On Friday I went to St. Margareth Island to an evening performance with Pertile the Italian singer. A ballet followed. It was Irene who produced the tickets, she rang me up in the morning. We were still in the most awful mess as the painter has not finished, but I didn’t mind and made her sit down…

Such a surprise this morning. Had a letter from Gudrum in which he tells she is to be married on July 1st. She was a really nice girl, Margareth in blonde, and I was most thrilled. It seems they are brave enough to risk all sorts of chances, for neither of them has a job yet. In a way it is quite a…

Last Saturday I went up to Mrs. Árva’s for a fitting, took some of my dresses on Thursday. The blue coat was ready and very well done. It is collarless now. Had to wait for her for quite a while, had a good chat with their guest from the country, jus preparing for some exams. She is quite a nice…

Still didn’t get completely over shock of Tuesday. Was at early mass this morning as all there Mother Father Brother went off to Mr K. (?) in Pesterzsébet. In the afternoon went to Ms Árva’s with most of my dresses. Promised to be at Cica’s by 5 but it turned out to be nearly 7 by the time I…

As Ervin was away I couldn’t go out last week at least not in the mornings. On Tuesday, 7th, I couldn’t go to that lecture on aviation, though it is nearly the last. Went to the National Theatre saw Ampythrion (Kleist) with mixed feelings. Met Mr Dvorak that ? of a man with bade forebodings like…

Theatre this evening. Ordasok by Kitsberg. Good but sad. Árva Magda there. Seems funny. Had a friend there at the interval a man whom she asked to go to the Office in the Hospital where her Grandmother is lying. Don’t like her ways. Seems to be so unsettled. This comes from an irregular marriage I…

Yesterday’s cooking took ages. It was 9.10 when I left. Too awful. Bözsi absent. – Today Vin. phoned me, we made an appointment for the evening. I got rather nervous about the whole thing stage fright I suppose and would have liked to bolt (?) in the end, didn’t want to meet him. So I went to the…

After a rush again in the morning and a little argument with Martha on the ‘phone (they weren’t ready when Ervin went to fetch them) we went to the cemetery. No one was there. There was a lovely big (empty space) sent by the Árvá’s, really kind of them. Nora’s body was already changing colour. There…

This was a rushed day. First we went to the cemetery, then to ask for a cert. from Dr. K., he had a swollen check and I hated the sight of him then to arrange the burial. We spent our whole morning so with Ervin. I hardly had time to look after my things had to buy quite a lot of black things. At 2…

August 1st This morning I rang up Leon partly on business, but somehow the line wasn’t in order he couldn’t hear my voice properly and I didn’t want to shout so I rang off. At about 11.30 Dr. Kerekes phoned that Nora’s condition was so on the decline that is was necessary that we come to see her or…