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University Club. Then went to Opera to hear Contes de Hofman. No seats obtainable on account of french charity [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] benefit. Met Mandel who induced me to take standing ticket Met [[underlined]] Dr. Holmes [[/underlined]] Bureau of Mines of Washington who was standing too. [[underlined]] Mandel [[/underlined]] [[strikethrough]] [[had?]] [[/strikethrough]] seemed loaded and started his usual way of kicking and running down everything. Wanted to drink more until he became quite wearisome in the train. No wonder some people cannot succeed with their petty egotistic 
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low aims in life. Home with 11:40. All day dismal foggy rainy weather.
Jan 19 (Sunday) Bright clear weather but mild. Mrs. Townsend and boy here until afternoon. Quiet restful day spent in reading.  Found some books on [[underlined]] theosophy [[/underlined]] belonging to Celine. No wonder these people want to keep their publications for the "esoteric initiated". They could not stand the public criticism. What a lot of incoherent, pretentious drivel. What is the underlying motive of it all petty ignorant conceit