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(2 in America because of some cultural exchange law & guessed it might be reciprocal. Then, the conference (physics) starts tomorrow morning, so our time will be quite full. The hotel room is as cheap as before, $1.80 per night including service. We breakfasted in the quartier & had a "picnic" lunch in our room; this afternoon Jack begins operations. Our stay in Manchester was very enjoyable, more or less as expected. The ladies' programme acquainted me with many ladies; my biggest thrill was having tea with Lady Darwin, being introduced by her to Mrs. Niels Bohr. Of course I spent most of my time with the ordinary wives, making friends with an American girl & spending quite a bit of time with a Swiss girl & French girl; we may visit both later. The American had spent a year in France & her French was pretty good; so we spoke a good deal in French with the French & Swiss girls. I also spoke French with a Czech woman. In all, I think we spoke as much French as English at the conference. Wednesday we were driven in 10 buses to