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Aug 26 (Sat) Ruthis birthday. Shall I buy anything? She doesn't wear wool. What else? Walter called last night at 10:30. Has a reservat'n at a "famous" fish place. His sidelong looks... what he lacks is imagination - really the excess baggage for an arch historian. Repacking bags this a m. Rose at 8:30 got to breakfast at 8:55. Then the Times. Cumbernauld story; preference for 1 & 2 story houses, no more flats to be built. Need & are asking for more land. City Center bldg compact like Glasgow but the young prefer the sing fam devel. Transportion every 1/2 hr to Glasgow. People share taxis, rather than wait. I remember the hollow ring, the rain pouring in the courts, the noise in City Center as bad as Naples.
My post movie route to Piccadilly via Shepherd's Market. At 2 PM to see "Anne & Muriel" at the Curzon Movies. Walter at 7; he splurged - Dover Sole, lobster bisque & cheese. Passed Piccadilly on way there & he told me about plan for Cercess