Let's Read The Diary📔 of a Young👧 Girl Part-3

Let's Read The Diary 📖of a Young Girl 👧 With Romeo and Eva https://hilokal.page.link/r7JUY https://hilokal.page.link/N5dtM Page Number -1 SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1942 Dearest Kitty, Father, Mother and Margot still can't get used to the chiming of the Westertoren clock, which tells us the time every quarter of an hour. Not me, I liked it from the start; it sounds so reassuring, especially at night. You no doubt want to hear what I think of being in hiding Well, all I can say is that I don't really know yet. I don't think I'll ever feel at home in this house, but that doesn't mean I hate it. It's more like being on holiday in some strange pension. Kind of an odd way to look at life in hiding, but that's how things are. The Annexe is an ideal place to hide in. It may be damp and lopsided, but there's probably not a more comfortable hiding place in all of Amsterdam. No, in all of Holland. Up till now our bedroom, with its blank walls, was very bare. Thanks to Father who brought my entire postcard and film-star collection here beforehand and to a brush and a pot of glue, I was able to plaster the walls with pictures. It looks much more cheerful. When the van Daans arrive, we'll be able to build cupboards and other odds and ends out of the wood piled in the attic.

Let's Read The Diary 📖of a Young Girl 👧 With Romeo and Eva https://hilokal.page.link/r7JUY https://hilokal.page.link/N5dtM Page Number -2 Margot and Mother have recovered somewhat. Yesterday Mother felt well enough to cook split-pea soup for the first time, but then she was downstairs talking and forgot all about it. The beans were scorched black, and no amount of scraping could get them out of the pan. Last night the four of us went down to the private office and listened to England on the wireless. I was so scared someone might hear it that I literally begged Father to take me back upstairs. Mother understood my anxiety and went with me. Whatever we do, we're very afraid the neighbours might hear or see us. We started off immediately the first day sewing curtains. Actually, you can hardly call them that, since they're nothing but scraps of fabric, varying greatly in shape, quality and pattern, which Father and I stitched crookedly together with unskilled fingers. These works of art were tacked to the windows, where they'll stay until we come out of hiding.

Let's Read The Diary 📖of a Young Girl 👧 With Romeo and Eva https://hilokal.page.link/r7JUY https://hilokal.page.link/N5dtM Page Number -3 The building on our right is a branch of the Keg Company, a firm from Zaandam, and on the left is a furniture workshop. Though the people who work there are not on the premises after hours, any sound we make might travel through the walls. We've forbidden Margot to cough at night, even though she has a bad cold, and are giving her large doses of codeine. I'm looking forward to the arrival of the van Daans, which is set for Tuesday. It will be much more fun and also not as quiet. You see, it's the silence that makes me so nervous during the evenings and nights, and I'd give anything to have one of our helpers sleep here. It's really not that bad here, since we can do our own cooking and can listen to the radio in Daddy's office. Mr Kleiman and Miep, and Bep Voskuijl too, have helped us so much. We've already preserved loads of rhubarb, strawberries and cherries, so for the time being I doubt we'll be bored. We also have a supply of reading material, and we're going to buy lots of games. Of course, we can't ever look out the window or go outside. And we have to be quiet so the people downstairs can't hear us.Yesterday we had our hands full. We had to pit two crates of cherries for Mr Kugler to preserve. We're going to use the empty crates to make bookshelves. Someone's calling me.

Let's Read The Diary 📖of a Young Girl 👧 With Romeo and Eva https://hilokal.page.link/r7JUY https://hilokal.page.link/N5dtM Page Number -4 SUNDAY, JULY 12, 1942 They were all so nice to me a month ago because of my birthday, and yet every day I feel myself drifting further away from Mother and Margot. I worked hard today and they praised me, only to start picking on me again five minutes later. You can easily see the difference between the way they deal with Margot and the way they deal with me. For example, Margot broke the vacuum cleaner, and because of that we've been without light for the rest of the day. Mother said, "Well, Margot, it's easy to see you're not used to working, otherwise, you'd have known better than to yank the plug out by the cord. Margot made some reply, and that was the end of the story. But this afternoon, when I wanted to rewrite something on Mother's shopping list because her handwriting is so hard to read, she wouldn't let me. She ticked me off again, and the whole family got involved.

