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watched through the mist for the last glimpse of the sky line. To Kenyon, Schuur and me the Statue of Liberty held more than a passing interest [[strikethrough]] for as [[/strikethrough]]; it was 6 months ago to the day that I did guard duty at the feet of the noble [[strikethrough]] godda [[/strikethrough]] Goddess. Phantom barks and foreign vessels were outlined in breaks through the mist. We passed comfortably out of the Narrows and gradually began to feel more strongly the strength of the open sea. Near Ambrose Light we dropped the pilot and after that last excitement was over we began to take more stock of fellow voyagers and surroundings.

At dinner I found ^[[that the ship]] [[strikethrough]] the ship [[/strikethrough]] contained a polyglot ensemble. In the company of the lst cabin were one ^[[Peyton March too]] major general (Biddle), an admiral, two or three majors, captains, and