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answered him [[underlined in red ]]that I had not [[strikethrough]] answered for h [[/strikethrough]] asked for his resignation. [[\underlined in red]] So it was up to George Roll to decide what he was going to do.
Celine says she has beginning of influenza and went to bed early after we had driven together to George Baekeland's house to see our [[underlined in red]] latest grandson [[\underlined in red]] little [[underlined in red]] Frederick Baekeland.[[\underlined in red]]  
[[left margin red underlined vertical]] Freddy B. [[\left margin red underlined vertical]]
He is a healthy cheerful looking little blue eyed chap and his scant hair and eyebrows are very light colored.  
[[left margin red vertical line]] I had hardly taken him in my arms that the little fellow started laughing and chuckling to his old grand'pa. He is strong [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] and firm of muscle and rather big for his scant age. I have waited until now to visit him because I wanted to see him after the first stupor condition
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of a freshly born baby was past and he began to show some individuality. Lately my manifold duties prevented me to visit him in daytime.
[[underlined]] Dec. 24. [[\underlined]] Celine feels better and is up. Busy day. Afternoon Dick drove me [[underlined in red]] to Station [[\underlined in red]] for [[underlined in red]] Florida. [[\underlined in red]] Mild weather. Few people on train.
[[underlined]] Dec. 25. [[\underlined]] (Christmas) Mild weather. Several cars entirely empty. Train 40' late at Savannah but will make up lost time after empty cars are unhooked. Spent all day reading.
[[underlined]] Dec. 26 [[\underlined]] Cool weather, last night. Same this morning. Catlow tells me Northerly sent thermometer down to 50°F last night. Train arrived on time.  Gave William $50 and Curtis 40$ for Christmas.
[[underlined in red]] Happy to be here again. [[\underlined in red]] Pleasant sunny weather but cool night. N.W & N. and temp. fell to 49°F