Monday, March 9.
The fever has still three weeks to run. It does not seem as if Geof could hold out. Ernie has grown so pale and still these last few days. Mother and I are really anxious about her.
The Luck of the Dudley Grahams / As Related in Extracts from Elizabeth Graham's Diary
About This Book
The diary chronicles a struggling family who keep a boarding house after the father’s death, portraying everyday pressures, financial strain, and relations with a wealthy uncle. The narrator records domestic details and family personalities: a studious son who gives up personal plans to help, a mischievous younger daughter, a serious cousin with social advantages, and a disabled little brother, alongside a resolutely optimistic mother. Recollections include the late father’s unfinished flying-machine in the attic and how private ambitions, modest inventions, thrift, and incoming boarders shape the family’s hopes, tensions, and loyalties.