Nov 1 Friday "Tot Sants"1

×××× [crossed out] Hot weather.
Housework all day, & getting maids accustomed to work. They make a good impression. Cooking good.
Laura & Karl painted the map of Candia-Serigo.
Doctor's2 idea of arreglo3 to ask that the turbines do not go in the four summer months. Laughable. Brought chair from Can Gelat to be arm-chair for James.
General post between Can Torrent & Canellun of tables & pictures.
Offer from Watt for my "next novel" £12504 — 25% rising to 30%! Replied declining.
Contract from Kegan Paul signed.
Decided on Gelat's suggestion to put a cement terrasse5 on the casita6 roof at Can Torrent.
Contract for O.S.S. [Old Soldier Sahib] sent me. Laura sent letter to Glendenning & News Chronicle about a stupid paragraph of pseudo publicity for Epilogue.

Editorial Notes

1All Saints' Day. KG
2 Médico's. eds
3arrangement. KG
4an advance of... KG
5Fr.: flat roof[?] eds
6shed. KG