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Deskaide * The Secret Secretary * 1942

Went Home [?]

September 3 Thursday

I put up my hair last night & it is as curly as when I got my [[right margin going upwards]] permanent [[/right margin]]
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permanent - only turned under instead of over.
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Fair. In the morning we got up at 5:00. I got the [[strikethrough]] bus[[/strikethrough]] train at 7:30 (rode to bus in taxi - I had bunny ("Snooks") in a [[oatmeal?]] box)  [[image]] <- cross section = string
+ Mother's paint box (quite heavy) in one hand + my overstuffed heavy suitcase in the other. Mother had her heavy suitcase in one hand + a bag (shopping with lunch, etc) under her arm + the cat (in a heavy cat-box). At [[crossed out]] Mattapan [[crossed out]] We changed trains at Canton junction + at Boston waited til 9:00 for train all the way to Washington. We were supposed to get there at 6:30 but we got there at 7:15 + dad picked us up + took us home. I am glad to get home but things were just getting good at Stoughton (no German, to pond, meeting 2 girls + the two boys etc.). The cat didn't like his journey. Rabbit + cat are O.K. I unpacked completely when I got home - ate a snack + went to bed at 9:15. 

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September 4 Friday
Fair. In the morning I dusted, cleaned out the aquariums, etc, put 2 in basement for Eddie's 2 goldfish died! Mother is sad, for Hugo loved them. 2 catfish died [[crossed out]] when I cleaned out all aqu [[/crossed out]]- 2 left. + a bunch of snails + water plant. I fed all, too. I cleaned out guppy - only 4 fish left (Darn dad, cares only for fossils, didn't feed poor things for days, I bet) - 1 large female guppy, 1 small female guppy, 1 mosquito fish + my pretty black darter. I put in small (Eddie's aquarium). In this enormous aquarium lots of plants, some snails + 5 medium sized sheepsheads, tiny one, + 2 medium sized mummychugs were - 1 died + 1 tiny one. About 2 snails left over- not in any aquarium - sell for 5¢ apiece in pet shop. Then late lunch. In the afternoon I waited for Bobby to come home, played with her. Dolores came over in the evening + I went to store with her. 

[[Footnote]] "The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it" - BOVEE

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She has a nice $6.50 permanent & a cute suit - no braces for
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The bunny got out in the evening + we can't find him!! Dad goes to work at 8:00, gets home at 8:30 - the Spanish still. 
School (Grammar) started Monday. Washington Lee (W+L) (where Dolores is going)
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started yesterday. My school in Washington (Western)
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starts the 21 
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