I got fine things from Germany – a fine historical atlas which will be of great use to me, a whole lot of very valuable old silver coins, two sets of glorious Bavarian stamps, though I am afraid one set is forged, and different booklets and a ‘Sternen Karte’ [map of the stars]. I am simply delighted with them. – Got a killing letter from Joe Horgan, who is at Clongoes. Dickie was on to me like anything in school, saying I was angelic in other classes because I wanted to make an impression etc but in his I do what I like, and all because I didn’t bring a book to school and was mar dhea kicking up a row when two fellows were twisting their eyes horribly, which I can’t stand, Some of the other fellows do what they like and he never says anything. Mám and Páp had terrible confusion today about the funeral of poor Mr. Tom Boylan who died the day before yesterday. There were wrong messages about the funeral and lessons etc. Went down at 6 to tell Arthur Páp wouldn’t let me go to ‘Rosemarie’. He was standing in a queue of [the text breaks off here]
