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amusing. All gambling has been stopped at least openly, the only game being allowed being " House". Several schools are running & all over the ship can be heard the cries, Who'll have a card?, eyes down, Kelly's eye, Clicketty Click, Top of the house, legs eleven etc. etc. Altho not in sight in imagination one can see a number of men gazing intently at their cards waiting for particular numbers to be called, until one calls out House & all sit up, relax & then prepare for the next round.
Wednesday 26th A beautiful day with sea as calm as a mill pond. Passed Gibraltar during the night & this morning could see the snow clad mts of Spain. Thursdays run totalled 336 miles. Entered into a Calcutta sweep for the next days run. Tickets cost 2/- each & each man has a distance drawn for him, the distances later being put up for auction so that a fancied number may be bought by an outsider unless the owner buys it back by bidding higher. To keep mine I had to bid 4/-. The band played selections during the evening.