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ferently constructed and a small label nearby tells why the construction is good or bad.  The sides of the buildings have been used to demonstrate different surface finishes and in each case a statement showing cost per gallon, coverage per gallon and cost per square foot is given, with remarks on the effectiveness of the finish.
    After viewing the buildings, we started out, going first to the Institute.  While Dixon traced an infestation of (underlined: Coptotermes havilandi) from beasement to attic of the old building, Lewis and I talked over plans for the Cinchona trip.  He will see Swabey this afternoon and try to set a date.  I also had time to do a little lmore buying at El Corte Ingles before Dixon was ready to go back.  He dropped me at Piccadilly Road for lunch.  After lunch I took a tram to Hope to get my car, left there in the morning.  It took nearly an hour to get from Piccadilly Road to Hope by tram, whereas by car I make it in twelve minutes.  With the car, I ran up the old Stony Hill road to the ford.  Sweeping was pretty good along the roadside; took a Palaminus and some other staphylinids as well as some ants.  Went back to Piccadilly Road in them to have a bath before dinner.  Bed early.

April 30.  Good Gravy, what a night last night was !  Lewis came late, on his way to another engagement.  Weather permitting, we were to go to Cuna Cuna today and to Cinchona a week from today.  Both Lewis and Swabey can go if the trip is put off until then.  After Lewis left, a local enthusiast appeared with a collection of poorly spread and completely unlabelled butterflies and a few other insects.  He had a specimen of Triatoma but nothing else that interested me.  He talked on and on until 11.45.  Rain had started about 10.30 and kept up until early morning, coming in very hard gusts.  About midnight the telephone rang, announcing the death in childbirth of Eversley's sister, Corita.  Mrs. Digum felt that she had to go over to stay with Corita's mother and the rest of us unable to be of any help, went to bed.  The rain had driven the mosquitoes in and I tossed about until nearly dawn.  Mrs. Digum came home about 6.30 AM and set about to make six dozen chicken and shrimp patties and about 500 hors d'oeuvres for a wedding, these to be ready by noon.  Mrs. Bovell called to make sure that I had not gone up into the hills and was washed away.  Lewis colled to cancel the trip to Cuna Cuna as some of the roads are sure to be washed out.  The rain continued off and on all day.  Bathed and changed for dinner.  At about 8.30 Bernard and Lucille came for me and we went to see Pygmalion.  As they had both been up until three (they live with Eversley), both slept more or less through the picture.