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I felt sorrj-’' for him, but I couldn’t quite conceal a smile, for he uses 
no discretion about eating and. malces a good, deal of fun of me because I 
eat so little candj these days. (I’ve lost £0 pounds.) 
We have really considered setting up an infimiarj?^ here in the 
office; we’ve all been so low in our minds. I think the patients will 
all recoverl 
Miss Eathbun lost her reading glasses a few days ago. She has 
not been able to find them anywhere and so has ordered a new pair. Too 
bad. ?/hen she didn’t find them at home, she thought they were here. We 
turned the place upside down, but no glasses. 
I will look up your Galapagos movie today or Monday. I remember 
the scenes you mention and I’m sure I’ll recognize them as soon 
as I see them. I’ll have it ready to send if you say so. 
Mr. Eryant will help me cook up a letter for Westwood, and we’ll 
get that done Monday. I hope you don’t mind my letting it go this week; 
I felt so rotten that I couldn’t think straight, and Mr. Eryant was sure 
that a few days’ delay wouldn’t matter. I’ll write the best letter I can 
and hope it works. I’ll be glad to work nights as much as necessary to 
get out such a paper. I thunk it will be fun. 
Mr. Bryant has w^ritten you of Fisher’s reply after talking to 
MacFarland. Fisher seems quite in favor of the idea, and I think his 
letter sounds sincere. As soon as Mr. Bryant hears from you about whether 
to go on with it or not, we shall proceed with negotiations or else drop 
them, as you say. The salai^’^ isn^t as much as you hoped for, but of course 
living is cheaper out there and it might be more real money. Fisher seems 
to think that the enterprise is solid enough and will weather the present 
depression. My own feelings on. the subject are somewhat mixed, but I am 
not going to get too busy crossing bridges before I come to them. After 
you get across ridll be time enough for me to start worrylngl For many 
reasons I shouD.d welcome the change, but, on the other hand, I was never 
one to pull up stakes easily, and there are advantages attached even to 
the lowly position of government clerk. T'rom what Mr. Bryant said, I 
think that Mrs. Schmidt is still in favor of the idea. She was down 
the morning that I stayed home, dosing my cold. I was sorry to miss seeing 
her, for I haven’t seen her for some v?eeks. 
Mrs. Schmitt brought down the diary which I typed. Only Miss 
Eathbun and Mr. Eryant read it. Mr. Bryant took the original home to 
Mrs. Schmitt and I have the copy and your ms. copy here at the office. 
The implication has appeared in some of the papers that Lorenz disposed 
of the Baroness and Phillipson before he tried to make his escape. 
Miss Eneix put in quite a lot of extra time over the holidays, 
but she, too, had been sick v/ith a cold and had lost some time just be- 
fore Clu’istmas. 
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I hope the spoons will turn up some time. However, I can still 
enjoy my food from my ten-cent store silvervijare. 
