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SatcJuly 6th.
Ter ible struggle to get lobsters . and contrive a dinner . Dont pay .. FOR ME.. and at ten Mrs Smithls friend came to say that she was in bed after a wretched night . and feared she would have to give it up now . We had a pleasant talk and I convinced her that ot could not be postponed till next winter.
if she cannot go on next week.   I am rather glad..   I fusse about getting thins attended to and seeing the men put the last trees in on the hill. Gave up lobsters and ordered mackerel. Wow.
   May suddenly appeared at lunch time . I bathed Very warm. Rest and expecting A Ludington who came a at six . A joy to have him. Dressed in new evening Heard nothing fr Sl and would not have been surprise at any failure. or breakdown.
   But he called up and they all came at about 7.45. One rather sweet blonde girl very adoring to me.. and two others perfectly impersonal. though very civilized.. but not at all worth the fuss. Sl was makin and extracting from me.
   Din went very well and we went up on upper terrac which I had lighted with lanterns.
   A .P.A came and after a short descent to the studi which Sl evedently thought superflous.. we went to R.R. The usual pproceedurs through doors and finally A played on the orchestrelle always welcome when anevening wants to be finished.  Sl actually suggested before we went over that we should send for Mrs Hall to play for us . I sat on this at once. A.P.ZA did not accompany t_ his gate and I dont think he will do this now that the invasion has Baken place.