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looked at the tear. She smiles when I sing - but most anybody would do 
that! The captain is only pint size (my size!) but he is very capable. I feel 
almost as much confidence in him as I did in my old friend Tui Ongea. 
The [[underlined]] Adi Tavanavanna [[/underlined]] brought back a gang 
of Namuka boys who have been out on a years' labor contract in 
Taveuni. Hence a big feast tonight. I counted 7 pigs & there were piles & 
piles of baskets of vegetables, [[strikethrough]] sugar [[/strikethrough]] 
bundles of sugar cane, etc. I took some movies of the presentation 
ceremonies just before sunset. 
The ocean was crowded today - 6 canoes! Four from Kambara stopped 
here & one went on to Oneata. I got two good (?) stills as we passed 
one fairly closely. 
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If we get a NE or a SWwind we leave on the flood tide before daylight 
tomorrow. We are all packed now. Am not taking our drum as we have 
too bulky a deck load already. Eight gallons of water should be plenty as 
I only plan on [[strikethrough]] 8 [[/strikethrough]] 4 days there. Then on 
to Oneata. 
Am due to start for Suva 3 weeks from tomorrow. 
So we [[underlined]] may [[/underlined]] finally see Yangasa tomorrow 
but just as I finished the last sentence it began to rain! I wonder — ? 
This damned Namuka seems a jinx for us! 
Yours, 
Harry 
Oh, look! [[image: arrow]] Yangasa', July 24th 
Dear Ed - 
Here at last! Up as planned this morning only to find that the boat had 
dragged up anchor in the stiff 
HARRY LADD - DIARY AND FIELD NOTES, 1934 - VOL. 2 
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