I was afraid I had burnt it but I do n't believe I did . Then I walked the floor with it although ` Morgan on Infants ' says that should never be done . I walked miles , and oh , I was so tired and discouraged and mad -- yes , I was . I could have shaken the creature if it had been big enough to shake , but it was n't . Father was out on a case , and mother had had a headache and Susan is squiffy because when she and Morgan differ I insist upon going by what Morgan says , so I was determined I would n't call her unless I had to . `` Finally , Miss Oliver came in . She has rooms with Nan now , not me , all because of the baby , and I am broken-hearted about it . I miss our long talks after we went to bed , so much . It was the only time I ever had her to myself . I hated to think the baby 's yells had wakened her up , for she has so much to bear now . 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 XXXXX other spots .
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