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Wed. Aug. 3.
A very few - just a personor two - seem a little peeved [[insertion]] + jealous ^ [[/insertion]] after the movement.  It is a  mistake to get one's nose out of joint about the rising tide.  When in its path one must move one's position.
Dr. Renaud [[??]] + Ned Hale came for me at Flora Couradi [[??]].  Faris met us at J.S.  Dr R. immensely thrilled. Jeiudo [[??]] them in the first order of printing design - compares them with save paintings. of [[??]] first period, with [[strikethrough]] [[cannot read this ??]] [[/strikethrough]] best manifestations of many countries. Surpressed by Hokeah [[??]] + Quoaneud [[??]] whose work reminds him of Greek vase painting [[underlined]] and [[/underlined]] murals. Sees no excuse for worry felt by some Santa Feans [[??]] that these artists were over instructed by white men - says there is room for all types of expression and that