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Tastes & smells a bit like chicken and about as good altho Fenner says its tougher though than smaller frogs we get in States, I thought it was just firmer.

Fenner & I worked over specimens in aft. but had to go Dr's house for tea at 4 p.m.  This was just before our (Clarke's) cocktail party to the locals.  So happened that Dr. didn't get away from hospital so we had to leave wife and come back to ship without her.  We got there at 5 instead of 4 through mis understanding & left shortly after 6.  She is Swiss, he's Polish have been here 7 years [[strikethrough]] have [[/strikethrough]] or little more & have two pretty blond daughter 8 & 6 (or 7 & 6) though both parents have quite dark (brown brunette) hair.  Like Solminsky at Carriacou (from Grenada) was hired after war to take over colonial service work in these black islands.

Have a very beautiful home on top of hill overlooking bay where we were anchored.

All day bananas were being brought in on natives heads & in trucks to shed by banana wharf, to load upon an English banana boat painted white / the