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DECEMBER 21 Saturday
[[strikethrough]] Both to Huntington. Mostly working on Christmas things - mailing etc. [[/strikethrough]]
Arthur came in in morning saying "Hold your hat Bill's coming down." I cleaned up place. Arthur met trains from both directions all day finally at 4.22. Bill arrived - not having changed at Jamaica  as we thought. Arthur & he looked at cars, Bill fell in love with Chrysler at 350. Arthur asked Bill if he'd rather have dinner in Huntington, but Bill said he'd like to come here. They came. A [[underlined]] lovely boy, [[/underlined]] He had to come at 7 in there was no train so a drive to Oyster Bay. Such a lift to us!

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Sunday DECEMBER 22
Sewing on Christmas presents,[[strikethrough] & [[/strikethrough]] doing more Mezo[[?]] up.

Wrote a lot of notes to friends. I to Lila - sending greetings to McCoys - Davis'. Both to Davidsons. Terry, Frank; Arthur to Sherwood Anderson, Alice Marshand. Both to Strangles, Arthur to Paul Rosenfeld.
Arthur up town early in A.M. Spotted people 250 for car. Sorry couldn't do that. Finally got it for 290. Paid 10. Called Bill up & told him it was down to that - Bill said - "Well that's better".