Francis MacDonald Journal * Facsimile and Transcription
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        I think it would. It struck me
        it would be a nice emblem, so
        I wrote it down here in case I
        would not remember again to speak
5      to you about it.
 
        Wednesday 27 - Was sick again
        on going to bed last night. Fine
        weather still, very fine weather.
        If it continues we shall have
10    an extraordinary quick passage.
        We passed the ship last night [and]
        she is not to be seen today,
        but another is ahead of us [and]
        on her we are making a little.
15    About two o'clock we passed a
        ship homeward bound, and an-
        other is bearing down on us now.
        She will be at us in half an
        hour. We have been getting
20    soft bread for the last two
        or three days. Last night we
        had some nice gingerbread, the
        Steward baked it. He is a baker
   
   
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