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then she came back and soon after
noon left for Umanak with the
little schooner in tow.
Called on Mr Balle this afternoon.
25 June Monday. Moderate rain
(wh began to fall last evening). Calm
wind 7a. +4° 10 a. 5° (7h. 5° R
Down at motor boat at 7:05 but the
doctor, tho he "postponed" our start
to 7 o'clock to accommodate me.
Got away at 10-30. It develop that the
engineer went to the doctor as about 9 o'clock
and told him that the weather was too
bad to start then. Dr. sent steerman to
tell me that he would try to go about
10, but the order was not obeyed.
Uneventful and not wholly