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believe it. Don't you think I look older? I wonder if I met any of your friends abroad. I have found out a great many things I did not know before. I discovered things for myself before I had only heard or read about them.

August 11th 1894.

Yesterday was one of the happiest I have ever passed. It was a yachting party. I love the water, the day was perfect, the people were
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nice, the race was sufficiently interesting, the lunch was delicious, our spirits were overflowing.

We met down at the landing at 9.45. There were lots of parties given so of course a great crowd was there. Different people came up and talked and suddenly looking up who should I see in front of me but Regi Renalds. We shook hands said "howd'y do" and that was all. He did not go on the Nournahae, that was the only cloud in my sky all day. It began by being a pretty big one