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[[preprinted]]58[[/preprinted]] Grenada 26.

[[margin]]I-27-36[[/margin]] Spent the day inside, writing notes, rearranging papers, etc. It rained spasmodically all day. Finished book I started night before last. After tea went to see the man about stamps. Found he had washed and sorted all the stamps he had, but after quite a bit of figuring, I bought 2000 West Indian stamps and 350 Jubilee for $10.00.
We got back some photographs, but were disappointed with the printing. I hope the developing was O.K. One negative was totally blank, but the other five pictures seem to be first class. Wilfred, Effie, and others brought us stamps, some good, some bad.
[[margin]]I-28-36[[/margin]] Today was the funeral of King George. All day long the British station broadcast it, with
organ music in between.
Put the big walking-sticks from the alcohol tank into a box in cotton. Also put away more specimens from vials, and put the whole lot into the tank. The alcohol is pretty strong.
Wrote a letter to the Secretary of the Smiths outlining our expenditures so far and asking for an advance of $1000 from [[strikethrough]]ye[[/strikethrough]] next year's allotment. It is to be sent to Barbados, care of the bank, and I think there'll be no difficulty in cashing it there, even though I won't be known before hand.
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[[margin]]I-29-36[[/margin]] My birthday. No celebration however, just preparations for leaving. I packed the motorcycle in the morning, trying to do a much tighter job than last time, to prevent a repetition of the slight [[struckthrough]]j[[/struckthrough]] injury received before. Then went to Huggins to see if they wouldn't accept some responsibility in regard to the motor. The manager said there was no way to arrange such a thing.[[struckthrough]] Ic [/struckthrough]] so I got the Bills of Lading and filled them out; also got a Customs form.
Ruth meantime had packed most of the trunk. After lunch I packed the rest and we sent it off about 3:30. After tea I catalogued two numbers of the B.B.E.S. including Cooper's additions to the New York State list; and worked on accounts. Also paid Wilfred for the stamps he's brought, gave him our address, and told him the prices we'll pay him, and what [[underlined]] he [[/underlined]] can afford to pay. Ruth went downstairs to play bridge with the Jackson's, and continued the game after dinner. I packed the dunnage bag and my suitcases, and then went to bed. I had quite a headache, from eyestrain, I think. Too much bright sun, and poor lighting. I listened to Town Hall on the radio, and didn't get to sleep
till Ruth came to bed, sometime after eleven.