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Notes discuss arranging a witnessed statement in Bhutan, with Ludlow as the other witness. Diary entries for 16 and 17 May describe heavy rain, mail passing through, letters for Betty, travel by mule from Ungar to Pimi, and plant observations including Rhododendron rhabdotum and a small Anemone noted by Hicks; Ngudup and Damdum are mentioned.
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sign a statement that it is all in order etc before a Notary Public. What a hope, in Bhutan. Ludlow is the other witness, so I don't know what the widow of the deceased will do.
16 May Ungar 5.15 to 11.15. Fine till 11.0 and then very heavy rain indeed all evening. Another mail from H.H. passed through. One letter to me and one to Betty. I added a bunch of letters for Betty, others have gone on. A nasty place and a nasty day. Nudup and Damdum very sad indeed.
17th May. Pimi. Rain heavy all night, and all today very heavy after an hour of just being fine in the morning. Off at 5.15, in at 9.30. Pimi in my memory will always be a fine place. I won't see it again, or don't want to. I was lucky to get a mule this morning, and found that it could manage up here really very easily. We came slowly, but took just over the four hours. The only thing of interest really was Rhod. rhabdotum, which was fairly common. It also is easy to seed, as Betty will be able to remember the Carmine Cherry tree. Above that about 4-500' is a staircase on the road, there, on the left is plenty of R. rhabdotum. It is a most beautiful thing, especially perhaps in freshly opened yellow rich cream coloured corolla with the red stripes. The little Anemone which Hicks took is also now common, within 1/2 mile of camp, and we should get seed of that too I hope. It is a delicate pretty little plant. No day could be much worse for rain than today. Perhaps it may rain itself dry by the morning. It would be nice if that were to happen. The Ungar people were rather difficult, so Ngudup said, this morning. I confess I would be difficult under similar
