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DESKAIDE * THE SILENT SECRETARY * 1942 August 18 Tuesday I finished chapter XVII in German [[crossed-out]]text[[/crossed-out]] Have 3 more to do. Fair [[illegible]] warm but not hot. In the morning I went to store, stopped at Edna Fermer's[[?]] beauty shop to see about my permanent she is nice + has no [[crossed-out]]attenden[[/crossed-out]] helpers. My appointment is OOh-Boy at 1:00P.M on the 29 Sat. Lasts about 2 or 3 hrs. On [[?]] the afternoon Mabel + I went to the pond, swam once but long-it was warm[[?]] (swam under water a lot) + came out + sunned + Mabel + I played with a ball - two boys got our ball + Mabel's towel but we got them back + went home + got home around 6:00 + ate supper alone Got a nickel fudge walnut cone Mabel got a dime chocolate one. Went to bed. Was tired (8:30) "He who suffers calamities, suffers them twice over" - Porteus DESKAIDE * THE SILENT SECRETARY * 1942 AUGUST 19 WEDNESDAY Fair + warm. In the morning I went to the store, did German + housework + went over with Amy ([[crossed-out]]can[[?]][[/crossed-out]] taking over some of our pears) + ate breakfast (11:30.) there ([[crossed-out]][[illegible]][[/crossed-out]] I ate[[?]] slices of toast, jelly doughnut, etc[[?]] I + came home in time for dinner. Amy's picture is done + she is going to frame it! Grandma's is done + I think Dad's is too. In the afternoon I went over to see Isabel, [[crossed-out]][[illegible]][[/crossed-out]] Mary, [[crossed-out]][[their]][[/crossed-out]]Isabel's older (20) sister Natalie + (Mary's her cousin) went down town with Isabel on her errands (some[[?]]) + came back read magazines some + went home, had supper + went to bed at 9:00. I started Chapter XIII today [[illegible]]! Mother + Amy + [[illegible]] + [[illegible]] went on a drive to see a friend near Blue Hill + got home after I was asleep at 10:00 (about) "Examine what is said, not him who speaks"- Arabian Proverb