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27th. Monday. Rained off & on all night - was raining at 1/2-3 too - from
that till 4 - thought I wouldn't venture - felt bad too - waited till
afternoon train - can give Saturday morning now the girls don't go
to town - got up just after heavy rain here - Mrs. G. started for Pialba
this morning - D. was up yesterday - glad I was away. M. & I settled ourselves
down for a quiet evening - thought it was too bad under foot for us
to go to Glee practice but behold up came Mr. Martin & Miss Scott
& made us come down in the buggy - not many there - I was dead
tired too - we got a drive home too.
28th. Tuesday. Cold in head to day - felt very nasty.
29th. Wednesday. Bit better today. Glad when this next 3 weeks are over.
30th. Thursday. M. went to town today & came back with Jack tonight
2nd. December Friday. Only a fortnight more now. Letter from Ma - she leaves M.M. tomorrow -
Out to practice - J. escorted me[underlined] home.
3rd. Saturday. Lovely quiet day to ourselves. Children in town with
Rolly. M. & I went down to the Siding this evening to meet the
boys. They didn't appear at first but when we were seated in the truck
in they came - I fell out with J. he scooted off home & left me to the
tender mercies of the other two which I didn't relish - I pretended I
was highly offended he [?seemed] too but I had it out with him before
going to bed - he made me sit up with him till after 11 - when M. scooted
round saying that Mr. G. had come & he had gone to Watana & wasn't
expected back till 12 - Mrs. Barclay came to practice her song this afternoon
4th. Sunday. Church this morning. J. & I had a good afternoon's
confab on the verandah first & then went for a walk to the river -
he can talk - I was quite surprised - on all subjects - He went to
Stirlings for tea & I went not to church -
5th. Monday. Wrote to Ma - J. says he hears I'm going to be spliced soon
I hastened to enlighten him -
6th. Tuesday. Busy day - this weather is tiring for teaching - Wrote
to Mrs. Brassington saying I would like to come up to see her for
a day or two - in the holidays.
7th. Wednesday. J. escorted us to Martin's this afternoon - May,
Annie & I - He & I had the hours to ourselves today - Mr. M.
& Katie in town - I had a spare 1/2 hr thereby after dinner - he seems
to like me anyhow - he's a strange fellow tho' inclined to be
obstinate - very - I made him come out with us this evening -
he has just learned to ride - It(sic) nearly fell off with laughing at
him coming back - the buggy arrived at 7 - Just after we did - it [...]
wasn't coming till 12 - can't trust us I suppose - Mr. G. doesn't
like J. & he knows it .. Out to practice tonight - We go out to
M & S to cut up tomorrow evening.
8th. Thursday. Hot day & fearfully windy. We all went out in
the truck - about a doz or so - to M's - I quite enjoyed the
bit of fun for the others too - they'll all think he's gone on me
now - I tried him tonight but there's something of restraint he
uses - thinks I'm after him perhaps - wish I could rid him of that idea
threatened rain. Came home dead tired
9th. Friday. Busy to get things done early. Got finished at 1/2-3 or
so - drove out with Mrs. Boreham who came up to sing -
We practised in the church first & then went over to help