Harvard University - Baker Library Historical Collections, Harvard Business School / Heard family. Heard family business records, Volume FP-4, Folder GQ-2-2, and Volume JP-2.
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of an old and a new t01lll .
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IPan.. with fine public buildingl. hoteb, and the Aliter. a
fine winter plll'k. We were there but. fe'll dayl but during that tillle ....
succeeded in getting our IlIOney from the Rullianl and at
IDakiIl&
an artange_
ment for the future which would prevent eilllllat allll'lDs .
Fearon left for London and George and I Itarted in a leleure17
manner for Parie. 1I'e took eenral dayl to get thare and after a ebort de-
l&¥ , went on to our final d..Unation at Geneva. At Geneva I sOll&ht
the
advice of
IU".
Erisfet, who
had
been Albert 'I maatet three yeara before.
He recommended
t~~t
George ehould not enter the Univereity, but .nould
ledge of french .. would enable him to tallow the oourses at the Unlverllty
The
w1aili;m of thia eddoe
wei
evident, and after e
<.lay
or two .. were introduced to W. Chalumeau. whQ wae
highly
reco_ended. I
mq
ae;! here that 1 never had cause to regret IIW choice, and George bec8IH
lIIuch attached to him .
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ha
next thing waa to find a boardilli: place and in
thil
we
succeeded squall;y well .
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houle
Val
on
the
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de )'!ont Blane,
directly in front ot
the'
rake. and waa
kept
b;y W. and !lerleme Gaueein-H'\Iller.
She '/Iaa a middle-aged w""'en and DIIlIIt have
had
unusual attractions. for
George fell quite in love with her.
All thie beilli: done, 1 aaid good-bye to
hilII
and went back: to
Peria, ",here after a few da,ya of aeekin&. I took a auite of charming rOQlq
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ard
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la
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re b;y far
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had
in Pe.rh, and
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had
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IIrnnt named David who
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