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A very unsatisfactory day waiting for
letters and now after spoiling our morning
I find the Japan will not be in until afternoon.
George is very impatient
today and as soon as we are in a shop
wants to go out again. We muddled
it this morning and everyone was
vexed. The box is repacked and I did not
get the two little articles I wanted
a medicine box and a Japanese tea set
but it cannot be helped. It might have
been worse. Ronald went off at 2 pm to get
my letters and at 4:30 has not returned.
I hope to hear from Ted as my last letter
was dated October 10 the day before we sailed
and the time has been very long.
I fancy it will be uncomfortable getting
on board in the wet - sent some
flowers to Mrs. Hellyer and Mr. MacArthur
sent me some lovely violets. It was very kind
of him. At 5 p.m.just when we had
sat down to write our letters
George changed his mind and wanted
to go on board at once so we
put away our writing material
and put on bonnets to start. Ronald