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Title
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Letters, Sept 3rd, 1911_007
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Alternative Title
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Letters, Sept 3rd, 1911
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Date
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Sept 3rd, 1911
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Creator
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Edith Schwartz Clements
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Description
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Edith Schwartz Clements handwritten letter
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Identifier
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nshs-rg3158am
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Transcription
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7 to figure out a way for the dinner guests to return on time. Fritz was half-inclined to back out of the dinner & send his excuses later. I persuaded him, however, that courtesy usually demanded the sacrifice of one’s own selfish desires. So, at last, we & Professor Linderman , who was also invited to the dinner were put at on shore at a landing spot, after two hours of sailing, hired a cart & drove three miles to a railway station to take the train. What was our surprise on entering a compartment to find Mr. Druce of our party! He was on his way home to Oxford ! We found some compenstions for our loss of the trip in getting in at a reasonable hour (the others turned up for dinner at 9:00! but reported a “glorious day.”) and Fritz was most agreeably disappointed in the banquet, where he had the opportunity of seeing English “pomp & circumstance” & of hearing good music. Mrs. Cowles was quite “miffed” because her husband had not been invited. Wednesday would up our stay at Portsmouth with a genuine treat in the shape of a luncheon at the beautiful home of an English country gentlemen, interested in science & a friend of Mr. Towsleys . This was only for “our party.” Fritz & I walked to the station by way of the town to get some post-cards of the naval display & to mail a most important letter to Sara , asking her to be sure
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Rights
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To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
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