Mr. Grant is at Valcartier , too , and Miss Oliver feels it dreadfully , though she is splendid about it . She thinks he will never come back and her eyes just break my heart -- they are so tragic . She said it was n't the baby that woke her -- she had n't been able to sleep because the Germans are so near Paris ; she took the little wretch and laid it flat on its stomach across her knee and thumped its back gently a few times , and it stopped shrieking and went right off to sleep and slept like a lamb the rest of the night . I did n't -- I was too worn out . `` I 'm having a perfectly dreadful time getting the Junior Reds started . I succeeded in getting Betty Mead as president , and I am secretary , but they put Jen Vickers in as treasurer and I despise her . She is the sort of girl who calls any clever , handsome , or distinguished people she knows slightly by their first names -- behind their backs . And she is sly and two-faced . Una does n't mind , of course . She is willing to do anything that comes to hand and never minds whether she has an office or not . She is just a perfect angel , while I am only angelic in spots and demonic in other spots . I wish Walter would take a fancy to her , but he never seems to think about her in that way , although I heard him say once she was like a tea rose . She is too . And she gets imposed upon , just because she is so sweet and willing ; but I do n't allow people to impose on Rilla Blythe and ` that you may tie to , ' as Susan says . `` Just as I expected , Olive was determined we should have lunch served at our meetings . We had a battle royal over it . The majority was against eats and now the minority is sulking . Irene Howard was on the eats side and she has been very cool to me ever since and it makes me feel miserable . I wonder if mother and Mrs. Elliott have problems in the Senior Society too . I suppose they have , but they just go on calmly in spite of everything .
I go on -- but not calmly -- I rage and cry -- but I do it all in private and blow off steam in this diary ; and when it 's XXXXX I vow I 'll show them .
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