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120 how with him I got my first job which allowed me to become a resident of the U.S. [[underlined]] Bancroft [[/underlined]] had been unusually nice, came specially from [[?]] to hear my paper and return same night. Fine good thorough fellow. Took 12:30 P.M train Met Celine and went home but could not fall asleep so I write these notes. [[underlined]] George complains bitterly of ear-ache. [[/underlined]] I had the same pains when his age. Nina has [[end page]] [[start page]] 121 [[vertical red line in margin]] a sore throat. Gave her five cents to alleviate it but this does not work with George. I felt as happy as a kid tonight. I like to measure myself with my fellow chemists. -- Yet I claim no other credit for my work than the fact [[underlined]] that I just happened to strike Bakelite from the proper point of view at the right age after the right experience and at a time when I had the modest but sufficient means [[/underlined]] to enable me to use the necessary leisure time to devote all my energies to it. My whole surrounding [[end page]]