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128 Nina go. [[underlined]] George [[/underlined]] home too. he comes from Yale where he participated in intercollegiate [[underlined]] shooting match. [[/underlined]] Nov 26. Sunday 1916 [[underlined]] A great family reunion George [[/underlined]] and [[underlined]] Nina [[/underlined]] here full [[underlined]] of life [[/underlined]]. seem glad to be home. All dispersed at eveng when they take their train. I went most of day on speaking machine, dictating report of my conclusions about best site for [[underlined]] Naval Laboratory [[/underlined]] My choice is [[underlined]] Washington first then Annapolis. Edison [[/underlined]] stubbornly for Sandy Hook but is willing to compromise on Fort Hamilton. Nov 27. This morning was eagerly waiting for [[underlined]] Miss Evans [[/underlined]] to try to get thru my work. She again came about 20 minutes late. [[underlined]] I told her firmly [[/underlined]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 129 [[underlined]] I would not tolerate this. She has had a very easy time since many weeks of my absence. She showed impudence in arriving I should get somebody else. [[/underlined]] Same old story. The less they have to do the more they claim. [[underlined]] Feel much disgusted about here behavior. Intend to get somebody who is better prepared and who is more imbued of responsibilities of this situation. [[/underlined]] Spent all day correcting sheets of report on laboratory site. Evenig [[underlined]] Celine [[/underlined]] and I went to french theatre to see Mieux's " La Francaise" - mediocre play. Nov 28. Drove [[underlined]] Addicks, Robins [[/underlined]] and Frank [[underlined]] Sprague [[/underlined]] in my car to [[underlined]] Fort Hamilton [[/underlined]] and other suggested site [[strikethrough]] at [[/strikethrough]] near Sheepshead Bay. Both places seem imponible[[guess]] to all of us. They are all in favor of
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