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phone to tell she had [[red underline]] sprained her other ankle [[/red underline]] and was sitting at [[red underline]] Merral Conduit's store [[/red underline]] 
With Albert tried to get thru snowdrifts with little car, finally succeeded, more trouble to get back on account of several stalled trucks and trolley cars. [[red underline]] Sprained ankle not so bad as two months ago at Lake George [[/red underline]] but will be great hindrance in her present work of [[red underline]] Red Cross. [[/red underline]] 
Afternoon [[red underline]] Nina [[/red underline]] arrived here with Miss [[red underline]] Anthony. [[/red underline]] Like usually [[red underline]] her first remark was a kick and complaint.- same selfishness as ever. Irritates me, [[/red underline]] specially when she displays [[red underline]] her selfishness [[/red underline]] and
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lack of consideration [[red underline]] towards her excellent cheerful and generous mother. [[/red underline]]
Dec 16, 1917 (Sunday) Quiet day at home. Miss Clarette Anthony here. [[red underline]] Same trouble between Nina and me. Her irritating selfish impudent ways are a positive trial to me. [[/red underline]]
Dec 17. Great happiness at breakfast to day when we received [[red underline]] three letters from George [[/red underline]] who is now at the Aviation school in [[red underline]] Italy [[/red underline]] about 100 miles from Naples at a place called Foggia 
His letters seem to indicate that he has seen somewhat of the [[red underline]] cynicism of war conditions. He [[strikethrough]] may be under [[/strikethrough]] expresses his disgust at the low morals in Europe [[/red underline]] and the unconcernedness of people about what they or others do. 
A last drive at my belated mail. [[red underline]] Celine's [[/red underline]] foot much

Transcription Notes:
"Merral Conduit" may refer to Acker Merrall & Condit, a fine wine shop in Manhattan.