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she persisted, and I waited in patience. There is no 

 " q " in her alphabet, so she had found a way out very 

 neatly I " Do I tease Lola ? ", I asked. " mich ! " 

 (= me 1 ") This is indeed sad ! and I am not 

 conscious of my failing, indeed, I think that Lola has 

 a very good time on the whole ! 



7 January, 1917. : " Now tell me something you 

 would like to have explained, but mind you rap loudly 

 and distinctly." " Ich o si so we nig kene." " Who 

 is si ? " " Dich ! " (= thou !) (The reply had been 

 " I know (or understand) you so little.") " Tell me 

 what it is you don't understand about me ? tell me 

 something every day : what is it now ? " " Work 

 when I say no ! " I tried to explain to her that my 

 anxiety to get her work to lay in my desire for more 

 knowledge about dogs so that I might be able to tell 

 everybody all about them, and thus make them kinder 

 to animals. I took much time and trouble over my 

 explanation, and at length Lola gave a responsive 

 " Yes." 



10 January : To-day we returned to the foregoing 

 conversation : " Tell me what you don't understand 

 about me ? " " The food has also been worse lately ! " 

 she remarked. On this vexed subject I also attempted 

 elucidation. I sought to explain the conditions of war, 

 and that the amount of food available became less in 

 consequence : that we people were no better off in this 

 respect, and so on ! And at length she again said 

 " Yes ! " Then I thought I would change the subject 

 and asked her : " Why did Geri sigh so outside the 

 door last night, and why does he look so unhappy to- 

 day ? " " er auch hat esen wolen ! " (= he also 

 wanted to eat !) 



In the evening I said : " Lola, what is it you don't 

 understand about me ? " " Cause is often rough- 



