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in the descent of the hydro-aeroplane a hesitation in the flight which escaped the eyes of the public, "there was a moment in which I trembled", and the Aviator shaking his head, replied, with a smile, "So did I". At this moment, the American Minister approached the group and said pleasantly to the Commander of the NC-4 taht the ladies present were jealous of the unjustifiable monopoly of the hero of the occassion, and demanded to be photogrphed in a group with him. During several minutes, a charming group was formed about Mr. Read, in which entered the wife of the American Minister, the wives of the officers from the Military Attache's office, and other ladies. "Now boys", "from the background of a picture", commanded the sonorous voice of Colonel Birch, to the crew which was collected around the aviators, and the moving picture operator of the SHAWMUT quickly took a film of this happy group. Taken in the middle of the Tagus, bathed by the sun of Portugal, which will soon be admired in all the moving picture theatres of the world. Among the gifts offered to Mr. Read, we admired on board the SHAWMUT, a beautiful bunch of red, white, and blue, flowers, the American colors, from Mrs. Rey, wife of the American Consul in Lourenco Marques, who happened to be in Lisbon.