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out to meet Mr & Mrs. [[red underline]] Agathe [[/red underline]] Andrew out. But all around a passing show of [[red underline]] negro-spongers [[/red underline]] at anchor in their sailboats loaded with sheep, goats, chicken, bananas, vegetables, sponges, etc and then whole family for market day. Negroes singing and playing guitars or swimming A young white man of striking profile and athletic build came in his little racing sloop with sponges loose-footed [[strikethrough]] se [[/strikethrough]] jib tended sail which he has built himself. [[red underline]] Gerald Fitzgerald [[/red underline]] is his name. He offered George to duplicate his boat and sail and deliver it in Miami for [[red underline]] 50$.[[/red underline]] I went out sailing alone in the sail [[strikethrough]] pl [[/strikethrough]] pram from one end of the water way to the other and met [[red underline]] him [[/red underline]] and [[red underline]] George [[/red underline]] and [[red underline]] Murray [[/red underline]] in his boat. Got ice aboard yesterday.- I have been
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living on cheese and fruit since the last few days and feel well about it. Nights are cool and nice breeze during day. The [[red underline]] new Montague Hotel [[/red underline]] has much better situation [[strikethrough]] and do [[/strikethrough]] than the Colonial or Victoria and direct seabathing on hotel beach. All hotels have had very poor season this winter. Only Victoria is open at present.
[[red and black underline]] May 25. ION [[/red and black underline]] shows slight leak in sleeve of rudderpost and [[red and black underline]] must go on way [[/red and black underline]] because this might become serious. This is Empire Day a national holiday and all stores closed So George and I went to live at Royal [[red underline]] Victoria Hotel.[[/red underline]] We are the only inhabitants except one or two people and some three people of Coconut Grove who arrived by steamer. One Mrs. [[red underline]] Curlin? [[/red underline]] and her daughter and a