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March 28. Up early reading published matters relating to Bakelite Sent cablegram to [[underlined in red]] La Valette [[/underlined in red]] telling him I endorse in principle his cablegram and writing long letter qualifying my answer. Strong wind and blizzard all day. At 2 P.M. [[underlined in red]] Kirk Brown [[/underlined in red]] telephoned to me to meet me to morrow. I said we had patent suit on hand at which he answered that he knew and that [[underlined in red]] Dr. Redman [[/underlined in red]] was not in his office. I wonder [[underlined in red]] whether they want [[/underlined in red]] to propose a [[underlined in red]] compromise [[/underlined in red]] after they have been lying, boasting and black guarding me. [[underlined in red]] Celine [[/underlined in red]] came back from Colorado. left the children well. The storm develops into
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a sixty mile gale which shook the house all night.
[[underlined in red]] March 29. [[/underlined in red]] Cold and wintry looking [[underlined in red]] Everything covered with snow. [[/underlined in red]] This is so much more of a contrast since all winter and particularly [[underlined in red]] March has been so mild. [[/underlined in red]]
Weather bureau reports that gale is a [[underlined in red]] 82 mile hurricane [[/underlined in red]] Went to listen to [[underlined in red]] Lord Readings [[/underlined in red]] speech at University Club. [[underlined in red]] He is no ordinary ambassador [[/underlined in red]] for an Englishman [[underlined in red]] he speaks English like an American [[/underlined in red]] and [[underlined in red]] speaks out as an American would. A very impressive speech much applauded altho' he came out flatfooted in favor [[/underlined in red]] of [[underline din red]] the League of Nations [[/underlined in red]] in fact went so far to say that all the splendid help we had given to win this war risks to be annihilated if now as the nefrierne[[guess]] moment we will