Fortunately, the outbursts are sometimes held in check by the “soup eaters,” the people from the office who come up to have a cup of soup for lunch.
This afternoon Mr. van Daan again brought up the fact that Margot eats so little.
“I suppose you do it to keep your figure,” he added in a mocking tone.
Mother, who always comes to Margot's defense, said in a loud voice, “I can't stand that stupid chatter of yours a minute longer.”
Mrs. van D. turned red as a beet. Mr. van D. stared straight ahead and said nothing.
Still, we often have a good laugh. Not long ago Mrs. van D. was entertaining us with some bit of nonsense or another.
She was talking about the past, about how well she got along with her father and what a flirt she was.
“And you know,” she continued, “my father told me that if a gentleman ever got fresh, I was to say,
‘Remember, sir, that I'm a lady,’ and he'd know what I meant.”
We split our sides laughing, as if she'd told us a good joke.
Even Peter, though he's usually quiet, occasionally gives rise to hilarity.
He has the misfortune of adoring foreign words without knowing what they mean.
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