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waste valve, naturally the water ran out pretty soon and as nobody gave himself the trouble to watch the water gauge [[underlined in red]] the boiler cracked and is out of commission. a more serious matter now, when we cannot get men nor spare parts and when we are short of help. Celine [[/underlined in red]] got quite excited when I reproached her for allowing [[underlined in red]] James [[/underlined in red]] to start the boiler instead of [[underlined in red]] waiting until I came back or asking for advice from Albert. [[/underlined in red]] [[strikethrough]] All [[/strikethrough]] It [[overwritten]] seems [[/overwritten]] feel more than ever how absurd it is to live [[underlined in red]] in this expensive house with no end of bother of every kind. A big  house for just two people to [[/underlined in red]] live in. [[strikethrough]] Nov 4. [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined in red]] Austria has surrendered! [[/underlined in red]]
Nov 4. More details about the surrender of Austria. [[underlined in red]] Germany's Kaiser keeps stubbornly at his throne. [[/underlined in red]] and seems to be backed by
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Junkers and all conservatives. [[underlined in red]] The next 10 or 14 days will show [[margin, red pencil]] !! [[/margin, red pencil]] whether we have another winter of war. Germany [[/underlined in red]] undoubdetly balks at the surrender terms of Austria Bulgaria and Turkey and imagines that by hanging tenaciously on her positions [[underlined in red]] she may get milder terms [[/underlined in red]] Albert's wife very ill. Last rites administered.
A very unpleasant interchange of views with [[underlined in red]] Celine [[/underlined in red]] about the run of the house. I am thinking seriously of going to live [[underlined in red]] in my club for the winter [[/underlined in red]]
Nov 5. Election day. [[underlined in red]] Nina [[/underlined in red]] arrived here early in her [[underlined in red]] Navy Uniform [[/underlined in red]] of third [[underlined in red]] Class Yeoman. [[/underlined in red]] Uniform is [[strikethrough]] entirely [[/strikethrough]] rather similar to the one she used to wear when she was a child. She is very proud of [[underlined in red]] her first red stripe. [[/underlined in red]] Rainy chilly weather Yesterday evening we had a cable from [[underlined in red]] George and Townsend. First time women voting. [[/underlined in red]] Polling place very quiet and