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Antigua 13.

VIII-9-36 Sunday. I had planned to go out today, but felt rather tired and decided to leave it till the afternoon. As usual this was a fatal mistake, as it was too rainy after lunch to go out at all.
Ruth went swimming in the morning with Addie and Mr. Frost. After lunch I put cream on her sunburn, and then she napped. I wrote cards for one of Cameron's papers.
After lunch Ruth took a nap and I read the newspapers that arrived last night. In the evening Mrs. Mason, Ruth, and Mr. Frost wanted to play bridge, so I had to make the fourth. We had a pleasant enough game,--Mrs. Mason and I won.
I spent some time reading Beebe's book of extracts for younger readers Exploring with Beebe, and also The Loch Ness Monster by R. T. Gould. In the former I couldn't see why the particular parts had been chosen, and the style amused me again. "The sweet dropping notes (of antbirds) trickled continuously, as if a score of tiny rills were tinkling down rocky ways toward us." "...and tree-creepers' beaks dripped silvery cadenzas." !!
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VIII-10-36 Wrote a letter to Ed, giving change of address. Also a note to Postmaster in  St. Kitts to forward mail. Went to town to mail letters--Ed's Air Mail, and stopped at the bank to cash another part of our Letter of Credit. The rest of the day seemed to pass without anything being done.
VIII-11-36 Another day with little to note. Felt rather under par. Worked on catalog guide a bit. In the evening I had a headache, and probably a fever. Went to bed early, but not to sleep.
VIII-12-36 Slept very little last night and got [[underlined]] no [[/underlined]] rest. Spent the day in bed, with Ruth waiting on me. Had a temperature as high as 102°. For lack of anything else to do, wrote my will! Mrs. Mason go to some ice cream for me from Brysons. It was vanilla and fair, but had a strange flavour that wasn't so hot.
VIII-13-36 Felt O.K. this morning, but had breakfast in bed. Got up later and stayed up all day. Felt a little shaky still, but not ill.
Ruth went out to the dressmakers, and I spent a lot of time writing cards. I have so many now that it isn't practicable to keep them here, though it's nice to have a big bunch to add to. Also spent some time with Ruth sorting some shells from Anguilla of Mrs. Mason's.