au Berger
thought I would give her some money for that letter; just fancy, how
absurd, money for a letter like that, I wouldn't give 20 kreuzer for
such a letter. But since then she's been in a frightfully bad temper, I
noticed it on Wednesday when we were wiping our shoes at the door. What
I said to the head was: "It happened only once, and I kicked the peel
into the corner where no one could tread on it, but I certainly did not
do it twice, and Bruckner can confirm what I say." Then the head said:
"Oh well, we need not make a state affair of it, but the next time you
drop something, please pick it up." Frau Berger is furious, and all we
girls in our class have decided that while we won't make more mess than
we need, still, we shan't be too particular. If any one of us happens to
drop a piece of paper she will just let it lie. Such cheek, one really
can't stand it!

February 12th. We got our reports to-day. I have not got any
Satisfactories, only Praiseworthy and Excellent. Father and Mother are
awfully pleased and they have given each of us 2 crowns. Indeed Dora has
practically nothing but Excellents, only three Praiseworthies; but she
studies frantically hard, and she is learning Latin again with Frau
Doktor M. If she is still teaching the lower classes next year, I shall
go too, for that way we shall have her for 3 hours longer each week.
By the way, Franke has actually got Praiseworthy in Maths. and Physics,
though she's hardly any good. The Nutling seems to give extraordinarily
good reports, for twice in the Maths. schoolwork Hella has had an
Unsatisfactory, and yet now in her report she has Praiseworthy. With
Frau Doktor M. one has really to deserve one's report, and it was just
the same last year with Fr. Dr. St. The worst of all is with Herr
Prof. Jordan. Not a single one of us has got an Excellent except that
deceitful cat Verbenowitsch. To-morrow the Brs. are giving a great
birthday party because of Hella's 14th birthday. Lajos and Jeno are
coming and the two Ehrenfelds, because Hella is very fond of them,
especially Trude, the elder, that is she is 2 days older than Kitty, for
they are _twins!!_ How awful!!! They only came to the Lyz this year, and
Hella meets them skating every day, I don't because we have no season
tickets this year but only take day tickets when we can go, because
of Mother's illness. I am giving Hella an electric torch with a very
powerful reflector, so that it really lights up the whole