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Under Swiss protection, but she is under no illusion as to the efficacy of this protection. We have no American flag and of course no such flag is available anywhere, not even the stuff with which to make it. N. though of some red and white striped awnings seen in a shop ages ago. It is up to me to make an American flag even if I must take one of our six sheets, cur up a red silk Chinese gown and a pair of blue pyjamas. The Baroness has every reason to be nervous. Except for the inimical peasant servants, she lives alone on an isolated hill-top below which is a village known to be full of Communists.
June 15th Day and night there are incursions everywhere, made by small and very swift aeroplanes which always knock down a house or two. They make a sinister roaring sound as they rush by so N. and I now sleep in the sitting-room below with windows overlooking the valley. Our walks are relegated to the neighbouring small street. Yesterday we crossed the Sfollati who were taking the same walk as ourselves. While we stopped to talk to them two villainous-looking men passed us. We were struck by their unusual aspect: hats worn high on their heads, trousers rolled up round great hairy calves and a general stir of evil hard to describe. Between them trudged a lumpish bot who was holding a long stick which he kept swishing viciously on the ground from side to side as he rolled his eyes about. We returned home with the firm conviction that Communism was already stalking about Via S. 

Transcription Notes:
Per SI instructions do not fix spelling - transcribe as is "pyjamas" is in my opinion spelt wrong, so I fixed it but if "pyjamas" is a correct spelling please change it. (first paragraph) "aeroplanes" and "neighbouring" is spelt wrong, but I didn't change it since I think it can spelt either way look at the passed us sentence