Cambridge.
Ther. [Thermometer] SUN. DEC. 28, 1913 [Sunday, December 28, 1913] Wea. [Weather] 
Dull
Early morn [morning] sunny but most of day 
cloudy. Mild but chilly with little 
or no wind. Most of the light dusting 
of snow on grass land gone before 
night.
  In Garden heard a screaming Blue Jay
but noted no other birds, not even
a House Sparrow.
  Spent day in Museum writing letters
mostly in acknowledgement of Christmas 
gifts. Among them were one to Dan
French who has sent a beautiful book
on Indians, another to Harvie-Brown
from whom has come [?] Garret book,
a third to John Thayer whose gift was a
book on western China.
C. [Caroline] on her couch all day, resting. Miss [Allyn?]
dined with E.R.S. [Elizabeth Simmons] & me. Made short calls
on Almys this eve. [evening] seeing Mr. & Mrs., Mary
& Helen.
Cambridge - Boston.
Ther. [Thermometer] MON. DEC. 29, 1913 [Monday, December 29, 1913] Wea. [Weather] 
Fine
Sunny but hazy & somewhat cloudy.
Dead calm all day & rather cold.
River frozen over at foot of Sparks St. [Street] but
only partly so in Back Bay Basin.
  2 Blue Jays & a Chickadee in Garden.
Spent forenoon in Museum working
on Red-tailed Hawk story, just begun,
& composing something over a page of M.S. [manuscript].
C.[Caroline] type-wrote the Goshawk story.
  To Boston at 2.30 to confer with
Sted Buttrick & Mr. Abbott (our lawyer)
about Wm. Bassett's [William Bassett's] recent letter. Buttrick
promptly characterized it as black mail &
said he should oppose giving up any
trust money. Abbott said we could not
do so save by order of the court which
would never be given on the evidence.
He dictated his opinion in full to
Galloupe who took it in shorthand. It
is to be copied & sent to Arthur with
a brief letter which I dictated. Arthur,
it seems, did pay Bassett 2100 on Nov. 5 [November 5]
& with it sent a foolishly friendly
letter. I got home at 6 & then wrote
two letters. We read aloud after dinner.

