At home today. Spoke with Leon several times today. Once (?) he was awfully sweet, the kids, his brother’s children seemed to be at his office. It was quite fun to catch him unaware like this. Promised to tell him about my decision early next morning.

My birthday today. Fancy having reached this venerable age. Leon rung me up early in the morning, wishing me the best in a beautiful long speech, which come to an abrupt end, however, when his brother arrived. Anyway I couldn’t speak properly as the family was about. At noon his flowers arrived. I…

Went to the National Theatre this evening. Iljin’s Nagy Két Katalin [Két cárnő] was on. Quite good. Especially the scenes at the end. Magdi was in evening dress. I’m afraid I won’t put on with this slightly biting matter about everyone. It was  finished quite early. Spoke with Leon this morning.

What a day. In the morning Leon rang me up, but we couldn’t speak much. ‘Phone calls came, one after the other after that. I made an awful fool of myself early in the afternoon. Someone phoned and gave no name: thinking it was Leon, who, not recognizing my voice previously nearly rang off called ?…

I was at a late mass today but didn’t meet Mrs Farkasvölgyi there. Went to the cemetery early in the afternoon. ? has just looked out of his window when I passed but Magdi was not in yet. Mother + little Ervin came, we left together but I left them on the way as she stopped to talk to a friend. The…

 Things seem to get every more serious. If I would be a man I would have to report at once it seems for military service. I wish I would be a man. Vin’s influence seem to have lasted in such degree, that although I meant to ring up Leon after office hours when he phoned me earlier I didn’t recognize…

Tried to speak with Leon again this morning but wasn’t answered fortunately. For not much later Father was called by the firm over which we had our latest disagreement. I don’t know any longer who is right, for this time I heared quite another talk. In the afternoon I was out on business. Partly…

As I’m afraid yesterday’s fiasco was mainly my fault I rang up Leon this morning. The nasty creature told me to ring off and he would call me in a minute. The “minute” took a long time to pass. So I called him again in the afternoon just before going out but he was busy and wasn’t free in the…

Had a long talk after mass with Leon according to which we made a rather ambiguous appointment which naturally didn’t come off. I was about 40 minutes late so I’m not sure if it was not my fault he might have had the same of waiting, if it mattered him, however. It quite spoilt my evening and even…

Had to go out and buy some toys for the kids as it is little Ervin’s birthday tomorrow. It was pouring. We both forgot that Leon had an appointment for the evening and I rang him up. How entirely unsatisfactory. I was nearly blown away with ‘phonecell when I opened it’s door. There was a terrible…