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116 [[vertical entry in left margin, in red]] George B undecided [[/vertical entry]] agreement. I [[red underline]] was under impression George had definitely agreed to stay with Bakelite [[/red underline]] [[underline]] April 22 [[/underline]] (Sunday) Spent nearly all day writing a [[red underline]] long letter to George on the subject of his hesitation Also wrote to Hays, same subject, promising to send him my main points for Trusteeship agreement Believe George will never be satisfied with Bakelite with the thought he might have done better if he had ventured elsewhere. A case of all fields look green far away, and dropping the bone for snapping at the shadow. [[/red underline]] [[vertical entry in left margin, in red]] Sudden change [[/vertical entry]] [[underline]] April 23 [[/underline]] Got a cheerful [[red underline]] letter from George - very different than spirit of letter of Hays or Celine [[/red underline]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 117 [[underline]] April 24. [[/underline]] Finished city water piping to house. [[underline]] April 25. [[/underline]] We had [[red underline]] short rain last night. [[/red underline]] Hectic day planting. [[red underline]] Rain has only penetrated 1" deep in soil [[/red underline]] Telegram from [[red underline]] Celine that Dicky has been successfully operated upon for appendicitis that Geo Baekeland is home with a cold and that George Roll and Nina have left for Bermuda [[/red underline]] [[underline]] April 26 [[/underline]] [[red underline]] More planting and pipe connecting City with the whole house system so as [[/red underline]] to make it interchangeable April 27. Busy day, then drove to [[red underline]] ION for inspection [[/red underline]] Seems all right [[underline]] April 30 [[/underline]] Another busy day. Evening visited [[red underline]] Catlow's [[/red underline]] place and found his father and mother both of whom made excellent
