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for our stay here.  For ($25) a week we got car [[?]] little Austin but had to provide own food.  Said it was most canned beans but local folk were not backward in inviting him around.  He got to know about every white person on island.
In [[?dismal]] & [[?]] late & drove back to his place for the night to return [[strikethrough]] next [[/strikethrough]] Tuesday afternoon [[?]].  He & Al planned all day trip to Frw. lake with two of ships colored boys, plant & insect collecting.  [[strikethrough]] left [[/strikethrough]]

[[underlined]] Mar. 26, [[/underlined]] 1956

Al & Clark got off to early start in "his" car & were able to drive within two & 1/2 miles of lake.  Walked rest of way in.  Al got very nice material enough for two days drying at least.

I had to see Dr. re my leg.  Seems I got some little infection & swelling that would not  down;  we had to wait around at old hospital for nearly an hour it seemed.  Very affable, able man Polish doctor one of three on island, and director of local hospital.  But first we paid our respects as a party with Clarke who had otherwise become acquainted with him, to the local administrator, a tall very light (yellow) complected [[strikethrough]] negro [[/strikethrough]] colored man, from Jamaica & appointed by British government

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