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Thurs.
Dec. 3 Was rather restless and was
up in the night; it was cold
enough for a blanket some of
the time. Was up at 6 and
enjoyed the luxury of tea & toast
in my room. After breakfast
I took some plants out of press
and also took out those I had in
my trunk which smell very sweetly,
Had good news and made
much progress and after tiffin
I put the bark of them in
press, thank heaven. Some of them
are rather badly damaged.
I walked up to the Mission School
to see the teacher about developing
some pictures for the Chaplain; found
him an insufferable frig tub
just the work to suit the Clemens
collected a couple of beans and
then did some shopping. Had some
crackers and milk in the evening,
a luxury I could not have in the
mountains. After tea I undressed and
loved. Put on my clothes for dinner
and wrote to Roberts and began
my letter to the Chaplain