Item 04: Edy Little diary, 25 May-12 October 1919 - Page 100
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from other side of Parc. Thence home to Mde Brisson where I dined & then sat up all night with a sick friend
4-8-19
[indecipherable] I am ill & cant walk – lay up & do nothing
5-8-19)
6-8-19)
Still the same – am attended on almost night & day with an attention that is beyond comprehension till secret is revealed
7-8-19
Still the same – state – if matters do not improve I shall have to call in a Doctor.
To night my little friend who has wished to give me a substantial birthday present has invited me to Opera Comique where one plays what is known [indecipherable] as Grand Opera which here is reserved for the Opera. The seats are excellent & cost only 10 fr but there is a box for poor, a war tax – a supplement – 2 fr for booking & in sum one pays 15 francs.
The theatre is like that at Bruselles – gilt everywhere Piece is Manon & some of singers are excellent though the best have left the city in this hot weather. It is like