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all day [[underlined]] enjoying my house [[/underlined]] busy [[underlined]] planning alterations on [[?]] facing river etc. etc. [[/underlined]] told [[underlined]] [[?]] [[/underlined]] to [[underlined]] rush conservatory [[/underlined]] and [[/underlined]] plate glass window of [[/underlined]] dining room .. so [[underlined]] as to surprise [[/underlined]] Celine. Got letter from her that they all are enjoying very much their camping. Took simple supper and enjoyed evening sitting on frozen watching the river. 
Aug 11. Went to New York to meet [[underlined]] Frchihaina[[guess]] [[/underlined]] at [[underlined]] [[?]] [[/underlined]] office. The latter is new at the New Equitable building met there also Mr. [[underlined]] Tison, [[/underlined]] a lawyer representing [[underlined]] Kwanta[[guess]] Kaisha [[/underlined]] Co who has drawn up somewhat [[?]] [[?]]/ The [[underlined]] Japanese [[/underlined]] want to cancel paragraph compelling formation [[underlined]] of separate company [[/underlined]] which does not meet with the
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.[[?]] of their [[?]]ctors who want to keep whole organization intact. They also want to reduce interest in net earnings to [[underlined]] 20% instead of 25% [[/underlined]] Mr. [[underlined]] Tison [[/underlined]] is an american who has been professor at Japanese Universities a quiet, pleasant mannered gentle man. They all took lunch with me at Drug Club then afterwards spent afternoon discussing the contract, promised to submit but doubt [[left margin: # 7 hs.]] whether 20% will be acceptable. Charge 7 house. to [[?]]ooker. Evening went to Ziegfield's Play and stayed at Chemists Club.
Aug 12. This morning went to [[underlined]] Hooker's [[?]] [[/underlined]] meeting at [[underlined]] City Lunch Club. [[/underlined]] [[underlined]] Glon [[/underlined]] Hooker, his brother Willard, Michael Garvin, Sage, Trant Remington and Bush there. [[underlined]] Poor lunch and poor meeting like usual no end nor finish to it and no order nor plan [[/underlined]] I notice a growing impatience or