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S.S. Ismailia
Aegean Sea
near Lemnos
13 October 1915

My dear Girls:/

A long letter has just been completed to Mollie and I have asked her to send it to you when she has read it, because there are but few hours during which sentences can be set down for your perusal.

The morning of the 10th inst, two letters from me were posted to you, with hopes that each might find you expeditiously in due course.

Since leaving the harbour at Alexandria on Sunday evening we have had fair passage Northward pursuing a round about course, when ours is compared with the direct track If you look at the map you will see that the most direct line from Alexandria to Lemnos leaves Crete well to the Westward, our ship passed left Candia or Crete to the East, and passed North between the mainland of Greece and the islands of Milo, Zea and Andros, keeping close into the shores of Atica. These names are familiar to me because in the days of my yon Grecian Ancient Greecian History was well drilled into me by my dear Father – R.I.P. – and my other teachers. Hence we have come nearly north and now 8-15 p.m. are not far from Lemnos. Our Captain does not expect

[Note at the foot of the page:] Milo Zea Andros

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