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August 11, 1922 - Friday

Am very tired - have been up every night this wk. till
11 p.m. or later; while this eve my left shoulder
gave out completely with the reaching, lifting, etc.
& I have a stabbing pain near my heart. Have so
much to do, & many letters I should write, but will
have to take things easy tomorrow & rest up a bit.
Have History & Biography, Geography, Science In-
vention [Invention] pretty well together, but all those travel folders
are yet to go thru - also arranging on shelves,
which entails shifting about to a considerable
extent again. Asked Mrs. E., when she wanted to
know if there was anything she could do for me
at town, to get me a tube of Le Page's glue at the
press, some large envelopes for filing the pictures
I've been so industriously cutting out, & some
note books for library use; she couldn't get the 1st
but procured another kind "just as good" instead,
the 2nd were not to be had at all; the 3rd were un-
suitable [unsuitable], & when unrolled to be examined, there was
no glue! It had been left at the Press, as a bearer came
soon after break. to deliver it, tho' we walked to the
gate to see if had been dropped on the way in after
dismissing the gharry.

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August 12, 1922 - Saturday

Didn't go near the library all morn, but slept late
& tried to catch up on some I'd been missing. Dusted
dresser, and did various other jobs about my room.
Dhoby came - with usual results. Went to lib. in the
aft. & sorted the "travel" literature, also several "job
lots". Mrs. H. came & took her G.G. captains in there,
they were having "cotton." This morn. Ma Nyint
got me R 50 by check & bought 4 small stewpans
with tops for kitchen use, a big perforated spoon, a
bucket for hot water, 2 tubes of toothpaste, box of
bromo, bottle "3 in 1" oil, & scrubbing brush; the whole
coming to about R 20, besides R 5 worth of stamps.
S. discovered his utensils while Miss P. & I were having
tea, & I think was quite pleased from the way he
grinned; he's been wanting them for a mo. & thinks
he'll save charcoal - we shall see! Spent nearly all
day on the books for the various classes - cut the
9th & 10th (same) wrong, so couldn't index them
properly; & rewrote all names in alphabetical order;
the 8th, being a large class, takes up most of one,
but there's room for the teachers in the back; these
two long books were in use by Miss P; I furnished
two smaller black ones myself -1 for the 7th, a
large class; & the other for the 6th & 5th together.