THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL : THE DEFINITIVE EDITION ... - Fidele
THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL : THE DEFINITIVE EDITION ... - Fidele
THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL : THE DEFINITIVE EDITION ... - Fidele
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Yours, Anne M. Frank<br />
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1944<br />
Margot and I have been writing each other notes, just for fun, of course.<br />
Anne: It's strange, but I can only remember the day after what has happened the<br />
night before. For example, I suddenly remembered that Mr. Dussel was snoring<br />
loudly last night. (It's now quarter to three on Wednesday af- ternoon and Mr.<br />
Dussel is snoring again, which is why it flashed through my mind, of course.) When<br />
I had to use the potty, I deliberately made more noise to get the snoring to stop.<br />
Margot: Which is better, the snoring or the gasping for air?<br />
Anne: The snoring's better, because it stops when I make noise, without waking the<br />
person in question.<br />
What I didn't write to Margot, but what I'll confess to you, dear Kitty, is that<br />
I've been dreaming of Peter a great deal. The night before last I dreamed I was<br />
skating right here in our living room with that little boy from the Apollo iceskating<br />
rink; he was with his sister, the girl with the spindly legs who always<br />
wore the same blue dress. I introduced myself, overdoing it a bit, and asked him<br />
his name. It was Peter. In my dream I wondered just how many Peters I actually<br />
knew!<br />
Then I dreamed we were standing in Peter's room, facing each other beside the<br />
stairs. I said something to him; he gave me a kiss, but replied that he didn't<br />
love me all that much and that I shouldn't flirt. In a desperate and pleading<br />
voice I said, "I'm not flirting, Peter!"<br />
When I woke up, I was glad Peter hasn't said it after all.<br />
Last night I dreamed we were kissing each other, but<br />
Peter's cheeks were very disappointing: they weren't as soft as they looked. They<br />
were more like Father's cheeks -- the cheeks of a man who already shaves.<br />
FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1944<br />
My dearest Kitty,<br />
The proverb "Misfortunes never come singly" defi- nitely applies to today. Peter<br />
just got through saying it. Let me tell you all the awful things that have<br />
happened and that are still hanging over our heads.<br />
First, Miep is sick, as a result of Henk and Aagje's wedding yesterday. She caught<br />
cold in the Westerkerk, where the service was held. Second, Mr. Kleiman hasn't<br />
returned to work since the last time his stomach started bleeding, so Bep's been<br />
left to hold down the fort alone. Third, the police have arrested a man (whose<br />
name I won't put in writing). It's terrible not only for him, but for us as well,<br />
since he's been supplying us with potatoes, butter and jam. Mr. M., as I'll call<br />
him, has five children under the age of thirteen, and another on the way.<br />
Last night we had another little scare: we were in the middle of dinner when<br />
suddenly someone knocked on the wall next door. For the rest of the evening we<br />
were nervous and gloomy.