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grapes. I think it is a worthwhile sight to see a young man handling a neat little sailing boat.
In the evening we [[strikethrough]] pau [[/strikethrough]] played bridge again. I had a very restless night.

[[underlined]] January 18, 1936 [[/underlined]]
I typed some letters and in the afternoon I went on reading my new book. Dick came home sooner than I expected. He had early tea. (Look on p.79)
I was glad to see him - as usual. The rest of the day was most uneventful.

[[underlined]] January 19, 1936 [[/underlined]]
Just another day. In the afternoon we heard the dedication of the Theodore Roosevelt building. We saw this bldg. when we were in New York, and we wondered what it was. It is next to the American Museum of Natural History, facing the Park. There was a symphony written for the occasion and I enjoyed it a great deal. Theodore Roosevelt Jr gave a short talk about his father as a naturalist and father of a family interested in natural history.

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[[underlined]] January 20, 1936 [[underlined]]
Dick was out in the morning & I was busy writing a few letters.
In the afternoon Mr Jackson and Dorothy took me out to their place in the country. It is called "The Hope" and was built 10 years ago at a cost of $10,000. I think the figure may be exaggerated! Mr J is going to get the place fixed up as he is hoping to rent it to the new manager of Barclay's Bank.
Mr Jackson is very fond of his place and he kept telling me how much ^[[insertion]] nicer [[/insertion]] the people were out there than the ones one had to associate with in town. To emphasize his point he saw to it that I met some of the neighbors. Mrs Mills, their nearest neighbor, came up as we were leaving. She was nice - and not a Creole. Then we went down to see another family, Mr & Mrs Wells, and I found the same to be true. I think I understand now what "nice" means to Mr. Jackson.
When we were at the Wells' we heard that the King (George V) was slowly dieing, and the first announcement