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me. She [[underlined in red]] spoke excellent English, [[/underlined in red]] [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] her mother [[underlined in red]] was English [[/underlined in red]] and her father [[underlined in red]] Swiss, [[/underlined in red]] the latter [[underlined in red]] in sympathy with Germany, [[/underlined in red]] and very much deplored during the war by his wife and daughter who were [[strikethrough]] violent f [[/strikethrough]] decided pro-allies. when I asked her whether she spoke German, she said [[underlined in red]] "Yes before the war, but not since!". [[/underlined in red]] She spoke excellent [[underlined in red]] French [[/underlined in red]] too and was studying in Paris when the war broke out. She spoke no Spanish, which is rather remarkable as Portugize is so similar to Spanish. Specimens were numerous and cleanly kept but [[underlined in red]] no effort was made [[/underlined in red]] to adopt the plan of 
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[[margin, red pencil, written vertically]] Museo [[/margin, red pencil, written vertically]]
our [[underlined in red]] N.Y. Museum of Natural [[/underlined in red]] History of adding life to the collection by grouping the specimens artistically in their own setting. The Garden around the Museo is extraordinary seemed more interesting then the Botanical Garden with its endless varieties of trees and palms all of full age and grouped naturally. Park now is a recreation ground. [[strikethrough]] underch [[/strikethrough]] a better use to the people than when it was the exclusive property of the reigning potentate. It is called Quinta de Boa Vista and deserves fully its name. From one of the windows of the Museum I saw the [[underlined in red]] most striking view I had [[/underlined in red]] had [[underlined in red]] from any part in Rio