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then went along [[underlined in red]] my old acquaintance of 14 years ago Diamond Island, then the Vermont Shore. [[/underlined in red]] Several pretty country houses on rocky shore and private landings. One [[strikethrough]] Islano [[/strikethrough]] little Islet - [[underlined in red]] Britton Island [[/underlined in red]] with just enough room for a house and garden 
It feels quite cold altho' thermometer shows [[underlined in red]] 80°F [[/underlined in red]] this is due to strong [[strikethrough]] wind in on [[/strikethrough]] headwind.
When in the river it began to rain but ceased soon. Some delay in account of magnets working loose but Albert [[strikethrough]] f [[/strikethrough]] arranged everything in short time. Then sunny weather again. When we arrived in [[underlined in red]] Whitehall [[/underlined in red]] we were lucky to find open lock as some
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barges were just leaving. Albert went to telegraph office. Three telegrams there. one of [[underlined in red]] Celine [[/underlined in red]] that everything is all right. Two of [[underlined in red]] Hooker announcing Bush and his friends have left. [[/underlined in red]] his company. wants to see me before I see Townsend and Celine wires [[underlined in red]] Townsend wants [[/underlined in red]] to see me [[underlined in red]] before Hooker. [[/underlined in red]] H. also wants me to give expert testimony in [[strikethrough]] damage [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined in red]] nuisance suit on Wednesday. A nice [[/underlined in red]] mess. What a contrast with these days of cruising where the only cares are winds and [[strikethrough]] drifting [[/strikethrough]] 
^[[dragging]] anchors. [[/strikethrough]] We went [[/strikethrough]] About dark went far enough in the canal to find a safe anchoring place in one of the old sideways of the former creek and Albert prepared a boiled supper.