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May 14* Started for Kensworth at eight o f clock* Stopped 

 at Mender Fen to tell Mrs* Bovell my plans* She may 

 come to Frome later on but can't get away now* Left 

 Mendez at 9*50 and drove straight through to Kensworth 

 (except once when I lost my way) and reached there at 

 11*30* Had a very pleasant reunion with the Savariaus. 



Hermance is now 84 

 and Maix 74* both in 

 very good health* 

 They are quite lonely 

 and welcome visitors* 

 We had a nice lunch 

 and while they took 

 their afternoon naps 

 I did some collecting 

 in front of the house 

 near the grapefruit 

 orchard. Came back 

 to the house at 3*30 

 for tea, just as the 

 rain started* It con- 

 tinued to rain all 

 night, with a heavy 

 fog* The peenies 

 flew continuously in 

 the rain and many 

 were attracted to my 

 cigarette. I could 



i« *>n * 7 J LiB tral light P lainl y* 



fife* %i^^t25*SJ? especially when one 



flew low over the 

 Miss Mary and Miss Hermance. porch floor* We all 



went to bed early 



and I slept well in spite of a few peenies that got in 

 to the room and zoomed about with all lights on* 



May 15* Started for Sav-La-Mar at eight thirty, stopping 

 in Newport for nine gallons of gasoline* Went on by way 

 of Knockpatrick, Spur Tree, Santa Cruz, Lacovia and the 

 bamboo walk, Luana, Speculation and Bluefields* Stopped 

 to collect just east of Santa Cruz where I took termites 

 and tenebrionids* Also some Aleocharines in soft fungus 

 on log* Stopped again for lunch and to collect at Blue- 

 fields Bay* After lunch, drove directly to Frome and 

 found Marjorie. She hadn't changed a bit in four years 

 and I flagged her down as she went by in a car. She turned 

 back to Fontabelle, where she is living, and we talked 

 for half an hour after which she returned to work and i 

 went to Sav-La-Mar to find a place to stay* Was accepted 

 at Windsor, where I settled my belongings and had a shave 



