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Have wired to office that intend to go there immediately after arrival and discuss all pending questions which have to come up before directors meetings.  Repeated also that up till now have no positive information whether Germans have signed the contract.
[[underlined]] Dec 20. [[\underlined]]  Strong N.W. and much colder.  Ship rolling somewhat.  Finally received wireless that [[underlined]] Germans have signed the contract since more than a week. [[\underlined]]  Former cable must have missed me.  [[underlined]] So this settles the European situation. [[\underlined]]
[[underlined]] Dec. 21. [[\underlined]]  Smooth sea and warmer.  Still suffering of my cold.
[[underlined]] Dec 22 [[\underlined]]  Dropt anchor about 4.30 A.M. at Quarantine.  Got up at about same time
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Worst of my cold seems gone.  Have [[underlined]] been away one month [[\underlined]] and [[underlined]] twenty days.  Celine [[\underlined]] at the dock.  All finish about 10.00 AM.  I went to office and Celine returned to Yonkers.  [[underlined]] George Baekeland looks worried and George Roll looks worse, nervous and pinched. [[\underlined]]  Long interview with [[underlined]] George, [[\underlined]] and [[underlined]] Rossi [[\underlined]] who seems to have entirely recuperated.  Went over [[underlined]] bonus list [[\underlined]] with [[underlined]] Geo B., Geo. R. and Rossi [[\underlined]] as list prepared by them and [[underlined]] Redman. [[\underlined]]  Then homewards.  [[underlined]] Find a lot of awkward cumbersome and ugly furniture.  Oil heating system does [[\underlined]] not work and stops all the time.  Feel very tired and played out.  [[underlined]] Awakened by cold [[\underlined]] in my room at 3 AM.  Went to cellar to make heater work.  It does not budge.  Then started log fires in the hall.  Little