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Cape Bon Ami is on the north side of
the Skepe promontory. It is not given as an
Orthosie. The nobls however just called
Strats Cove, are called Bon Ami rocks but
it is easy to name the Orthosiy hills in
Strats Cove as Bon Ami. The latter name
should be restricted to its original credit.
On the same map I see that St.
Albans is a village near Cape Race light
house. Therefoe I think we had best use
in the middle Skepe limestone series Bon
Ami beds instead of St. Albans.
Aug 8, Wednesday, Ennorets, Quebec.
Set off at 2.30 to take the 3.10 train
for Quebec. Had to go without breakfast
til 7.30.
Arrived in Quebec at 2.30. My
ailing and has been doing so for the
last month - your mind of this
curious turn but no distant wing.
There is not a regular bookshop
in Quebec. All are dealers in station-
ary and magazines.
My little English is spoken here and
many of the street car conductors of the
urban Tram can't do it.
The streets are narrow, some paved with
granite blocks, after most asphalt but the