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December .19, 1928 T. R. A, Bevan,'Esq., e/o Anglo-American Oil Co# Ltd., 52 Queen AnneTs Gate, London, S. W. I, England. My dear Ray: You will probably think that I have disappeared completely during the weeks since you have hear from ie. You are not far from right for I have not emerged yet, from the work which I found waiting for me when I came home. The deluge continued until last week when I finally*1gaye up the ghost and went home and went to bed with having decided just before doing this that it was >tis to try to catch up with things anyway. Thanks very much for sending me the two one hun dred franc notes. They were my only trophies of th* lec tion and my only balm for my chagrin, if it could be -ailed that, over the results of the election. I found thalfc with one exception all of my colleagues in the Faculty of; Medi cine felt about it exactly as I did. Their reason^,were \ not the same in every case but their conclusions ijame out ' in the same place. But so much for the election.^ . I am writing this on the supposition that you have gotten away from Paris by this time and `that you are now leading a life of sobriety and regularity^ Before I go any further with this note I want to ask *you to extend my very kindest regards and best wishes to m v good friends at Queen Anne*s Gate, especially to Mr. Ttcrvei. ana Paul. I shall never forget their many kindnesses afnd. courtesies- to me and I should be more than happy to hear from them" and from you from time to time as you have an opportunity . to drop me a line. . ^ At the present moment I have no idea of what will take place on the continent during the next six months or a year. The European group came to the United States and so far as I know left it without deciding or without even discussing with the Ethyl Gasoline group their future program as regards Ethyl Gasoline. Meantime conditions and problems in the United States are sufficiently impor tant to require the undivided attention of the Ethyl Gaso line group so that they are not at all likely to extend themselves very vigorously toward the Continent for some time. I have not heard anything from Paris as to what may have been the final attitude or point of viev? of the , Public Health men whom I Interviewed 'thereX ^ Xessue did not write to me as he indicated he would so that I have no news of any-kind* I am not at all certain, therefore, that our time spent in Prance really accomplished anything. In this situation, if you are able to get any inform&tior of any kind from Paris or elsewhere on the Continent, I would be very glad if you will pass it on to me*. . ., . I have not seen Sam Heron since coming home but I am expecting to see him in the next week or two*. He has been very busy and has been out of Dayton for a short time, and I have been busier and have not been anywhere* I hope to have him down for a week end soon* when we will be able to talk to our own satisfaction. I can think of nothing of further consequence and I am remembering your philosophy of not talking v/hen oii$: has nothing to say* I bring this to an abrupt close, *I'therve)fore, only extending it to wish you the very best of Including a happy Christmas and a very prosper- Y e a r Please remember me to your mother and do to- say hello for me to m y friends in London* fcindihtl regards. _ . M10. C V 7 Cfi\ .!X O v O.Lii* V - ` "to onoi.RAK:E s f i o a i ` e?` . yao In sincerely, 00u</ \*J\cw