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  • 16 fault hereabouts affectation + banal garrulusness [garrulousness]. Joyce [Cowan] + I are agreed that in the last week we have heard more intelligent adults use more verbiage saying less than in any week of our lives. St [Saint] Cyrus July 30, 1952. Today was grand, + most exciting In the afternoon we hired a Rolls + driver + were taken to Crathes castle by way of Stonehaven. The castle is on the [River] Dee close to Braemar. It occupies the most magnificent grounds with a sweeping view down the mains. The castle is the family seat of the Burnetts of Leys. The grounds were granted in 1323 + until mid 16th century the family occupied a lake dwelling in the Loch of Leys. The present castle was begun in 1553 + was completed in 1595. It is magnificent, small as castles go but beautifully proportioned + furnished most tastefully. The details are given in the guide book. The gardens are very fine + feature a first class collection of shrubs. Among them Mutisia oligodon [underlined] + Carpentaria californica [underlined] were particularly impressive. On the way back we drove over Fetterscairn seeing some of the finest stretches of moor I have seen so far. I took a photo of Glendye in color. The most beautiful spot
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