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At that time I sent to the Smithsonian Institution two boxes of mammal bones
for identification and since then have had no word from them except the
signed receipt fot the double registered parcel and three similarly registe
red letters I have sent. Perhaps we will get the report by 1928 if they s
speed up like this! I am going to get some snaps of hsiao mei mei in her
crab act I hope this week - she has an original sort of crawl that is
most intreagueing to watch - one little leg tucked under her little
self and tother sustaining the prodigious weight of her little behind
while her two arms support her uppers. Shes nearly as wide as she is long
and she does the rolling or twisting on her central axis stunt with
marvelous speed and agility. She will be walking in another month - does
now with the help of chair backs and table tops and amahs and things. And
such a little entertainer! Just bustin with choice gossip and charming
smiles and airy graces - some heart breaker shell be if she keeps on.
The week has been humdrum so far as parties is concerned - we have been
at home for a change and have done some reading and work in odd moments.
Bern and Katherine Read were in to lunch last Thursday to see the kids
and I could hardly get Bern back to the lab he was so much interested in
one of Davys mechanical toys - he devised a simple timing device for his
lab on the principle of the toy. They do have some interesting things for
kids these days although they dont seem to be anything like so exciting
as the toys we used to get - I suppose no toys ever could be so. I have
just thrown away two very valuable hours enjoying some of the Roberts
stories you sent - picked up one of the books as we were having coffee in
the drawingroom and thought to read for a few minutes - and behold it was
11 and Wang came in with the 11 oclock coffee before I realized how the
time had fled - so you see how much I appreciate em! The weather has become
much milder since New Years Eve - wonderful sunny brisk days instead of
the bighting bitter north westers we had been having for weeks - nice change
and helps the coal bill! Must start something now dear wee honey-o. Good
night dear and heaps and heaps of love to you from us Four. Bestest toGG&kids
ASAGUJBeaex39itesStCsetal. Bless you and keep you safe. BBSOCYK SYL HOL
YAS Dyo