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Rh ians in the same order in which they had rowed on their own club crew.

Now the training became more severe; the School crew, as thus made up, was much  heavier than the Pythian crew had been; and  Durant called on them for harder work. But Edward was strong enough for that and liked  it; there was a different feeling in the boat  from what there had been in the Pythian; it was inspiring to be aware of the smoothness, the rhythm, the speed. It was a good crew. And they all grew browner every day, until you could tell a crew man at once by  his color; beside him a member of the nine  or a mere track athlete looked pale.

There was one day of rest for the crew—the day when they with all the others of St. Timothy’s School accompanied the nine  to St. John’s to witness the annual baseball  game.

Durant, who enjoyed the reputation of being the best-dressed boy in St. Timothy’s,  and who was constantly endeavoring to raise  the standard of those with whom he associated,