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had already taken attendance in the lounge so he knew we had all appeared in the

appropriate place. Muster Station B had reported atop the forward lounge and they

were all accounted for as well. Having finished that always somewhat unsettling but

absolutely necessary drill, we were turned loose again.

Kay retreated to the bed again and went to sleep and Lois attended the 11 AM

lecture by MJ on journaling a trip through sketching. She showed slides of various

people’s favorite sketches (members of a sketcher’s club international that she

belongs to) and showed us the sorts of things we could aspire to produce. Most the

pictures were quite obviously the work of “professionals” filled with detail and

proficiency. However, it was intriguing enough to draw Lois back to her afternoon

session which would introduce us to the techniques of drafting.

Lunchtime found Kay still uninterested in food, so Lois went to the dining room. Not

being terribly hungry herself, she ate only the clear consommé and a piece of bread

but the table talk was interesting anyway. On returning to the cabin, Lois found that

Kay had evidently recovered enough to leave and go exploring. So she went to the

Sixth deck Galaxy Lounge where the second sketching session would take place at

2:00, bringing with her the book on Napoleon’s last 6 years on St. Helena Island: “The

Emperor’s Last Island.”

About 15 people showed up for the sketching class, really surprising MJ. She said she

feels really lucky when 10% of a passenger compliment shows up for one of her

lectures and here we were at 25%. She took us through some basic exercises

designed to help us control our hand and finger movements and then taught us a

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