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wrote. She says that he also injected an anti-cold serum. 

Miss Hollis is insistent that Berenice take John Hollis to Brookline. She never invites Theodore. B. thinks she may go down during the week of Washington's birthday when T. has a vacation and can go to Cambridge with his brother I suppose. Probably Miss Hollis dreads having him to meals and about when she wants to talk to B. but I should think she would have him once in a while - to stay nights any way. He could go out to his meals if necessary.

Our new principal came to town Friday. Mr. Millington went over to greet him and bring him up to school for introductions all round. He is a rather thin-skinned,  

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properly shaved, I am sorry for him. He said he wouldn't go to church this morning with such a face. He wondered why all the fathers seem to be getting them while the mothers steer clear. As a matter of fact Mrs. H. had some bad fingers at Christmas time, but I think it is the shaving makes them so bad. And then all of them kiss Myrtle promiscuously and have not been careful about handling towels and other things. I have her about me more or less but try to carefully wash my hands before going far.

I got a letter from Berenice yesterday. Her cold went down into her bronchial tubes worse I should judge so the doctor had put her to bed again where she was when she