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6 meter races then proceeded and anchored between City and Hart Island. Lewis reports everything O.K at home
Sept 16. Left anchorage at 7:40 AM Northerly Breese. Tide with us Pass Hell Gate 8:55 AM. Arrive Spuyten Duivel 9:40 AM. Spent all morning [[strikethrough]] rainy [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] stowing things, packing and raising mast Back at Snug Rock in time for lunch. Beautiful weather. No longer used to all the pampered luxuries of a house on shore. Celine left Cherbourg to day will be here next Saturday. Garden full of flowers. Took of belated letters and accumulated correspondence
[[underlined]] Sunday. [[/underlined]] Sept 17. Wrote letters most of day. The Rolls here.
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also [[strikethrough]] l [[/strikethrough]] Sylvester Roll. Little Celine charming as ever. [[strikethrough]] Begin [[/strikethrough]] Talks remarkably well. Evening feast on lobsters brought from our cruise.
Sept. 18. Lewis and Jim sent to Ion to hurry painting and varnishing. 
Saw Townsend. Schleussner G. B. office. Trial balance of the 3 companies excellent. Profits more than [[underlined in red]] 50% of sales [[/underlined in red]] Profits of G. B. Co largest of all in percentage of sales. G. B. Co. returns more than added returns of the others. Total profits of first 6 months about $1100.000 Met Redman, Brown, then Seabury & Townsend. Seabury like usually has a kick. This time about newly published