Handwritten China journal of Edmund Heller (5 of 5)
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(24) This morning we found the Freita listed to the opposite side without any apparent reason as far as we could learn of the crew. The anchor was hoisted at 10 Oem. She steamed out to the mouth and over the bar. The weather was squally with hard rain. (25) Our weather has become quite ideal. Today we saw a blue sea flecked by a few white caps + a deep sea of small waves which were scarcely felt on board. I spent some of the day playing Bridge with an Australian wool dealer, a Calcutta merchant + an American commercial traveler from Boston: (26) Sunday broke calmer + clearer than Saturday. The sea was deep blue with white caps or waves of much size.