Twenty-One – GetTogether
The next day is sports day. It’s compulsoryfor everyone to do some kind of sport. Naturally or unnaturally Ihave chosen rowing. Between recess and lunch a crew of four guysfrom the hostel head to a nearby rowing club. Michael prefers iceskating.
I am in the bow seat this time and have torely on keeping in time with the others. I feel relieved there isno one behind me to deliver an oar in the back in case I get out oftime. David Tobias is in three. Brett Terry is two and the pacesetter, the stroke is Paul Morrison.
Mr. Majure, one of our teachers who has aninterest in rowing, stays onshore to supervise us. He shouts over aloud hailer for everyone to keep in time. We have access to a ‘tubfour’ each week. Jimmy Considine is the cox. Everyone knows that mybrother is
