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[[vertical annotation in left margin written in red]] Mendoza Argentina [[/vertical annotation]]
and dusty that I decide to break up my journey for a day or two. [[strikethrough]] Conchnu [[/strikethrough]] Open carriage two horses drives me to [[red underline]] Gran Hotel, [[/red underline]] a glaringly lighted facade with imitation marble colums in the court yard [[strikethrough]] ascend [[/strikethrough]] with [[strikethrough]] grilled [[/strikethrough]] steps between grilled entrance. [[red underline]] People sitting at little tables dining. [[/red underline]] [[strikethrough]] regular [[/strikethrough]] makes an [[red underline]] impression of Paris or Europe [[/red underline]]
I am assigned [[red underline]] to little [[/red underline]] room on ground floor opening directly on open corridor without roof and sheltered by a matted screen, otherwise entirely exposed and open to anybody who happens to come along. The W.C. and bathrooms are in the garden
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and as [[red underline]] usually smell [[/red underline]] bad and are poorly kept. [[red underline]] Same tendency of latin peoples of trying to show wealth and luxury by pretentious clothes [[/red underline]] and buildings and overlooking the most elementary conditions of cleanliness, [[red underline]] comfort [[/red underline]] and health [[red underline]] without which as Britons or an American would not want to live [[/red underline]] 
There is but one employe in the hotel who can speak French, and perhaps English [[strikethrough]] The others are absolutely so [[/strikethrough]] 
With a little same of tidiness or cleanliness or self respect this [[red underline]] hotel might be made entirely acceptable [[/red underline]] at very little expense. The [[red underline]] meals and rooms are good and [[/red underline]] well served. This seems [[red underline]] to be the main ideal at which the latin [[/red underline]]