Scope and Contents Very short letter (1 page) to update her parents on the money they sent her and that she received (2000 francs). Blaess will go to the theatre with Norah, Nora's boyfriend, some friends of Norah's and a young boy Norah is eager for her to meet. Aunt is moody and Blaess doesn't want to upset her so she does what she is told. She wasn't planning on buying a hat but she did and she loves it. She thinks it suits her. Nobody seem to recognise her with it and she is pleased with that. She says the...

Scope and Contents Blaess updates her parents on her life and tells them she will have enough money to live comfortably now. She met an English girl who is taking Celtic lessons with her now - she is thrilled. Both of them and Norah with meet for tea later that week. Blaess admits not being satisfied with her level of Celtic, although her professor is. He thinks she's really good and the translations are great but she doesn't think so. On the other hand, she really likes her German lessons and is taking notes...

Scope and Contents Blaess says the postal services were weird that week: she received a letter late, and another one early. She says it's really cold and she had 4 or 5 blankets on her bed. She didn't like the boy Norah introduced her to. She describes Cyrano, she liked it and might read the book now. Her and Norah met with a friend and she describes her house, the tea, and the street. She lent Mme Lecolletier (the British girl who's friend with Norah and Blaess) some books and drank coffee with her. The girl...

Scope and Contents Blaess updates her parents on the weather (spring-like). She attended a viva and thought it was terrible and must be miserable, and very long. She decided not to go to the opera that Sunday, but her Aunt demanded she goes with Yolande; so now she has to run to get tickets even though she doesn't want to go and is hoping there are no tickets left. She tells her parents about Mme Lecolletier: she really likes her and their Tuesday tea is becoming a weekly institution. Blaess is quite worried...

Scope and Contents Blaess writes to her parents about her holiday plans: she wants to take six full days off, her aunt wants her to go to Orgeval, but she and Norah want to go to Brittany...She is very tired and has dark rings around her eyes that she is hoping will disappear before she has to take her ID photographs. She is planning on buying a coat but is unsure of which one, she is trying different ones in several shops and hasn't decided which one to go for yet. There has been an alert that night but she...

Scope and Contents Blaess tells her parents about her visit to the Opera with Nora. It has been snowing. She is so tired she won't do anything at all, even reading. She hasn't felt great and needs to rest. She will inform her aunt that she won't visit her or Yolande for two Sundays straight, but only at the last minute. Norah apparently wants to stop doing her PhD. Margaret is failing her exams and apparently her dissertation is really bad. She finally met with the commander's cousin - after a lot of delays...

Scope and Contents Blaess admits she had been very sick - head cold/nasopharyngitis, and a closed-eye, not sore, but she had to delay taking photographs for her parents. She says that her parents finds her ugly enough as it is, she will wait for her eye to be open again. She reveals four Polish people have arrived at the boarding house (a married couple, a tall married man, and small single man). They have no trouble communicating, as they speak French, English, and they can draw if necessary. She is a bit...

Scope and Contents Blaess writes a short letter to wish her parents and family a happy Easter. She mentions censorship - says the military authorities have opened a letter from her parents that she received, and also that she can't find any Easter cards because of the war. She speaks of flowers and is homesick. The captain is back which she is happy about. She is feeling better health wise. At her boarding house, people say she is breaking the Polish man's heart - this is not her intention. She is happy the...

Scope and Contents Blaess mentions a weekend off with her Aunt and Yolande in Villeparisis - she thinks this will do her great good because she's really tired and can't help herself but work. She won't bring any books there. She mentions her new Australian friend and they went to a youth meeting together. Blaess doesn't know if she'll go back again, but she likes her company as they both love gardening. She mentions her tea time at Dillis', and also the Celtic lessosn. She is fed up with people trying to look...

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Blaess writes a short letter. She is back from her weekend away, they had fun, the weather was nice, they went on walks, they played games. Grandma and her godfather are fine. Her Aunt insisted that she spent the night at her house on Tuesday. She talks about her godfather's dog, which is getting bigger. She mentions boys in her class - they all enrolled in the army now.

