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-wered that whatever they did we could not promise to treat their successors with the same friendliness or good will and that this matter should go on its own merits. He agreed with me. Whole interview very friendly.
Nov. 19. Went to visit [[underlined in red]] Celine [[/underlined in red]] at Gotham. Then to Dr. Holden in regard to slight [[underlined in red]] eczema [[/underlined in red]] on right [[underlined in red]] eye-lid [[/underlined in red]]. He measured my eyes for new spectacles. He thinks eczema is symptom of [[underlined in red]] uric acid [[/underlined in red]] conditions.  
Evening [[strikethrough] ]meeting [[/strikethrough]] presided meeting New York Section of [[underlined in red]] Société de Chimie Industrielle. About 2 dozen french officers [[/underlined in red]] in uniform also vice-consul
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of France all my guests [[underlined in red]] Dr. W. H. Nichols also. This is his first public appearance [[/underlined in red]] since his accident [[underlined in red]] with [[/underlined in red]] his leg [[underlined in red]] several months [[/underlined in red]] ago.
Nov 20. Wrote first letter since beginning of war to [[underlined in red]] my brother [[/underlined in red] in law [[underlined in red]] Prof. Frederic Swarts in Ghent.[[/underlined in red]]  
Afternoon went to custodian of [[underlined in red]] alien property [[/underlined in red]] in order to inquire when some of the stock of General Bakelite Co. (a few shares owned by Germans) will come up [[underlined in red]] for public sale. [[/underlined in red]]
[[strikethrough]] Nov 21 [[/strikethrough]] Had a cable from [[underlined in red]] George [[/underlined in red]] dated from Bournemouth England and [[underlined in red]] signed [[/underlined in red]] by Ernest [[underlined in red]] Dubry [[/underlined in red]]. This makes us conclude that he has entirely recovered.
Nov. 21. Spent time writing letters [[strikethrough]] in N [[/strikethrough]] at University