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82 [[Note: 'Cygnet Canada' written in red pencil vertically in left margin]] but we cut it out and it seems not to interfere further -- Dropped anchor just beyond the villages. [[strikethough]] Geo [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined in red]] Celine and George went shopping at St. Ours [[underlined in red]] a characteristic french village. They came back with fine chops which were eaten eagerly by George and Albert. I caught four fish! in the mean time. The first we got thus far. Sept 11 Got up early it was [[underlined in red]] rather cold. [[underlined in red]] a Westerly wind blowing. I put on my bathing suit to see whether I could not reach the [[underlined in red]] coiled up rope around the propeller and went into the water, but [[/underlined in red]] could not reach the propeller which is too much below middle of boat so we got away [[strikethrough]] without [[/strikethrough]] as it was. It seems [[end page]] [[start page]] 83 [[Note: 'Cygnet Canada' written in red pencil vertically in left margin]] not to interfere. Soon afterwards while Albert was making tea and fried eggs and bacon the Yacht Madge passed us full speed returning from Montreal About 8:35 we reached [[underlined in red]] Sorel [[underlined in red]]. busy place, docks and shipyards very different from this quiet [[underlined in red]] Richelieu river [[/underlined in red]]. Then right into [[underlined in red]] St. Lawrence [[/underlined in red]] river. Current against us gets stronger. It is a clear day and river is well buoyed. We pass about half a dozen big [[underlined in red]] steamers coming from or [[/underlined in red]] going to England, all [[underlined in red]] painted black and their names hidden under paint. On one I could read the name Montfort, [[/underlined in red]] another bore a number on the bridge. I suppose these are [[underlined in red]] all war precautions for preventing [[/underlined in red]]