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130 [[annotation in red in top margin]] Alexandria to Italy [[/top margin]] is the pride ^[[steamer]] of Italy and the most pretentious and [[red underline]] up to date boat in the Mediterranean. [[/red underline]] Before had to pay export charges for my four valises to the Egyptian Government, then $1.00 for medical examination - a farce - to the Italian health officer March 16. I have a nice little [[red underline]] cabin [[/red underline]] all to myself. [[red underline]] very neat but rather crowded. Whole boat [[/red underline]] is very [[red underline]] effeminately arranged [[/red underline]] [[strikethrough]] reminds more of [[/red underline]] Dining rooms reading room etc reminds more of a lady's boudoir than of a ship. [[red underline]] Frail chairs [[/red underline]] rather inappropriate for a dining room. [[red underline]] General William Crozier and his wife aboard [[/red underline]] Have been away two years in India and desirous of hearing home news. Wired [[end page]] [[start page]] 131 [[annotation in red in top margin]] [[underline]] To Italy [[/underline]] Syracuse [[/top margin]] to [[red underline]] Celine [[/red underline]] that Cabler will send me in Miramar Hotel Genoa till Wednesday. Toothache. March 17. Arrive at [[red underline]] Syracuse [[/red underline]] where I first intended to stop They charge [[red underline]] $200 [[/red underline]] for the [[red underline]] trip from Alexandria to Syracuse. [[/red underline]] Arrive there after lunch. Picturesque shore little or no vegetation, barren rocks and many old old buildings. Water very blue good well sheltered [[red underline]] harbor [[/red underline]] [[strikethrough]] without [[/strikethrough]] with [[red underline]] hardly any ships in it. [[/red underline]] [[left margin]] ketch rigs [[/left margin]] Would make excellent harbor for yachts See a [[red underline]] ketch. [[/red underline]] - pilot ketch? with very high gaff [[pointed?]] way above mast and lead rather straight, no boom [[strikethrough]] sail [[/strikethrough]] foot of sail same width as near throat. So [red underline]] sail gives maximum [[/red underline]] sail [[vertical annotation in left margin]] ketch rigs [[/left margin]]