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[[preprinted]] 106 [[/preprinted]] [[strikethrough]] Remained [[/strikethrough]] Dance this evening Remained in smoking room until midnight. Elliot was full of fun told his stories of his [[strikethrough]] travels [[/strikethrough]] walking tours thru England as a student. Very enjoyable evening. [[margin]] May 23 [[/margin]] [[written vertically in red in margin]] Kroonland [[/margin]] Another beautiful day. I am sorry it's nearly all over. I won again the pool. This makes it the third time. Elliot goes for me! In afternoon [[underlined]] Clayton [[/underlined]] of Hardman & Holden - Manchester wanted [[underlined]] to talk business. [[/underlined]] Told me they are [[underlined]] large producers of cresol and advised me to try to make connections for [[/underlined]] Bakelite with them as his people are likely to ^[[insertion]] be willing to [[/insertion]] interest themselves in any european project I [[end page]] [[start page]] [[[preprinted]] 107 [[/preprinted]] [[written vertically in red in margin]] Kroonland [[/margin]] might have. I explained him my plans for Europe and promised to call at Manchester. Evening at dinner, menus cards passed and all signatures put on them. [[underlined]] Wiley [[/underlined]] made [[strikethrough]] small [[/strikethrough]] short speech. General cheerfulness. Champagne brought out at our side of table. Grandiose speeches of Baskerville. [[underlined]] Elliot celebrates nine days of abstinence! [[/underlined]] A cheerful crowd. At about 4 P.M see light house. At night different flashes denote lighthouse on coast of England and France. Went to bed at midnight. [[margin]] May 24 [[/margin]] Got up early and started packing, beautiful calm day. I have collected $76.00 for the Stewards to which I added a further $2.00 so as to make up partially for