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workmen. [[red underline]] putting in plate glass door in dining room [[/red underline]] and new weather-strips etc. 
Celine and girls to New York. After lunch went [[strikethrough]] to [[/strikethrough]] on board [[red underline]] Cygnet [[/red underline]] and finished putting things in shape. After Albert had left, unmoored alone and went for a little excursion all by myself. Calm peaceful river today. Feel delighted with my [[red underline]] boat [[/red underline]] and perfect way engine runs now. On returning home found the [[red underline]] plate glass windows in dining room - a great improvement. [[/red underline]] Went to bed reading [[strikethrough]] books on [[/strikethrough]] books on [[red underline]] Yachting. [[/red underline]] Feel [[red underline]] again like a happy boy who has a new toy. At night new plate glass windows look splendid. A great esthetic  improvement to the house. [[/red underline]]

Aug 28. Miss [[red underline]] Evans is [[/red underline]] away on a [[red underline]] three [[/red underline]]
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[[red underline]] weeks vacation, [[/red underline]] so are [[red underline]] Gothelf  and Lawrence. [[/red underline]] Rossi tells me that a contract for [[red underline]] 50 barrels a week Cresol [[/red underline]] for 1916, in all [[red underline]] 600 barrels [[/red underline]] is offered [[red underline]] by cable [[/red underline]]. This will make us pay about $7000 above ordinary prices. As [[red underline]] this war may last another year I believe it is worth, [[/red underline]] as a matter in insurance to incur this additional expense so as not to take chances. So I told him to close the deal if quality could be garanteed to be better than what we are getting now and as good as german cresol.
[[red underline]] Germany [[/red underline]] is reported to be willing [[red underline]] to dis-avow orders of [[/red underline]] sinking [[red underline]] "Arabic" [[/red underline]] and to be willing to conciliate the United States and there is a general sentiment that crisis will be adjusted.
Went out with [[red underline]] "Cygnet" [[/red underline]] to West-Point and back. Celine