ia two years ago I did everything
I could for her, she nearly died, her temperature went up to 107 and
Mother was sick with crying. Father never cries. It must look funny when
a man cries. When there was all that row about Oswald he cried, I think
Father had given him a box on the ear. He said he hadn't but I think
he had; certainly he cried, though he said he didn't. After all, why
shouldn't he for he's not really grown up yet. I cry myself when I get
frightfully annoyed. Still I shouldn't cry for a box on the ear.

November 21st. In the religion lesson to-day Lisel Schrotter who is the
Herr Catechist's favourite, no we've got to call him Herr Professor,
as she is the Herr Professor's favourite, well she went to him with the
Bible and asked him what _with child_ meant. That's what they say of
Mary in the Bible. The Schrotter girl does not know anything yet and the
other girls egged her on till she went and asked. The Herr Professor got
quite red and said: If you don't know yet it does not matter. We shall
come to that later, we're still in the Old Testament. I was so glad
that Hella does not sit next me in the religion lesson, because she's
a Protestant; we should certainly have both burst out laughing. Some
of the girls giggled frightfully and the Herr Professor said to Lisel:
You're a good girl, don't bother about the others. But Lisel positively
howled. I would not have asked, even if I hadn't really known. _With
child_ is a stupid word anyhow, it doesn't mean anything really; only if
one knows.

November 22nd. When I was coming away from the religion lesson with
Berta Franke the other day, of course we began talking about _it_. She
says that's why people marry, only because of _it_. I said I could not
believe that people marry only for _that_. Lots of people marry and then
have no children. That's all right said Berta, but it's quite true what
I tell you. Then she told me a lot more but I really can't write it
all down. It is too horrid, but I shan't forget. When I was sitting
on Mother's bed to-day I suddenly realised that Father's bed is really
quite close to Mother's. I had never thought about it before. But it's
not really necessary now for we are all quite big. Still I suppose
they've just left things as they were. Well dear, said Mother, what are
you looking round so for? Of course I didn't let on, but said: I was
only looking round and thinking that if your bed was where the washstand
is you could see to re