second pair of silkette stockings is laddered after one days wear I could have
brought them back to Lewers this morning and kick up a row and
made that one change them only not to upset myself and run the risk
of walking into him and ruining the whole thing and one of those kidfitting
corsets Id want advertised cheap in the Gentlewoman with elastic gores on the
hips he saved the one I have but thats no good what did they say they give a
delightful figure line 11 6 obviating that unsightly broad appearance across the
lower back to reduce flesh my belly is a bit too big Ill have to knock off the
stout at dinner or am I getting too fond of it the last they sent from O Rourkes
was as flat as a pancake he makes his money easy Larry they call him the
old mangy parcel he sent at Xmas a cottage cake and a bottle of hogwash he
tried to palm off as claret that he couldnt get anyone to drink God spare
his spit for fear hed die of the drouth or I must do a few breathing exercises
I wonder is that antifat any good might overdo it thin ones are not so much
the fashion now garters that much I have the violet pair I wore today thats
all he bought me out of the cheque he got on the first O no there was the
face lotion I finished the last of yesterday that made my skin like new I told
him over and over again get that made up in the same place and dont forget it
God only knows whether he did after all I said to him Ill know by the bottle
anyway if not I suppose Ill only have to wash in my piss like beeftea or
chickensoup with some of that opoponax and violet I thought it was
beginning to look coarse or old a bit the skin underneath is much finer
where it peeled off there on my finger after the burn its a pity it isnt all
like that and the four paltry handerchiefs about 6/– in all sure you cant
get on in this world without style all going in food and rent when I get it
Ill lash it around I tell you in fine style I always want to throw a handful
of tea into the pot measuring and mincing if I buy a pair of old brogues
itself do you like those new shoes yes how much were they Ive no
clothes at all the brown costume and the skirt and jacket and the one at the
cleaners 3 whats that for any woman cutting up this old hat and patching
up the other the men wont look at you and women try to walk on you
because they know youve no man then with all the things getting dearer
every day for the 4 years more I have of life up to 35 no Im what am I at all
Ill be 33 in September will I what O well look at that Mrs Galbraith shes much
older than me I saw her when I was out last week her beautys on the wane
she was a lovely woman magnificent head of hair on her down to her waist tossing
it back like that like Kitty OShea in Grantham street ist thing I did every morning
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