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mean time [[underlined]] I would give him my personal check for the money due to him. [[/underlined]]
[[left margin]][[underlined]] Which I did immediately [[/underlined]][[/left margin]]
This cooled him considerably. Told him frankly that the reason we wanted another caretaker, was the fact that [[underlined]] his tactless wife [[/underlined]] and her wild nervous behavior had been most unpleasant and disturbing our rest and that in new surroundings she might perhaps be cured from her nervous fits.
[[underlined]] Feb. 28 [[/underlined]] Beautiful weather. [[strikethrough]] Went [[/strikethrough]] Examined "ION" and [[strikethrough]] f [[/strikethrough]] machinery and equipment. Then went walking to the Club to see the boats in construction. Windy but admirable weather after the rainey day we had yesterday. Strong wind & sunshine. Temperature = [[strikethrough]] 68 [[/strikethrough]] 63.
March 1. Saturday the ^[[new]] caretaker leaves New York by Clide Line boat, [[underlined]] Andrew and wife [[/underlined]] are taking their furniture [[underlined]] to their new house. [[/underlined]] Am glad it is all over, and Frieda can occupy her new sleeping room. Beautiful clear but cold [[strikethrough]] w [[/strikethrough]] weather.
[[underlined]] March 2 [[/underlined]] (Sunday) Excellent weather
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blue sky and clear weather moderate wind and temperature and 60 Fahrenheit. [[red underlined]] Nina [[/red underlined]] and her husband came to fetch Celine for luncheon among their friends. While all the help [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] is away I practiced the [[red underlined]] Diesel engine [[/red underlined]] on the ION, while lying in my harbor, and got well acquainted with the outfit; which now seems [[red underlined]] very simple [[/red underlined]] to me.
[[left margin, underlined]] Diesel Engine [[/left margin, underlined]]
Am burning successfully some of last years Coconuts, which now are very dry. The burning occurs in our chimney furnace. The very dry waterless nuts burn without difficulty. A few of those who still contain [[underlined]] some unevaporated liquid explode and send out a stream of hissing vapor. [[/underlined]] - No damage except some ashes being blown around.
[[strikethrough]] [[underlined]] March 2 [[/underlined]] Sunday. Beautiful day. [[/strikethrough]]
[[underlined]] ([[strikethrough]] All [[/strikethrough]] Further notes [[/underlined]] following these, are found [[strikethrough]] on booklet 69 [[/strikethrough]] on [[underlined]] booklet 61 [[/underlined]] on notes found [[underlined]] on pages 69, [[/underlined]] etc. of Red note-book.