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[[left margin in red]] Marseille [[/left margin]]

kept about 65' long. [[Turret?]] cabin, square stern.
Rather [[red underline]] coarse table manners of people in restaurant [[/red underline]] many men & women tucking napkins under chin etc. reminds me of [[strikethrough]] jews in [[/strkethrough]] [[red underline]] ill bred jews in New York. -- Gluttons. Coarse looking yeoman [[/red underline]]

Jan 31. Not receiving answer to my cable to Yonkers. wired again.  All this prevents me making decision as to further plans.
[[strikethrough]] Drove [[/strikethrough]] Went up left to Notre Dame de la Garde.  Splendid general view over landscape [[red underline]]  Beggars and beggars! [[/red underline]]
N.W wind blowing.  Climate [[red underline]] reminds of San Diego Cal. in winter. [[/red underline]]
In every restaurant, every restaurant there sit always from two to half a [[red underline]] dozen prostitutes [[/red underline]]

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waiting for their prey. Seems to be as much a feature of French cafes and restaurants as any piece of furniture.  They sit there with a [[red underline]] cup of coffee or a glass of beer [[/red underline]] sipping it slowly, [[red underline]] waiting hour after hour. -- 
Well dressed women of the better class, crack shells of [[/red underline]] jaws of langouste between [[red underline]] their teeth! [[/red underline]]
I notice ship captains and officers of merchant marine wear their caps and insignia in cafes and restaurants. which adds a [[red underline]] local touch [[/red underline]] to the scene.
To night received formally a cable from [[red underline]] Celine [[/red underline]] that all is well and smooth so tomorrow I can buy my ticket for [[red underline]] Port Said [[/red underline]]