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Anyway to shore to dinner at [[?]] place, were invited aboard yacht [[underlined]] Victoria, [[/underlined]] R. H. Moulton & people from near by yachts for [[?]] Goodwin to S. Africa in little yacht, [[?]] [[?]] were there too.

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about a $1.00 all told (in English coins).  Got aboard with catch for breakfast, and went reef collecting afterward.  This seine hauling and collecting [[insert]] March 22 = seine haul [[/insert]] was all on morning of 22nd March.  The Capt again made the killing diving got 3 live (but small, size of your hand crinoids the unstalked kinds called [[underlined]] comatulids. [[/underlined]]  Would have delighted Austin Clark.  But we had to pick up and move on at 11:15 for Martinique where Bredin was due to get a plane home on night of 22nd rather 3 a.m. of 23d.  And beautiful sailing all way 40 miles more or less in about 6 hrs.

So here we are morning of 23 writing this before breakfast anchored in Fort de France (port of Martinique) where we call on consul at 9 a.m. to get what mail might be holding for us.  Shall try to answer befor leaving here after Bredin takes of for States.  Sorry I've not had time to go back to fill in gaps for the 15, 16 & 17th.  It was all heavy collecting & lot of preserving and rough windy going & no writing.  Haven't had time to even address few post[[?cards]] I've bought.  Everybody must think I'm an awful sinner (you too?)