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but failed and so walked home.

[[centered right]] Thursday, 25 February 

     I had a lecture to give at the Women's College this morning, on "How to use a library."  It was a good lecture, but the girls did not seem[[e crossed out]] especially interested , and only about thirty came out to hear. Dorothy and I walked up as far as Lockhart Hall together, and then I went on to lecture and School. Dorothy came up to School later, and we had lunch up there in my office. In the meantime I went over to see the house we had tried to find. Moore-Bennett went over with me to show it to me, and I found it utterly hopeless. 

     During the lunch hour Dorothy wrote a new story, the first in her new series of missionary portraits. It was very good.   In the afternoon I waited for the lecture at 5:30, the first in or new course on "Factions in Chinese Civilization" by leading Chinese, and was rewarded by an excellent talk on "Language and Culture" by Lin Yu-t'ang. Dr. Lin spoke in remarkably beautiful and rich English, and developed the relationship between the language of China and the Chinese ideographic writing.

     In the evening we got out supper, and had an excellent meal,of dry chipped beaf, cheese, and ice cream.

[[centred right]] Friday, 26 February

     I had sent out notices for a staff meeting to be held this afternoon, and the people for whom the meeting had been especially planned did not come. We did have a little business though, and some good tea and refreshments. Violet Ennis came half and hour late, just when we had finished business and were starting our food. We made a date with the Ennises, and in the evening went to the Chen Kwang to see Mary Pickford play in "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall" which we very much enjoyed. 

[[centred right]] Saturday, 27 February

     the most important thing of yesterday was that Eleanor got engaged to Owen Lattimore, to be married next week. Owen is the son of David Lattimore, author of "A Complete English Grammar for Chinese Students,"