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does not burn well enough to prepare breakfast for 5. His son [[red underlined]] Blake [[/red underlined]] has become oblivious to everything else since his father brought some [[red underlined]] detective story [[/red underlined]] books aboard. [[red underlined]] He might be just as well boxed in a packing box as on board of a Yacht. [[/red underlined]] As soon as he awakens he is reading and keeps at it till late in evening. [[strikethrough]] I be [[/strikethrough]] Our provisions are low, and we can get more near by. I suggest we should go to [[red underlined]] Hotel Champlain [[/red underlined]] for a few days but nobody seems very anxious to follow my suggestion and in the meantime I discover myself to be cook and general factotum aboard of Cygnet.
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[[strikethrough]] This [[/strikethrough]] Spent morning exploring contours of [[red underlined]] Mallets Bay. [[/red underlined]] which are unusually picturesque then towards noon decided to head to [[red underlined]] Burlington Vermont Yacht [[/red underlined]] Club. Arrived at about 2 P.M. [[red underlined]] Townsend [[/red underlined]] finds telegram which calls him home. Good lunch at Club. We took drive thru town buying new supplies. Then supper at Club. [[red underlined]] Gives Townsend [[/red underlined]] and his son chance to eat [[red underlined]] three steaks; [[/red underlined]] they both [[red underlined]] have erroneous idea that exclusive meat diet is best for them, [[/red underlined]] I fear they will learn better when it is too late.
The [[red underlined]] Townsends [[/red underlined]] left with sleeper for Boston to night and [[red underlined]] Hendrick [[/red underlined]] and myself slept aboard, near float. Excellent sleep, cool night. Before falling

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