENOUGH TO KEEP HER MOVING A QUARTER OF A MILE CAPTAIN SEDLEY TOOK OFF HIS HAT ACKNOWLEDGING THE SALUTE WHILE MISSUS SEDLEY WAVED HER HANDKERCHIEF VERY VIGOROUSLY THEN THE OARS WERE TRAILED IN DUE FORM AND THE BOAT WENT UP TO THE FLAT ROCK WHERE THEY HAD EMBARKED FRANK'S FATHER AND MOTHER CAME OVER TO CONGRATULATE THE BOYS UPON THE PROFICIENCY THEY HAD MADE IN A SINGLE AFTERNOON THE LADY THEN INVITED ALL THE CREW AND UNCLE BEN TO VISIT THE MANSION WHERE THEY FOUND A NICE COLLATION AWAITING THEM THEY HAD BEEN ON THE LAKE ALL AFTERNOON AND THE AIR AND EXERCISE HAD GIVEN THEM EXCELLENT APPETITES
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