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29 March. Wednesday.
Thin clouds-cirro stratus-in early morning, clearing to cloudless about noon. Light N.E. breeze at 9 a.m., soon changing to E. or S.E. and increasing to gusty, 3 to 5 in strength, making the day disagreeable for walking in spite of its brilliancy and the warmth of the direct rays of the sun.
Temp. min.+5°; 9a.+5°; 12m.+4°;
4h.+3°; 7h.+1½°
Two hours on St. Vincent work and then cabin filled up, and I soon got on my bear skin pants and netsha and went out for an hour and a half's walk around the head of the bay and along the south shore.
Went alone, since Dr. H[illegible] did not care to walk in the wind.
Usual pinochle chess and reading after dinner, then I get my own