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Much singing & lali beating today! -- and (St. Peter please note) I gave two shillings to the church.

I suppose you are visiting all over Honolulu today. I hope you will write me all the news -- a few pages -- say about [[an arrow pointing to the page number]] 34!

I am developing a taste for chitons. When they are boiled [[underline]] just right[[/underline]] (not too much & not too little) & then cooled they are delicious & not tough at all. They must also be well cleaned and thats an art!

Ah! -- the first "thump-clank-thump" of the yangona stone! I shall open a new tin of cigarettes & let my mind wander off into the early days of September -- less than two months hence --

Cheerio -- !
Harry

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35

Namuka July 9th
Dear Edward --

Completed the map today & "Thank God [[underline]] that [[/underline]] pleasure is over!" I have just finished plotting.  The traverse closed remarkably well (better than Tubutha') but in view of the difficulties I am inclined to think it was more good luck than good pacing! Anyway 'tis done --

We finished our traverse about noon & as we rounded the western tip of the island on our way back a large white ship -- strange even to Willy! -- hove in view. She proved to be the "Tin Toga", an 8-ton ketch about 100 feet overall! We hailed her and climbed aboard. Who should the captain be but our old friend [[underline]] Fotu! [[/underline]]

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