Thursday Sept 19th

To Palma: L. [Laura] C [Carl] & I, also Medora & Francisquito: & Isabel.
Doctor said, no tuberculosis only old sclerosis due to some pneumonia or something in past.1
Gelat met us: paid him 25002 on account, & 1000pts as deposit on purchase of Ca'n Gelat - price to be fixed later. Esc.3 says all well. Laura's throat also not so bad, he says. Bought olive wood cigarette case & Laura got me eau de Cologne & powder. Schw. [Schwarz] went off to Madrid (yesterday he offered to pay expenses of his book). Gelat bought a lot of tables & chairs cheap for Sala at Molinar.
Thelin gave us German introduction to St Paul book. Told us of Nazi burglaries of their flat, & tearing up anti-Nazi papers.
On return letter from Mother4: respectful to Laura. John about David. H.S. [Harrison Smith] about O.S.S. [Old Soldier Sahib] (not yet read, but O.S.N.D. [Old Soldiers Never Die] very much admired). C. the G. [Claudius the God] sales less than I had reckoned, but 12,100 sold up to date & 20,000 of I.C. [I, Claudius] & 2000 at 2 dollars.
Bought glass grease-stops for candles.
Letters for Honor as though coming here.

Editorial Notes

1A check-up for the maid Isabel. See Diary entry Sept.15th. eds.
2pesetas. RG indicates this currency in various ways, and sometimes not at all. The correct abbreviation according to KG is "pts." eds.
3Specialist. KG