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[[left margin in red]] Surcouf [[/left margin]]
inventions. Has also been engaged in [[red underline]] oil refining [[/red underline]] etc. and a friend of [[red underline]] Deutsch de la Meurthe [[/red underline]] the petroleum magnate. On the [[red underline]] advice of the latter [[/red underline]] had invested all his money [[red underline]] in oil and now is worth about 3000000 francs or about $180000. [[/red underline]] "Le Bakelite" has a capital of about $100000, of which [[red underline]] Surcouf [[/red underline]] has about [[red underline]] $6000. [[/red underline]]
Later on heard [[red underline]] Surcouf had an operation to be performed on his eye.- This may explain his rather unpleasant frame of mind and [[strikethrough]] cutting [[/strikethrough]] aggressive [[/red underline]] attitude.
Jan 27. Lunch with de [[red underline]] LaValette at Automobile Club.- Best Club of the kind I ever saw [[/red underline]]
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[[left margin in red]] Count de Vogué Marquis de Dion [[/left margin]]
[[red underline]] outside U.S. [[/red underline]] Well situated 
Big [[red underline]] swimming bath. [[/red underline]] Whole place too much cut up however 
Met [[red underline]] Marquis de Dion [[/red underline]] who in 20 years has aged much, heavy and bald an has a nervous shake of his head [[red underline]] Count de Vogué who is the President of [[/red underline]] the Club escorted me around. Library is small. On the other hand plenty of [[red underline]] gambling outfit roulette, [[/red underline]] cards, etc. [[red underline]] de Vogué gave me the privileges of the Club during my stay in Paris.- [[/red underline]] an unusual [[strikethrough]] working [[/strikethrough]] courtesy because if [[red underline]] they admit strangers [[/red underline]] they would have to pay taxes to the Government for their gambling. Club has an admirable situation overlooking