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[[left page]] DESKAIDE * THE SILENT SECRETARY * 1942 JULY 19 SUNDAY Rainy. Turned fair. I didn't do much of anything but loathsome Geraman [[German]] - 1 whole chapter. (9) In the afternoon I practiced riding on my bike a lot over by Aston[[best guess]] line - near - saw Jackie once - dull life. I cut out another Jergen's coupon. I have 3 now. [[printed quote at bottom]] "Too low they build who build below the skies"-YOUNG [[/printed quote at bottom]] [[right page]] DESKAIDE * THE SILENT SECRETARY * 1942 JULY 20 MONDAY Fair & quite hot. In morning - Geraman [[German]], wash clothes & in afternoon Mabel & I rode to Brocton Pond at 1:00, stayed til 4:45 & went home - got home around 6:00. Stopped [[left margin]] I had 8.89 .15 ---- 9.04 [[/left margin]] twice on way home - once where we stopped last time - to wet our toes & bask at the pond we swam 3 times (last time was cold) & two boys chased us (mostly Mabel - she has a cute new bathing suit: [[sketched image]] [[text next to image]] flowered red flowered [[/text next to image]] ) all over pond - dived at us. We basked a bit, walked around some too. I bought us each a vanilla cone (5¢+5¢ =10¢) on way home. I only owe her 9¢ now. I can have 5¢ a day except Sat. & Sun. Mabel brought 2 raisan [[raisin]] bread sandwiches & I brought 2 peaches. We had a very good time. Tired at home. - whew. My bathing suit is too tight - dark red. [[printed quote]] "The home of the homeless all over the earth"-STREET [[/printed quote]] [[bottom margin]] [[drawing of back of bathing suit riding up buttocks]] ← in back - too tight. I wish I had another one.