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taken which is attached. In the evening we went to Wynberg by train, escorted by Mrs. Morgans to take Dinner with Mr. J.D. Cartwright, a wealthy merchant, widower, Y.M.C.A supporter etc. He had visited the Victoria Falls when the first train went through He had prepared a lecture with lantern slides and has given it a great deal. After an excellent dinner we went into a large room where he showed us his views on a good screen and talked informally for an hour and a half. While the men were taking a smoke in the dining room, we women were shown a shell collection of the late Mrs. Cartwright. The evening was momentous in its effects upon me for I straightway developed two fads. One, a determination to prepare an African lecture for the benefit of the Suffrage cause, and the other a desire for a shell collection. It was a delightful evening long to be remembered.
Friday the 18th We went shopping buying books, postals and I a short skirt for Victoria Falls. We called at Mr. Cartwright's store for my handbag which I had forgotten. He took us up to the roof for a view which magnificent. In the afternoon we went to Camps Bay.
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A bit of the road
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A view en route
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27 On these rocks Miss Cameron and I sat, finding the spring defective, we sought a patch of dry sand. Miss C. straightaway went to sleep, and I got on my hands and knees, put my nose into the sand, and immediately became possessed of the shell craze. So small are they that they are quite unnoticed unless one gets quite close to them
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Camps Bay showing one of the Apostles There are 12 and all may be seen from the Beach. When we recounted the many pleasures which Cape Town had so generously bestowed upon us, I counted this afternoon the choicest of all
Saturday was another wonderful day. We went to Kenilworth where we lunched with Mrs. Murray, president of the Enfranchisement League. We then went by train to Simonstown which in itself looked like a tempting place to stop.
