A diary entry by Hjalmar
Dearest Diary,
Old Werle invited me to a dinner party tonight. A little out of the blue, but the old man has always been so kind to me. If not for him I would not have my photography job or my home, and I would not have met my beautiful, wonderful wife Gina. He also gives my aging father some simple work as a copier. Despite their quarrels in the past, Werle has become a great asset to my family and I do like him for it.
It was also good to see my old friend Gregers there. I know we had our differences in the past, but we seem to have reconciled tonight and returned to our old roles as friends.
Coming home tonight was a great and sad thing. It is hard to be among all of those important men who treat my father so coldly. But I forgot to bring my dearest Hedvig a treat. I could see how much it broke her heart, she must of thought her father forgot all about her. It broke my heart just about as much as I'm sure it did hers. I do love my daughter so much, she means the world to me.
And coming home to see my wife was wonderful too. She is always so good to me. Her and Hedvig work to please me so much. Gregers paid a surprise visit. I wasn't upset by it, but I felt the need to have Hedvig bring out the beer as well as the bread and butter. I hadn't wanted it earlier, but having such wealthy company seems to implicitly demand it. The good news about his visit was that he decided to rent the spare room! We've been needing the extra income, with so much spent on food and beer and such. I was happy to have him here, but Gina seemed oddly against it. It was odd, she's been wanting that room rented just as much as me. She says she's concered it will bring the elder Werle's quarrels into the house. I see her point, but I think she is overreacting too much.
Well, I am off to bed. I do think I would like to help Gregers move in in the morning.
Hjalmar
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