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nearly all day. At bath time the wind shifted around to SE so, though it 
still looks threatening, I have hopes. No canoe could have come today 
so for the moment I'm not cursing the captain! 
I wrote a 15-pager to friend Marcus & did some odd jobs but the rest of 
the day I loafed & slept -- waking up to eat eggs now & then! 
The Chow was much impressed with my Thomas hair tonic & shampoo. 
-- Wanted to send to Suva for some even when I told the price was 8/0 
per bottle. I told him they could only be gotten in America but he insists 
that you can get anything in Hong Kong so I finally gave in and wrote out 
the names for him! 
More rain arriving [[underline]] right now. [[/underline]] Ho-hum! Willy is 
as fed up 
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with this place as I am -- Wish we had a Tuvutha' duck! 
Cheerio -- 
Harry 
P.S. Willy has just discovered an ancient deck of cards in this town! 
Four are missing but I'll make some replacements. I'll be a hell of a 
devilish fellow tonight -- and play solitaire! 
H. 
8 [[superscript]] 10 [[/superscript]] p.m. FLASH! 
Wind now blowing "like billy-o"! -- and raining like hell! Have just looked 
at the barometer & its over 800 feet -- that's just about 100' higher 
(lower) than its been since I've had it. Maybe Willie and I will ride over 
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Harry Ladd - Diary and field notes, 1934 - Vol. 1 
Transcribed and Reviewed by Digital Volunteers 
Extracted Oct-1 1-2015 11:35:03 
Smithsonian Institution Transcription Center, Smithsonian Institution Archives 
