This was regarded as a great concession by all.
"Very well; if you will promise to do your best to obey the rules, we will say no more about it." "Of course I will," replied Tim, with a laugh, which was equivalent to saying, "If any of you think I am yielding too much, why, I am only joking." "Now, Tim, that point being settled, I repeat that our mishap was caused by you, though we don't blame you for it.

You meant to do your best, but you didn't go to work in the right way." "What's the reason I didn't ?" "You broke up the stroke." "The fellers ought to have pulled faster, then, so as to keep up with me; if they had, we should have done well enough." "That is not the way.

The coxswain is to judge how fast you may pull with safety." "Just as you like.

All I wanted was to win the race." "I understand you; but we can do nothing if the discipline of the club is not observed." "I didn't know about that." "Let us understand one another for the future.

You must regulate your stroke by the motion of my body.