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[[left margin]] XI-26-36 [[/left margin]] Spent the morning writing letters: to Bailey to arrange for a new crankcase and shipping the motorcycle; to the Jamaica Auto Association to find out about renting a car, getting a license, and getting a new tourist membership; and the report for St. Kitts. 
Thanksgiving Day. Ruth went to the service at the Catholic church, and was gone nearly all morning. In the afternoon we worked some more on stamps. We had dinner here with Miss Fleming, having refused a so-called invitation to a dinner for "Americans" (continentals) in Christiansted. It is generally a drinking party, costs $1.35 apiece. 
After dinner Mr. Fleming, Albert called, and we sat around talking till after ten. 
[[left margin]] XI-27-36 [[/left margin]] This was one of those days that passes without leaving any particular impression. I tried to catch up a little on the Liberty's and Literary Digests.  
It rained a little several times. 
There was a Furness freighter in from the north, and also the Danish training ship. This is a three-masted schooner (square rigged), and came in under full sail.  She was very pretty. Ruth took the camera down to the club, and took two [[underlined]] photos [[/underlined]] of her (the boat). 
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[[left margin]] XI-28-36 [[/left margin]] A busy day. I wrote a letter to Pete Ting, and got out a separate of my thesis for him. At 10 o'clock I walked down town, got some things to wrap up the separate, went to the bank to cash the check from the S.I., and went to the P.O. to mail things. At the bank I learned that Danish West Indies coins were used here until two or three years ago. They still appear, and I got two sets of the available ones. I also got a one-dollar bill of the old larger size.  
Spent the rest of the morning sorting out things to be sent home from here. There will be quite a lot of things. Also sorted and wrapped up the coins that I'm taking back for Ed and me. In the afternoon put away the beetles from the large vials and jars. Also numbered recent lots. The SS Mary came in. May have mail.
Beatty phoned in the evening to find out what time I am going across in the morning. After some trouble we set it for 8-8:30. Ruth got a letter from Mrs. Willis. She is still willing to forward our mail, which is a wonder. Anyone would be entitled to be tired of it by now. Had a little trouble with the kitty tonight. I had to clean up one mess, and pussy had to spend the night outside.