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The point of the whole matter is, said Celia Prime, one of the older girls, who was on the point of graduating from Central High,
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I object to our centering all our efforts upon that particular boat and crew,
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So do I,
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The canoes and the single and double oars have better chances to win than the eight, pursued Hester.
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We are centering on the eight because the bulk of the present crew are members of this committee.
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That is not so, Hessie,
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The whole school is interested, said a junior member of the executive board.
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The girls talk more about the eight than about anything else.
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And that talk is all very skilfully worked up by Laura, here, and her friends, declared Hester.
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Oh! some of us have eyes and ears, I hope.
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And a tongue that is hung in the middle and wags both ways!
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We are wrangling without coming to any conclusion, said Laura, sighing.
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What shall we do about the shell? Can we get a new one----
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Who'll buy it for us?
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That's just it,
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Let's ask our folks to all chip in a quarter,
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If the parents of every girl at school did that we'd scarcely be able to buy a new shell,
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I know that my father will never give a penny toward a new shell--not while the crew remains as inefficient as it is at present,
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But if you were in Celia's place, at stroke, snapped Jess, who was rather peppery in temper,
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I suppose he would go right down into his pocket and purchase a boat for us himself?
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Perhaps he would, Miss Smartie!
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Any change in the crew is up to Mrs. Case and the girls of the association--you know that, Hessie, Laura said, gravely.
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We all got our positions because the instructor thought we were the better rowers----
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Oh, bah! ejaculated the angry Hester.
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We all know how _you_ are favored in everything, Miss! As for the new shell--I sha'n't do a thing toward helping get one; make up your mind to that.
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That certainly is a terrible stroke of bad news, Hester, drawled one of the older girls.
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Now, you would better keep still and let some of the rest of us talk a while. For a sophomore, you have a lot to say that is inconsequential.