writing. She put us together on the 3rd bench. Then she made a speech,
then she told us what books to get, but we are not to buy them till
Monday. We have 3 intervals, one long and 2 short. The long one is for
games, the short ones to go out. I usen't to go out at the elementary
school and now I don't need to. Mother always says that it's only a
bad habit. Most of the girls went out, and even asked to leave the room
during lesson time. To-day we hadn't any proper lessons. They are to
begin to-morrow, but we don't know what. Then we came home.

September 23rd. To-day we had the mistress who teaches geography and
history, she has no degree. Inspee says that she had her last year, but
she could not stand her, she's so ugly. Father was angry and said to
Inspee: You silly goose, don't fill her head with such stuff. Show
what you are worth as elder sister. One can learn something from every
mistress and every master if one likes. But I can't say, we're really
fond of Fraulein Vischer and I don't much care for geography and
history. Besides I'm not learning for her but for myself. Frau Dr.
Mallburg is awfully nice and pretty. We shall always write Frau Dr. M.
for short. When she laughs she has two dimples and a gold stopping. She
is new at the school. I don't know if we are to have singing too. In
French we have Madame Arnau, she is beautifully dressed, black lace.
Hella has a lovely pen and pencil case; it's quite soft, we must have it
soft so that it shan't make a row when it falls down during lesson time.
I think it cost 7 crowns or 1.70 crowns, I don't know exactly. To-day
lessons went on until 12, first German, then arithmetic, then religion
for Catholics, and then we came away. Hella waited for me, for the Herr
Pastor did not come.

September 24th. We thought the book shops would be open to-day but we
were wrong. Hella's mother said, that's what happens when the chicks