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came back in holes, but I promised him bucksheesh
if he did it well, so that ought to help some.

July 4, 1922 – Tuesday
Miss P. waked me at 5:15, S. coming along about
5:30, so I arose & dressed, taking all my things
down with me so I would not have to return
then had to come up for an umbrella, & it
wasn't here after all, as I'd left it down in
the office after returning from ch. Sun. We
went by the 7 a.m. ferry, a very pretty trip down
the river, especially on the far (west) side. Ar-
rived [Arrived] at Sagaing. Dr. McCurdy was not there
to meet us so we took a gharry out to the mission
house, arrived there to find he'd gone to greet
us, so we waited for his return; going once
more to the boat we found his man who runs
the motor boat had gone back to the house; going
to get him, found he had departed for parts un-
known [unknown]; then Dr. McC., who had made this trip a-
lone [alone], had to return for us, who had remained in
the boat, & then took us for an auto to ride about 10
mi. to the north, stopping at the elephant pagoda,
where a colonade had been built around the
four sides of an elevated platform, as he want-
ed [wanted] us to see some of the mural painting, we only
went as far as the steps, however, as we didn't care
to remove our shoes. Returning we breakfasted,
& afterwards left for Ava across the river, we
walked along the very road trod by Judson, across
the outer moat, & to the prison site, where there is now
a monument to mark the spot, as our denomi-
nation [denomination] has bought several acres of ground sur-
rounding [surrounding] it. Then on to the palace grounds, as
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leans in a reckless manner, & from which the stair-
way [stairway] has been removed to prevent prying people
from entering as it is now considered unsafe to do so.
Wrote to Dr K. telling him of our trip.

July 5, 1922 – Wednesday
Mrs. Hinton was sick all night & sent over for a hot water
bottle this morn, so Mrs. C. came to me for mine while
I was having my lesson; the doctor at first feared adhe
sions [adhesions], but later I think he decided it was the beans – prob-
ably [probably] aided & abetted by the mango, etc. Miss P. said this
eve that Mrs. H. wanted my L.H. Journals to read
while she is in bed, so I took them down to the office
after dinner, also the last Y.C. We heard Miss Tufts expects
to come down Sat.; with her prospective hostess
ill, it probably means that she will stay here, so I'll
have to hustle with the books & try to get that room
cleared out; worked to that end all aft. After dinner
read the paper & puttered around till 10 p.m.; I don't
seem to be able to get to bed any earlier, & then am al-
ways [always] so sleepy next morn. The Chinaman has not
come with my bed fittings nor the jailor to see about
my furniture – so aggravating, but suppose you
can expect these slip shod ways in the careless east,
more time means nothing them as the New Eng.
would say, "shiftless" inhabitants. I still grieve
over my missing lovely bird books every time I happen to think of
them, and others as well – all my most expensive
ones – one of a set on famous singers & pianists; and
I think of some of linens that are missing almost
daily; I'd like to know who the Pitts. thief or thieves make even
tho' I never recover any of the things. I can hear Mrs. C.
tapping away on her typewriter; she was in before din-
ner [dinner] & talked a little while about my language study
she & Miss P. have been conferring, & spoke of writing in
the Miss Prescott & the board at home – hope they will.