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played our usual game at wliist in the wlialo-boat. Our 

 boat-sail (tliat belonging to the King William), which 

 serves as a roof during the night, from its lightness and 

 transparency keeps but little of the wet off ; the rain has 

 dropped gently upon us for now nearly twenty-four 

 hours, as from the rose of a watering-pot. The other 

 boats are better off in this respect, as they have oil-cloth 



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sail coverings. The day ended, Mr. Hildebrandt and his 

 people came to us in the large boat, for company and 

 .also for any alcohol and provisions that we could spare, 

 with which we were better provided. There were 

 therefore eiiiiit men to feed in the kir^e l)oat. lu tlie 



