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I wrote quite a few letters, which will most likely be mailed in Trinidad, postage being what it is here 1.50(10 cents)
Our laundry came back, and it was a pleasure to find it really well done. If one has to pay these fabulous prices for laundry it should at least look well when it returns.
I get quite a kick looking out of our window at night. There is very little traffic - in fact none. The little boys in the nearby houses get out on their bicycles and go zooming around the block. As they come to a corner they start barking at the dogs gathered nearby. At that the dogs chase the bicycle and a great deal of fun is had by all. At that time of night it is certainly a Paradise for little boys.
On the balconies, of the houses above the various stores, the older folks gather. Inside the house a phonograph may be grinding out atrocious music. No matter whether the machine is running down or is in a groove, the music is enjoyed all the

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same. In the early evening I can hear someone practising laboriously on a violin.  In another house some one is making a very good piano imitation of modern American music. I myself am rather glad when 5:30 comes and the cooler night is on its way.
Many of the children wear light sun helmets - just enough to keep the sun from being too hot on their heads.  It is quite amusing to see some of these little 3 year olds walking along with a helmet on.
School hours seem to be from 8 to 11 and from 2 to 4. What a clatter there is when they get out of school at 4! One of their favorite play places is the place on the street corner where water flows out of the mains, and down the gutter. They squirt the water on each other and have a great deal of fun.
Across the street is a barber shop - salon de coiffure - and painted on his door is the following: - "Nouvelist de la Guadeloupe" and we wonder if that means barber shop gossip! He