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it was open。 we can no longer flush the toilet after nine´thirty at night。 mr。 sleegers has been hired as night watchman察and tonight a carpenter from the underground is ing to make a barricade out of our white frankfurt bedsteads。 debates are going on left and right in the annex。 mr。 kugler has reproached us for our carelessness。 jan also said we should never go downstairs。 what we have to do now is find out whether sleegers can be trusted察whether the dogs will bark if they hear someone behind the door察how to make the barricade察all sorts of things。
weve been strongly reminded of the fact that were jews in chains察chained to one spot察without any rights察but with a thousand obligations。 we must put our feelings aside察we must be brave and strong察bear disfort with´ out plaint察do whatever is in our power and trust in god。 one day this terrible war will be over。 the time will e when well be people again and not just jews
who has inflicted this on us拭who has set us apart from all the rest拭who has put us
through such suffering拭its god who has made us the way we are察but its also god who will lift us up again。 in the eyes of the world察were doomed察but if察after all this suffering察there are still jews left察the jewish people will be held up as an example。
who knows察maybe our religion will teach the world and all the people in it about goodness察and thats the reason察the only reason察we have to suffer。 we can never be just dutch察or just english察or whatever察we will always be jews as well。 and well have to keep on being jews察but then察well want to be。
be brave lets remember our duty and perform it without plaint。 there will be a way out。 god has never deserted our people。 through the ages jews have had to suffer察but through the ages theyve gone on living察and the centuries of suffering have only made them stronger。 the weak shall fall and the strong shall survive and not be defeated
that night i really thought i was going to die。 i waited for the police and i was ready for death察like a soldier on a battlefield。 id gladly have given my life for my country。
but now察now that ive been spared察my first wish after the war is to bee a dutch citizen。 i love the dutch察i love this country察i love the language察and i want to work here。 and even if i have to write to the queen herself察i wont give up until ive reached my goal
im being more and more independent of my parents。 young as i am察i face life with more courage and have a better and truer sense of justice than mother。 i know what i want察i have a goal察i have opinions察a religion and love。 if only i can be myself察ill be satisfied。 i know that im a woman察a woman with inner strength and a great deal of courage
if god lets me live察ill achieve more than mother ever did察ill make my voice heard察ill go out into the world and work for mankind
i now know that courage and happiness are needed first
yours察anne
m。 frank
friday察april 14察1944
dear kitty
everyone here is still very tense。 pim has nearly reached the bothng point察mrs。 van d。 is lying in bed with a cold察grumbling察mr。 van d。 is growing pale without his cigarettes察dussel察whos having to give up many of his forts察is carping at
everyone察etc。察etc。 we seem to have run out of luck lately。 the toilets leaking察and the faucets stuck。 thanks to our many connections察well soon be able to get these repaired。
im occasionally sentimental察as you know察but from time to time i have reason to be
when peter and i are sitting close together on a hard wooden crate among the junk and dust察our arms around each others shoulders察peter toying with a lock of my hair
when the birds outside are trilling their songs察when the trees are in bud察when the sun beckons and the sky is so blueoh察thats when i wish for so much
all i see around me are dissatisfied and grumpy faces察all i hear are sighs and stifled plaints。 youd think our lives had taken a sudden turn for the worse。 honestly察things are only as bad as you make them。 here in the annex no one even bothers to set a good example。 we each have to figure out how to get the better of our own moods
every day you hear察 if only it were all over≠
work察love察courage and hope察make me good and help me cope
i really believe察kit察that im a little nutty today察and i dont know why。 my writings all mixed up察im jump´ ing from one thing to another察and sometimes i seriously doubt whether anyone will ever be interested in this drivel。 theyll probably call it ;the musings of an ugly duckling。; my diaries certainly wont be of much use to mr。
bolkestein or mr。 gerbrandy。* * gerrit bolkestein was the minister of education and pieter gerbrandy was the prime minister of the dutch government in exile in london。
see annes letter of march 29察1944。Аyours察anne
m。 frank
saturday察april 15察1944
dearest kitty
;theres just one bad thing after another。 when will it all end拭─you can sure say that again。 guess whats happened now拭peter forgot to unbolt the front door。 as a result察mr。 kugler and the warehouse employees couldnt get in。 he went to kegs察smashed in our office kitchen window and got in that way。 the windows in the annex were open察and the keg people saw that too。 what must they be thinking拭and van maaren
mr。 kuglers furious。 we accuse him of not doing anything to reinforce the doors察and
then we do a stupid thing like this peters extremely upset。 at the table察mother said she felt more sorry for peter than for anyone else察and he nearly began to cry。 were equally to blame察since we usually ask him every day if hes unbolted the door察and so does mr。 van daan。 maybe i can go fort him later on。 i want to help him so much
