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So I watch. And I learn. I will try hard to learn the Path to Smart; but it is so very long, so very complex, that I despair of ever finishing. My progress seems so very slow; the watchmarks so hard to find; then one must hold it all in the mind at once, building it piece by piece like a crystal puzzle.<br> | So I watch. And I learn. I will try hard to learn the Path to Smart; but it is so very long, so very complex, that I despair of ever finishing. My progress seems so very slow; the watchmarks so hard to find; then one must hold it all in the mind at once, building it piece by piece like a crystal puzzle.<br> | ||
I persevere.<br> | I persevere.<br> | ||
− | (Huh! | + | (Huh! Jullian just got stuck by a pin or something.)<br><br> |
Dinner, tonight, with Meagan. Then a late night meet with King. I want to go over ''my'' version of the treaty, pick points apart, get objections, and further ideas. Tomorrow, I meet his protege, go over plans for the wedding. How silly I feel, making such a fuss! Really, it galls.<br><br> | Dinner, tonight, with Meagan. Then a late night meet with King. I want to go over ''my'' version of the treaty, pick points apart, get objections, and further ideas. Tomorrow, I meet his protege, go over plans for the wedding. How silly I feel, making such a fuss! Really, it galls.<br><br> | ||
'''''Thursday, 8 November 1928; Chicago --''''''<br><br> | '''''Thursday, 8 November 1928; Chicago --''''''<br><br> | ||
− | Met with Daphne today. Not my cup of tea at all ... and I suspect the opinion was mutual. Hard, mannish, aggressive, used to getting her way. Admirable enough in the industry, I suppose, but she cannot have many friends. She dismissed Julian without a thought. We discussed the reception, the options, the contingencies. No real surprises. It | + | Met with Daphne today. Not my cup of tea at all ... and I suspect the opinion was mutual. Hard, mannish, aggressive, used to getting her way. Admirable enough in the industry, I suppose, but she cannot have many friends. She dismissed Julian without a thought. We discussed the reception, the options, the contingencies. No real surprises. It willbe fun to see what she is like at the wedding -- out of her element indeed! -- but for now I am nothing but an intelligently docile client.<br><br> |
More zoo today, while Julian is shoe-shopping.<br><br> | More zoo today, while Julian is shoe-shopping.<br><br> | ||
'''''Saturday, 10 November 1928; Chicago --''''''<br><br> | '''''Saturday, 10 November 1928; Chicago --''''''<br><br> | ||
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'''''Monday, 12 November 1928; On a Train --''''''<br><br> | '''''Monday, 12 November 1928; On a Train --''''''<br><br> | ||
Where to start? We are once again in the first-class compartment of an Estward-bound train, heading for Arc's and Gathering. Julian is sound asleep across from me; yesterday was exhausting for her. But I digress....<br><br> | Where to start? We are once again in the first-class compartment of an Estward-bound train, heading for Arc's and Gathering. Julian is sound asleep across from me; yesterday was exhausting for her. But I digress....<br><br> |