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88 rest and much discomfort and worse for a bad cold [[underlined]] Dec 23 [[/underlined]] More attention has been given during my absence to [[underlined]] awkward [[/underlined]] and [[underlined]] unnecessary improvements [[/underlined]] in [[underlined]] petty upholstery [[/underlined]] and [[underlined]] covering wide plate glass windows with light-blocking silk upholstery [[/underlined]] hangings and petty women notions than to hurry the furnace people. I cannot afford, at the time when my full and undivided attention is due to urgent work, to be bothered with a cold house etc. So I shall take a room at the Club till the house is warmed properly. Invitation of [[underlined]] Belgian Ambassador [[/underlined]] for luncheon Sunday [[underlined]] with Secretary Hoover, [[/underlined]] Dr. [[underlined]] Walcott President of Smithsonian, Vernon Kellog, and [[/underlined]] Dr. [[underlined]] Merriam [[/underlined]] of Carnegie [[end page]] [[start page]] 89 [[underlined]] Institution [[/underlined]] who is to get [[underlined]] Commanders Cross of Order [[/underlined]] of [[underlined]] Leopold. [[/underlined]] Celine expected to take me to Washington. Of course it is [[underlined]] out of the question with all the streneous work I have to attend to and to be back in best condition for Director's meetings beginning Monday [[/underlined]] Morning. Even then I do not know whether my cold will get worse. [[underlined]] Streneous day at office, no time for luncheon. [[/underlined]] Long interview with [[underlined]] Redman [[/underlined]] acquainting him with European situation and also with the Bishop problem Hurried signing of bonus and salary increase letters. [[Left margin, vertical blue line]] [[underlined]] George Roll has succeeded [[/underlined]] in his [[underlined]] frowning, meddling ways [[/underlined]] of [[underlined]] losing every friend he ever had in the office [[/underlined]] or anywhere at the plant. [[underlined]] He certainly [[/underlined]] does [[underlined]] not help to create [[/underlined]] good-will. He looks drawn and ill
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I use past tense 'underlined' with a 'd' because that is my understanding from the instructions. It seems a waste of time to edit just to remove the 'd' in 'underlined'. If I review and the transcriber just uses 'underline' I do not add the 'd'