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[[left margin in red]] Bakelite [[/left margin]]
with gate padlocked against visitors.
[[underline]] Oct. 29. [[/underline]] Received [[red underline]] Surcouf letter [[/red underline] where he wants [[red underline]] Bethune [[/red underline]] to remain in financial control So sent a long night letter of over 500 words to George explaining my opinion and reflexions on the subject. [[strikethrough]] Oct [[/strikethrough]] George B. thinks we ought to compromise with France as this may do us much harm. I believe on the contrary that before doing anything we ought to let the Berlin-Paris controversy be hashed out first in Berlin, so that [[red underline]] Surcouf [[/red underline]] may learn really whether his [[red underline]] assumed rights [[/red underline]] are real or not.
[[underline]] Oct 30 [[/underline]] Wrote long personal letter in pencil to [[red underline]] Surcouf [[/red underline]] and sent it to N.Y. to have it typewritten. Mills
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will receive copy both of yesterday's telegram and of [[red underline]] Surcouf [[/red underline]] letter before he meets Surcouf
[[unederline]] Oct 31 [[/underline]] Stayed here all day working in garden
[[underline]] Nov 1. 1928 [[/underline]] Ditto
Nov 2 " Ditto
{[underline]] Nov 3. [[/underline]] Celine arrives to [[red underline]] vote for Hoover, [[/red underline]] Train arrived 2 P.M instead of 8:40 AM Trouble with engine. Cheerful meeting started our own cooking feel very happy, she too at seeing the place so much improved
[[underline]] Nov 4 [[/underline]] (Sunday) All day alone, examining every tree and plant on the property. Swimming and talking prospects of [[red underline]] Hoover election [[/red underline]] Delightful day
[[underline]] Nov 5 [[/underline]] Catlow drove us to Lower Matecumbe.