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for me at 10. He had his car and Miss Thompson, of the F.E.A.  First we went to Hotel Granada for a couple of daiquiris, then to the leading nightclub in town, La Reina. Too crowded and drinks very expensive. I didn't have my usual pep, perhaps from having been on my feet all the week, [[underlined]] sitting [[/underlined]] at a desk at the Herb. not being practicable. Left before the others but even so it was 3 am. Wrote Cuatrecasas

[[underlined]] Sun. April 23. [[/underlined]]
  Up about 8 tho I was quite sleepy. Walked thru the wonderful Parque Nacional nearby. Beautiful Tibouchinas in bloom. 4 or 5 wax palms there, Arancasias, Podocarpus, etc. It is next to the bull ring and some 50 scalpers approached me to sell a ticket. Finally bought one
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  Wrote Joyce, Wetmore, & [[Pemnal?]] from the Administrador of the hotel - for 7 pesos, a "sombre" ticket, probably 2 pesos too much. Got to bullfight about 1:30 with camera. Police arrangements fine. Had good seat but the first bull didn't start till 3:30. The 2 hours were interesting in watching the crowd, especially the antics of various gangs in the "sol" seats. They would discovered prominent men and cheer for them to come over for special greetings. The grand entrance parade was led by Conchita Cintrón, the popular toreadora from Peru, who has the town nuts. She didn't do so well with the first two bulls, the death strokes not being clean on the first one, and the second bull being injured from the start, acting dopey
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