Francis MacDonald Journal * Facsimile and Transcription
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Thursday 21st Sick yet but not vomit- ing. Still lying on the sofa this is my 23rd birthday, and I trust that before the 24th will arrive you will be 5 on your way out to join me in the enterprise of life. I will intersperse this narrative with as many hints as possible for your guidance when preparing for the voyage. Well Love, 10 take a low berth, it is much easier to get out [and] in to it. [And] if by the rocking of the ship you happen to fall out you will not hurt yourself so much. And get a 15 couple of yards of narrow cloth to make a screen so that you will not be unnecessarily disgust disgusted at morning and evening by seeing a pair of brawny legs 20 going out and in to the bed above you but take care you leave room for the foul air to escape otherwise you may be smothered. I think [End of Page 10]
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