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unsatisfactory reply to [[red underline]] Wilson's [[/red underline]] note -- a break [[red underline]] seems probable. [[/red underline]] 

May 6. A [[red underline]] perfidious attack by Redman and his partner's [[/red underline]] on Dr. Chandler's Perkin presentation address on the subject of hexamethylenetetramine and my patents calculated to mislead, has appeared in Journal of Industrial and Engineering chemistry. So started [[red underline]] forthwith to write an answer. [[/red underline]] Evening went to University Club for a rest.

May 7 (Sunday). Spent most of the day sending and [[overwritten]] w [[/overwritten]] also completing my answer to [[red underline]] Redman. Gave him some hot shot. [[/red underline]] 
I do not know whether it is the continued effect of all the war news but I am
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[[red underline]] getting more and more depressed every day. I wish I could get somewhere in totally new surroundings far removed from my routine [[/red underline]] occupation. [[strikethrough]] mo [[/strikethrough]] Drove to University Club, there found [[red underline]] Richard Anthony [[/red underline]] who also seems to [[red underline]] have the blues, [[/red underline]] but he is certainly more to be excused for it than I am.

May 8. Busy morning dictating and telephoning. [[red underline]] Sutherland [[/red underline]] reports another formate run 91%
I caution once more Paulus and [[red underline]] Sutherland [[/red underline]] to put [[red underline]] guard [[/red underline]] on new oxalate roaster so as to prevent hands being caught.
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[[red underline]] George [[/red underline]] is getting restless in his quarantine infirmary. Wants to get to the Adirondacks but we believe this would be dangerous on account of cold wet climate during his convalescence. 
Went for lunch at Chemists