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miners being Bengalis, we
visited [illegible] of the local club,
at 5 P.M., where the managers
assemble to play games
+ chat. They were atypical
lot of middle class British
+ their wives + some small
children were also at the
club, one man 74 yrs old
was remarkable for his
youthful appearance +
demeanor. He played billards
like a man of 35. He has lived
here for 40 years but the
climate has had not any
effect on him.
21 Sunday was spent
calling on various Coleray
managers near Groomal.
Most of these men were married
living in spacious white stone
or brick bungalows. They were