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184 [[red underline]] Avoided speaking business [[/red underline]] to them but but had to act as their [[red underline]] guide [[/red underline]] and explaining America and Westchester County, and felt very [[red underline]] - very tired. [[/red underline]] [[underline]] June 22 [[/underline]] (Sunday) [[red underline]] Celine [[/red underline]] around here about noon time with S. S. [[red underline]] Belgenland from Antwerp. [[/red underline]] George, Cornelia, and Nina had gone to the pier and here for luncheon. [[red underline]] Feel very tired [[/red underline]] had very little sleep last night [[underline]] June 23 [[/underline]] [[red underline]] Long tedious discussion [[/red underline]] with Surcouf et all. See proceeding pages for details A [[red underline]] few days more of such tiresome [[/red underline]] discussions where I am alone will [[red underline]] put me sick in bed! [[/red underline]] The [[red underline]] game is not worth the candle [[/red underline]] [[underline]] June 24 [[/underline]] [[red underline]] Further discussions. [[/red underline]] Ran away afternoon to seek rest at [[red underline]] U.C. [[/red underline]] and evening left in hot train with C.P. Townsend for [[red underline]] Charleston W.V. [[/red underline]] [[strikethrough]] Dr. C [[/strikethrough]] Dr. Curm research [[end page]] [[start page]] 185 chemist for U. Carbide and McLoughlin mfg head of the chemical division also on same train. The two men made good impression [[underline]] June 25 [[underline]] Slept well last night on train for first time since [[red underline]] Surcouf [[/red underline]] came to New York. Bright cheerful appearance of wooded hilly country of [[red underline]] West Virginia [[/red underline]]. Shallow stream coal mines here and there Arrived Charleston W.V. cheerful well planned modern Hotel Boone Prosperous looking little city some of [[strikethrough]] her [[/strikethrough]] its shabby quarters being rebuilt by inroads of ^[[new]] industrial conditions. We drove to the new chemical works on the river. New plant has been built on an elongated Island, the property of Union Carbide which has [[strikethrough]] filled [[/strikethrough]] filled up [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] as to make the level several feet above the highest recorded water mark. Island connected by private suspension bridge