Word: cabined
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Wiegand had conceived the flight, arranged details of its stopovers at Tokyo and Los Angeles. He, Sir Hubert and Lady Drummond Hay were to take turns observing and reporting every day and night of the three weeks. She, "who is of a very reserved nature," insisted upon a cabin all to herself. She was the only woman aboard...
Lady Drummond Hay, in knickers and leather flying coat, "clambered squirrel-like" (Von Wiegand description) along the girders of the ship's hull. She carried a Boston Bull pup, who was cold and, she decided, lonesome. Sir Hubert Wilkins clambered with her. Her cloth cat mascot remained in her cabin...
Second Day. The second night out the ship ran into low clouds, descended to 600 feet above the sea in order to pass under them, could not, so ascended to 1,000 feet. Brilliant cabin lights threw the silhouettes of passengers against the clouds. Passengers played with their shadows. Commander Eckener went to bed. So did the passengers...
...painter and has a fine time sailing around on his yacht in warm weather until she finds out that he has tired of her. The moment when she is trying to understand that this has happened is what makes you remember the picture. She goes down to her cabin and stands in front of the wash basin. Because she is standing there she starts to wash her hands, then all of a sudden, to keep from crying, sticks her head in the basin and begins to wash her hair. When her sweetheart comes in and hands her the towel...
...which he still serves. He has written on many an industrial topic, has been recently engaged with William T. Foster on a study of the Reserve Board v. Wall Street situation. Whenever Mr. Catchings can catch some leisure from his business cares, he travels to his Lake Placid log cabin...