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Ties are cleaned at 12 cents apiece. I also tried to find a copy of "Personal History." None of the bookshops in town had it, nor did they think they would be able to order it. I alo went to the Public Library to inquire about borrowing privileges and was told that I would have to make a deposit of $5.00 (which would be refunded) and pay 24 cents a month for the privilege of taking one book & one magazine at a time. These numerous errands involved a lot of walking and my feet were beginning to show the strain by the time I reached home. It is at times like these that afternoon tea is most welcome

[[underlined]] Tuesday, November 26, 1935 [[/underlined]]
Uneventful. Went to "the pictures" in the evening & saw William Powell in "Private Detective."

[[double underlined]] Wednesday, November 27, 1935 [[/underlined]]
This morning I became quite interested in the numerous birds resting in the trees near our west window. I have heard the kiskadees numerous times, but had [[strikethrough]] e [[/strikethrough]] never attention to the bird emitting that call. Upon seeing a fairly large, yellow-breasted bird

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I asked the house maid what it was, and I felt doubtful when she said it was a kiskadee. However, I later saw the same bird siting on a corner of the roof, and there was no mistaking its call. In the same tree are some slightly smaller powder-blue birds whose name I do not know. I am told that you will never find more than one family of kiskadees in a tree, as they drive one another away, yet they live very peaceably with other birds. About noon I saw 3 frigate birds flying by. I neglected to say that on Sunday we saw a large number of large-billed black birds. These same birds are quite common on the grass in front of the "Red House." I've seen them near, or with, small [[strikethrough]] flo [[/strikethrough]] broods of baby chicks and they do not seem to be vicious in the least. Pidgeons are quite numerous in the city.
This evening about 6 or 6:30 we went to a cocktail party given by the Adamsons. The purpose of the affair was so that we could meet some of the people of the college and Port of Spain. Mr Algernon Wharton called for us. If possible, [[strikethrough]] we [[/strikethrough]] [[insertion]] I [[/insertion]] shall name all the people we met, and give a short