Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, Dec. 12, 1918 [December 12, 1918] Wea [Weather]
Dull.
Cloudy with some drizzle of fine,
sleety rain which obliterated all
trace of the light snow that fell
last evening and filled the streets
with slush.
  Although feeling somewhat better
I kept in doors through another
weary day doing nothing useful
save by writing a few letters.
Dr. Stevens says I must not think
of going out, even to the Museum,
at present. He called at 4 P.M.
& spent upwards of half an hour
with me. His impression seems to
be that the Spanish influenza is
now as prevalent as ever in &
about Cambridge. Porto Rico [Puerto Rico], according
to his son just back from there, has
upward of 100000 cases. 30% of the
people in Samoan Island have recently
died of this same dread disease.
  Harry Spelman dropped in after 
supper for a friendly chat.

Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, Dec. 13, 1918 [December 13, 1918] Wea [Weather]
Dull.
Dark cloudy with fine rain falling
intermittently, keeping streets & sidewalks
glistening wet. A thick blanket of
unbroken, soggy snow still covers most
ground surfaces. For the three days past
all landscape to be seen from our
windows has worn a depressingly
dreary aspect.
Still another day of solitary 
confinement to the Den where I read
& smoked a little, slept a good
deal and wrote letters when eyes &
head did not ache too much.
C. [Caroline Brewster] gave us a delightful surprise by
appearing in the hall about 3 P.M.
She was with E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] perhaps half an
hour, with me 15 or 20 minutes.
Charlotte came with her. They took
Danny back with them.
  Prof. J. K. Lord called at 5 P.M.
staying half an hour. He will go south
early in January. E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] read only
from the Transcript this eve.