Scope and Contents Blaess says the library will be close for 15 days but she has much to do. She mentions a strange tea party at Dillis' on Tuesday - Dillis wasn't there, so Blaess entered, made tea for Dillis' mother, and knitted. She advises her own mother not to talk about her daughter for three hours because it's boring and that's what Dillis' mother did. But she's happy she went, because the lady doesn't move or see anyone so she kept her company for a little bit. Blaess admits that she feels hollow and...

Scope and Contents Blaess has sent her parents some magazines and received flowers in return. She saw Dédé and gave him money, he looks well (better than last time). She went to Orgeval and enjoyed it there. She doesn't enjoy going out and meeting people her age. She keeps thinking about her work and what she could be doing if she wasn't out. She paid a visit to Cohen but he was absent. She developed a code with the captain, Mme André and the polish men at her lodgings - they have a knocking pattern each and...

Scope and Contents Blaess mentions the war: she tells her parents she won't be able to find La Belle Jardinière (a brochure/ magazine), because of the war. She thanks her parents for the parcel with dresses and shirts. She is making plan to return to England, talking about tickets to Calais and Boulogne. She hopes to be done with lessons by the end of May so she can go back to England then. She takes care of her white and purple umbrella and says everybody likes it. Madeleine talks about Pataud (meaning...

Scope and Contents Blaess is making plans to return to England, asking her parents which trunk to bring with her, what clothes etc. She bought her dad some more stamps. She complains about the post office being late. She went to Villeparisis on Sunday. The dog is insufferable because it keeps biting and only wants to be rocked and cradled. She brought a lilac bouquet but the smell was too strong and she hopes her parents will have lilac next year at home. She is very tired, she says her period comes every...

Scope and Contents Blaess tells her parents that she went to Villeparisis on Sunday, and went on walks with the dog, her godfather, and Yolande. She briefly saw Norah at the National Library. Her boyfriend is enlisted. Blaess wishes to fall in love someday. Dilys is pregnant, she is jealous. Dilys is craving scones and ginger biscuits but doesn't know how to make them so Blaess asks for her father to send the recipe. Dilys and her husband aren't rich so she has to sew all the baby clothes by herself. She...

Scope and Contents Blaess talks about scholarships and her thesis. She went to the opera on Saturday with Yolande, she loved the play, it was fantastic, and the music was amazing. On the Sunday she went on a walk because the weather was splendid, instead of working. She visited the Salon d'Automne but found it "so-so". On the Friday she sent went with Mme André to the news. She still hasn't seen Norah nor her sister. The spring looks amazing in Paris with all the flowers, the parks are looking good. She is...

Scope and Contents Blaess starts her letter by mentioning - again- the post office and their delay. Dilys send her thanks for recipes they have sent. Blaess spent the weekend at her aunt's. Berthe is very poorly and sick, and keeps reliving memories. She really finds her aunt annoying, the latter keeps criticizing her, saying her voice is not nice and she should take lassons,a bout her singing (but doesn't say anything about other people's voice). On Sunday afternoon, she went to the opera and tells her...

Scope and Contents Blaess talks about the postman. She went to Villeparisis for Whit Sunday. They went to the cinema with Yolande. She liked the film but it is about the war and she wants to see nice and cheerful things. She had to walk across a wood to come home after taking the bus. She prefers the countryside to the city. She bought goldfish to her godfather but one of them died. She finds the dog annoying and repeats that she wouldn't let her own dog behave that way. Her room is full of flowers. There has...

Scope and Contents Blaess writes to her parents after they received a letter from her aunt panicking about the situation in Paris. She wants Blaess to go back to the UK but she reassures her parents that this won't be necessary and that everything is well. She expresses her concern regarding the Belgian refugees, as she has seen a lots of cars and trucks filled with children and belongings. She admits she hasn't been able to work this week. She met with her friends Dilys, Ruth and Barbara. Blaess reveals she...

Scope and Contents Blaess writes a letter to her parents about the terrible weekend she had. She waited at the train station for her aunt, but she never arrived. She decided to take a train to Villeparisis but missed it. She took the next one, and heard her aunt was complaining in the street when she arrived. Her aunt scared the grandma because when her aunt arrived she had suitcases and was crying, everybody thought Paris was under ruins and Yolande and Madeleine dead. Blaess insists that her aunt if acting...