THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL : THE DEFINITIVE EDITION ... - Fidele
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However, as you wrote, I do think of Peter as a kind of brother. . . a younger<br />
brother; we've been sending out feelers, and a brotherly and sisterly affection<br />
mayor may not develop at some later date, but it's certainly not reached that<br />
stage yet. So there's no need for you to feel sorry for me. Now that you've found<br />
companionship, enjoy it as much as you can.<br />
In the meantime, things are getting more and more wonderful here. I think, Kitty,<br />
that true love may be developing in the Annex. All those jokes about marrying<br />
Peter if we stayed here long enough weren't so silly after all. Not that I'm<br />
thinking of marrying him, mind you. I don't even know what he'll be like when he<br />
grows up. Or if we'll even love each other enough to get married.<br />
I'm sure now that Peter loves me too; I just don't know in what way. I can't<br />
figure out if he wants only a good friend, or if he's attracted to me as a girl or<br />
as a sister. When he said I always helped him when his parents were arguing, I was<br />
tremendously happy; it was one step toward making me believe in his friendship. I<br />
asked him yesterday what he'd do if there were a dozen Annes who kept popping in<br />
to see him. His answer was: "If they were all like you, it wouldn't be so bad."<br />
He's extremely hospitable, and I think he really likes to see me. Mean- while,<br />
he's been working hard at learning French, even studying in bed until ten-fifteen.<br />
Oh, when I think back to Saturday night, to our words, our voices, I feel<br />
satisfied with myself for the very first time; what I mean is, I'd still say the<br />
same and wouldn't want to change a thing, the way I usually do. He's so handsome,<br />
whether he's smthng or just sitting still. He's so sweet and good and beautiful. I<br />
think what surprised him most about me was when he discovered that I'm not at all<br />
the superficial, worldly Anne I appear to be, but a dreamer, like he is, with just<br />
as many troubles!<br />
Last night after the dinner dishes, I waited for him to ask me to stay upstairs.<br />
But nothing happened; I went away. He came downstairs to tell Dussel it was time<br />
to listen to the radio and hung around the bathroom for a while, but when Dussel<br />
took too long, he went back upstairs. He paced up and down his room and went to<br />
bed early.<br />
The entire evening I was so restless I kept going to the bathroom to splash cold<br />
water on my face. I read a bit, daydreamed some more, looked at the clock and<br />
waited, waited, waited, all the while listening to his foot- steps. I went to bed<br />
early, exhausted.<br />
Tonight I have to take a bath, and tomorrow?<br />
Tomorrow's so far away!<br />
Yours, Anne M. Frank<br />
My answer:<br />
Dearest Margot,<br />
I think the best thing is simply to wait and see what happens. It can't be much<br />
longer before Peter and I will have to decide whether to go back to the way we<br />
were or do some- thing else. I don't know how it'll turn out; I can't see any<br />
farther than the end of my nose.<br />
But I'm certain of one thing: if Peter and I do become friends, I'm going to tell<br />
him you're also very fond of him and are prepared to help him if he needs you. You