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to bed way beyond regular bed time of 8-8:30. They are [[underlined in red]] good and interested [[/underlined in red]] listeners, and [[underlined in red]] Grand-pere [[/underlined in red]] feels as if he were telling them the Arabian Nights. Every detail is carefully listened to and questions asked.
[[left margin in red]] Townsend dying [[/left margin]]
Afternoon drove to Long Neck [[underlined in red]]to visit C. P. Townsend. [[/underlined in red]] Very hot day. - [[underlined in red]] Sad sight to see my old friend so helpless in a chair and such a sad look on him. [[/underlined in red]] Stayed for about one hour. Did not want to tire him. - His wife stayed around all the time. Seems to have [[underlined in red]] his right arm paralyzed but I refrained [[/underlined in red]] from asking or referring to his illness or any subject like business which might de-
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press him. He only [[red underline]] showed some interest and said a few words after I had mentioned some of our old friends in Washington [[/red underline]] 
[[red underline]] Brooksie left; after a fit of sulkiness was sent home to Scarsdale. [[/red underline]] - Dickie and Celine remained. [[red underline]] Little Peter [[/red underline]] came to visit with his governess and Florence Roll.
[[underline]] June 29 [[/underline]] (Sunday) Beautiful day. [[strikethrough]] afternoon [[/strikethrough]] Afternoon went for short time to Larchmont [[red underline]] Dickie & Celine left reluctantly after supper. [[/red underline]] 
[[underline]] June 30. [[/underline]] [[red underline]] George [[/red underline]] remained at home. Has [[red underline]] infection of the skin on his face, [[/red underline]] which he got from his [[red underline]] children who contracted it at school [[/red underline]] 
Long talk with [[red underline]] Gordon Brown [[/red underline]]