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Saturday about 10, so I joyfully started out with my portfolio for the first time - wasn't raining either, though everything was so water soaked the steep slopes slipped under foot. It was a holy day - All Souls, the Bras decoration day, so Dona Maria (whose father, the doctor who attended me when I had grippe [[strike-through]] ) [[/strike-through]] died last Feb.) was not at the Jardin. Her mother is away with relatives for a few weeks so Dona Maria is free to

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go to Pico da Bandeira with us, to my great joy. The season is not advanced. I saw plenty of Pharus, none with panicles yet, same is true of Lasiacis. I am hoping we shall not be too early for Pico da Bandeira. I haven't been able to see Dona Maria ^[[insertion]] since. [[/insertion]] I went out yesterday morning, but she gets to work at 11, and I was to call on Ambassador Morgan at 11, which I did. He was very kindly, gave me a letter to Minister of Agric., to whom he said I ought to pay my

Transcription Notes:
grippe == flu