here are the latest news bulletins about life in the secret annex over the last few weeks
a week ago saturday察boche suddenly got sick。 he sat quite still and started drooling。
miep immediately picked him up察rolled him in a towel察tucked him in her shopping bag and brought him to the dog´and´cat clinic。 boche had some kind of intestinal problem察so the vet gave him medicine。 peter gave it to him a few times察but boche soon made himself scarce。 ill bet he was out courting his sweetheart。 but now his nose is swollen and he meows whenever you pick him up´he was probably trying to steal food and somebody smacked him。 mouschi lost her voice for a few days。 just when we decided she had to be taken to the vet too察she started getting better。
we now leave the attic window open a crack every night。 peter and i often sit up there in the evening。
thanks to rubber cement and oil paint察our toilet 察could quickly be repaired。 the broken faucet has been replaced。
luckily察mr。 kleiman is feeling better。 hes going to see a specialist soon。 we can only hope he wont need an operation。
this month we received eight tation books。 unfortunately察for the next two weeks beans have been substituted for oatmeal or groats。 our latest delicacy is piccalilli。 if youre out of luck察all you get is a jar full of cucumber and mustard sauce。
vegetables are hard to e by。 theres only lettuce察lettuce and more lettuce。 our meals consist entirely of potatoes and imitation gravy。
the russians are in possession of more than half the crimea。 the british arent advancing beyond cassino。 well have to count on the western wall。 there have been a lot of unbelievably heavy air raids。 the registry of births察deaths and marriages in the hague was bombed。 all dutch people will be issued new ration registration cards。
enough for today。
yours察anne
m。 frank
sunday察april 16察1944
my dearest kitty
remember yesterdays date察since it was a red´letter day for me。 isnt it an important day for every girl when she gets her first kiss拭well then察its no less important to me。 the time bram kissed me on my right cheek or mr。 woudstra on my right hand doesnt count。 how did i suddenly e by this kiss拭ill tell you。
last night at eight i was sitting with peter on his divan and it wasnt long before he put an arm around me。 since it was saturday察he wasnt wearing his overalls。;why don t we move over a little察─i said察 so won t keep bumping my head against the cupboard。
he moved so far over he was practically in the corner。 i slipped my arm under his and across his back察and he put his arm around my shoulder察so that i was nearly engulfed by him。 weve sat like this on other occasions察but never so close as we were last night。 he held me firmly against him察my left side against his chest察my heart had already begun to beat faster察but there was more to e。 he wasnt satisfied until my head lay on his shoulder察with his on top of mine。 i sat up again after about five minutes察but before long he took my head in his hands and put it back next to his。 oh察it was so wonderful。 i could hardly talk察my pleasure was too intense
he caressed my cheek and arm察a bit clumsily察and played with my hair。 most of the time our heads were touching。
i cant tell you察kitty察the feeling that ran through me。 i was too happy for words察and i think he was too。
at nine´thirty we stood up。 peter put on his tennis shoes so he wouldnt make much noise on his nightly round of the building察and i was standing next to him。 how i suddenly made the right movement察i dont know察but before we went downstairs察he gave me a。 kiss察through my hair察half on my left cheek and half on my ear。 i tore downstairs without looking back察and i long so much for today。
sunday morning察just before eleven。
yours察anne
m。 frank
monday察april 17察1944
dearest kitty
do you think father and mother would approve of a girl my age sitting on a divan and kissing a seventeen´and´ a´half´year´old boy拭i doubt they would察but i have to trust my own judgment in this matter。 its so peaceful and safe察lying in his arms and dreaming察its so thrilling to feel his cheek against mine察its so wonderful to know theres someone waiting for me。 but察and there is a but察will peter want to leave it at that拭i havent forgotten his promise察but。 。 。 he is a boy
i know im starting at a very young age。 not even fifteen and already so independent thats a little hard for other people to understand。 im pretty sure margot would never kiss a boy unless there was some talk of an engagement or marriage。 neither peter nor i has any such plans。 im also sure that mother never touched a man before she met father。 what would my girlfriends or jacque say if they knew id lain in peters arms with my heart against his chest察my head on his shoulder and his head and face against mine
oh察anne察how terribly shocking but seriously察i dont think its at all shocking察were cooped up here察cut off from the world察anxious and fearful察especially lately。 why should we stay apart when we love each other拭why shouldnt we kiss each other in times like these拭why should we wait until weve reached a suitable age拭why should we ask anybodys permission
ive decided to look out for my own interests。 hed never want to hurt me or make me unhappy。 why shouldnt i do what my heart tells me and makes both of us happy
yet i have a feeling察kitty察that you can sense my doubt。 it must be my honesty rising in revolt against all this sneaking around。 do you think its my d