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112 [[Note: 'Cygnet' written in red pencil vertically in left margin]] we passed [[red underline]] Storm King [[/red underline]] mountain the combined action of wind and tide driving to this funnel like passage beat up a sea like a [[red underline]] maelstrom [[/red underline]] the waves moving faster than the boat Required skilful steering. Then as soon as we veered around the bent everything was calm again till we got in Tappanzee. Arrived at [[red underline]] Yacht Club at exactly [[red underline]] 3 P.M. [[red underline]] Celine [[red underline]] was at the dock our siren having warned her of our arrival. [[red underline]] A stack of letters waiting for me and many letters of congratulation. The Sarton's still here. [[/red underline]] Seems very strange to be again in a house. Excellent and abundant grapes and peaches. Sept. 23. Up early. Started dicta- [[end page]] [[start page]] 113 [[symbol in top left margin]] # [[/symbol]] ting early and kept at it all day so that by 6 P.M most of my belated mail was disposed of. [[symbol and annotation in left margin]] # 3 hours [[/symbol and annotation]] In the morning [[red underline]] Elon Hooker [[/red underline]] came here and stayed till after lunch explaining [[red underline]] how breach between Bush and himself [[/red underline]] occured and how he had made concessions to Bush to insure him about [[red underline]] $25000 a year. [[/red underline]] Wants me to [[red underline]] advise Townsend and Remington not to join Bush. [[red underline]] At evening the whole family and the [[red underline]] Sartons [[red underline]] at stereopticon exhibit of my japanese lantern slides. Sept. 24 Beautiful weather. Finished my belated mail. The [[red underline]] Sarton's [[red underline]] left for their boarding house in [[red underline]] New York [[/red underline]]. [[Alexander May?]] has another child. Evening went to supper with [[red underline]] Dr. Weston [[/red underline]]
