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Chestervale at 7, just as it became dark* The drive 

 down the road from Newcastle to Gordontown was both exciting 

 and beautiful, with Kingston right at our feet all of the 

 way* Reached Piccadilly Road at 9.30, had a bath and went 

 to bed* 



High Peak (The Peaks at extreme right) from Cinchona. 



May 12* Much too lame to do any strenuous work today* 

 Put away the Cinchona catch* wrote up my notes and a 

 letter to Clara. In the afternoon* went to the Myrtle 

 Bank for a swim. In the evening before dinner the porch 

 at 2 Piccadilly was full of visitors and I escaped by 

 driving over to Swabeyts with Bernard to return keys to 

 Clydesdale* hampers, etc. Swabey f s wife still on danger 

 list. Back to the house for dinner and early bed. 



May 13* Tfoke up feeling good, hardly lame at all. After 

 breakfast drove to Ferry River for a morning of collect- 

 ing. Took two more bf the scarabs, some orthoptera, bees, 

 Chrysops etc. After lunch went to Hope and made arrange- 

 ment with Edwards to hang some traps at Highgate where 

 there is some star-apple. Then to the Institute where 

 Lewis and I went over the insect collection. It is in 

 very bad shape but there is much that is worth salvaging. 

 Lack of definite locality labels is the chief fault, out- 

 side of the damage from dermestids. In the evening, Bernard 

 came over and I answered questions as best I could on the 

 collection and preservation of the various groups of insects. 

 Bed about ten. Tomorrow I go to Kensworth. 



