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that [[underlined]] much [[/underlined]] erosion has gone on. - and 
certainly the Iss are much altered. Whats the answer? - 1 don't know yet 
& and am not even confident of finding out. 
You must now be home & well settled with your family. Please give Ruth 
my love & tell her that I wish she & you were bringing June out - we four 
could have a swell time together - we shall have - come October! 
Cheerio - 
Harry 
P.S. 
Five weeks from next Tuesday & I'm a married man! HURRY UP, 
SEPTEMBER! 
H. 
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Yangasa, July 26th 
Dear Ed - 
Some rain in the night but only Willy knew it. I awoke only once & that 
was when Willy talked at some length about little Nanlu - in his sleep. Up 
& on the beach before the others - watched the stars out & the sun in - 
this in a beautiful lagoon, Edward! 
Some showers after breakfast but the Captain reckoned it would clear 
again as the tide went down - and so it did. 
I found a poor naked hermit crab ambling along the beach & 
endeavored to find an empty shell for it. The Captains daughter was 
curious so I enlisted her aid - explaining in my [[underlined]] best 
[[/underlined]] Fijian. She missed the point, however, and a few minutes 
later bought me two 
HARRY LADD - DIARY AND FIELD NOTES, 1934 - VOL. 2 
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