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flashlight察mrs。 van daans b察toilet paper察etc。

jan and miep were of course greeted with shouts and tears。 jan nailed a pinewood board over the gap in the door and went off again with miep to inform the police of the break´in。 miep had also found a note under the ware´ house door from sleegers察the night watchman察who had noticed the hole and alerted the police。 jan was also planning to see sleegers。

so we had half an hour in which to put the house and ourselves to rights。 ive never seen such a transformation as in those thirty minutes。 margot and i got the beds ready downstairs察went to the bathroom察brushed our teeth察washed our hands and bed our hair。 then i straightened up the room a bit and went back upstairs。 the table had already been cleared察so we got some water察made coffee and tea察boiled the milk and set the table。 father and peter emptied our improvised potties and rinsed them with warm water and powdered bleach。 the largest one was filled to the brim and was so heavy they had a hard time lifting it。 to make things worse察it was leaking察so they had to put it in a bucket。

at eleven oclock jan was back and joined us at the table察and gradually everyone began to relax。 jan had the following story to tell

mr。 sleegers was asleep察but his wife told jan that her husband had discovered the hole in the door while making his rounds。 he called in a policeman察and the two of them searched the building。 mr。 sleegers察in his capacity as night watchman察patrols the area every night on his bike察acpanied by his two dogs。 his wife said he would e on tuesday and tell mr。 kugler the rest。 no one at the police station seemed to know anything about the break´in察but they made a note to e first thing tuesday morning to have a look。

on the way back jan happened to run into mr。 van hoeven察the man who supplies us with potatoes察and told him of the break´in。 ;i know察─mr。 van hoeven calmly replied。

;last night when my wife and i were walking past your building察i saw a gap in the door。 my wife wanted to walk on察but i peeked inside with a flashlight察and thats when the burglars must have run off。 to be on the safe side察i didnt call the police。 i thought it wouldnt be wise in your case。 i dont know anything察but i have my suspicions。; jan thanked him and went on。 mr。 van hoeven obviously suspects were here察because he always delivers the potatoes at lunchtime。 a decent man

it was one oclock by the time jan left and wed done the dishes。 all eight of us went to bed。 i woke up at quarter to three and saw that mr。 dussel was already up。 my face rumpled with sleep察i happened to run into peter in the bathroom察just after hed

e downstairs。 we agreed to meet in the office。 i freshened up a bit and went down。

;after all this察do you still dare go to the front attic拭─he asked。 i nodded察grabbed my pillow察with a cloth wrapped around it察and we went up together。 the weather was gorgeous察and even though the air´raid sirens soon began to wail察we stayed where we were。 peter put his arm around my shoulder察i put mine around his察and we sat quietly like this until four oclock察when margot came to get us for coffee。

we ate our bread察drank our lemonade and joked we were finally able to again察and for the rest everything was back to normal。 that evening i thanked peter because hed been the bravest of us all。

none of us have ever been in such danger as we were that night。 god was truly watching over us。 just think´the police were right at the bookcase察the light was on察and still no one had discovered our hiding place  now were done for ─id whispered at that moment察but once again we were spared。 when the invasion es and the bombs start falling察itll be every man for himself察but this time we feared for those good察innocent christians who are helping us。

;weve been saved察keep on saving us ─thats all we can say。

this incident has brought about a whole lot of changes。 as of now察dussel will be doing his work in the bathroom察and peter will be patrolling the house between eight´thirty and nine´thirty。 peter isnt allowed to open his window anymore察since one of the keg people noticed 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 empl
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