Let's Read The Diary 📖of a Young Girl 👧 With Romeo and Eva https://hilokal.page.link/r7JUY https://hilokal.page.link/N5dtM Page Number -5 I don't fit in with them, and I've felt that clearly in the last few wecks. They're so sentimental together, but I'd rather be sentimental on my own. They're always saying how nice it is with the four of us, and that we get along so well, without giving a moment's thought to the fact that I don't feel that way. Daddy's the only one who understands me, now and again, though he usually sides with Mother and Margot. Another thing I can't stand is having them talk about me in front of outsiders, telling them how I cried or how sensibly I'm behaving. It's horrible. And sometimes they talk about Moortje and I can't bear that. Moortje is my weak spot. I miss her every minute of the day, and no one knows how often I think of her, whenever I do, my eyes fill with tears. Moortje is so sweet, and I love her so much that I keep dreaming she'll come back to us. I have plenty of dreams, but the reality is that we'll have to stay here until the war is over. We can't ever go outside, and the only visitors we can have are Miep, her husband Jan, Bep Voskuijl, Mr Voskuijl, Mr Kugler, Mr Kleiman and Mrs Kleiman, though she hasn't come because she thinks it's too dangerous.

Let's Read The Diary 📖of a Young Girl 👧 With Romeo and Eva https://hilokal.page.link/r7JUY https://hilokal.page.link/N5dtM Page Number -6 FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1942 Dear Kitty, I've deserted you for an entire month, but so little has happened that I can't find a newsworthy item to relate every single day. The van Daans arrived on July 13. We thought they were coming on the fourteenth, but from the thirteenth to sixteenth the Germans were sending out call. up notices right and left and causing a lot of unrest, so they decided it would be safer to leave a day too early than a day too late. Peter van Daan arrived at nine-thirty in the morning (while we were still at breakfast). Peter's going on sixteen, a shy, awkward boy whose company won't amount to much. Mr and Mrs van Daan came half an hour later. Much to our amusement, Mrs van Daan was carrying a hatbox with a large chamber pot inside. I just don't feel at home without my chamber pot,' she exclaimed, and it was the first item to find a permanent place under the divan. Instead of a chamber pot, Mr van D. was lugging a collapsible tea table under his arm.

Let's Read The Diary 📖of a Young Girl 👧 With Romeo and Eva https://hilokal.page.link/r7JUY https://hilokal.page.link/N5dtM Page Number -7 From the first, we ate our meals together, and after three days it felt as if the seven of us had become one big family. Naturally, the van Daans had much to tell about the week we'd been away from civilisation. We were especially interested in what had happened to our flat and to Mr Goldschmidt. Mr van Daan filled us in: 'Monday morning at nine, Mr Goldschmidt phoned and asked if I could come over. I went straightaway and found a very distraught Mr Goldschmidt. He showed me a note that the Frank family had left behind. As instructed, he was planning to take the cat to the neighbours, which I agreed was a good idea. He was afraid the house was going to be searched, so we went through all the rooms, tidying up here and there and clearing the breakfast things off the table. Suddenly I saw a notepad on Mrs Frank's desk, with an address in Maastricht written on it.

Let's Read The Diary 📖of a Young Girl 👧 With Romeo and Eva https://hilokal.page.link/r7JUY https://hilokal.page.link/N5dtM Page Number -8 Even though I knew Mrs Frank had left it on purpose, I pretended to be surprised and horrified and begged Mr Goldschmidt to burn this incriminating piece of paper. I swore up and down that I knew nothing about your disappearance, but that the note had given me an idea. "Mr Goldschmidt," I said, "I bet I know what this address refers to. About six months ago a high-ranking officer came to the office. It seems he and Mr Frank grew up together. He promised to help Mr Frank if it was ever necessary. As I recall, he was stationed in Maastricht. I think this officer has kept his word and is somehow planning to help them cross over to Belgium and then to Switzerland. There's no harm in telling this to any friends of the Franks who come asking about them. Of course, you don't need to mention the part about Maastricht." And after that I left. This is the story most of your friends have been told, because I heard it later from several other people' We thought it was extremely funny, but we laughed even harder when Mr van Daan told us that certain people have vivid imaginations. For example, one family living on our square claimed they saw all four of us riding by on our bikes early in the morning, and another wornan was absolutely positive we'd been loaded into some kind of military vehicle in the middle of the night. Yours, Anne

Let's Read The Diary 📖of a Young Girl 👧 With Romeo and Eva https://hilokal.page.link/r7JUY https://hilokal.page.link/N5dtM Page Number -9 FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1942 Dear Kitty, Now our Secret Annexe has truly become secret. Because so many houses are being searched for hidden bicycles, Mr Kugler thought it would be better to have a bookcase built in front of the entrance to our hiding place. It swings out on its hinges and opens like a door. Mr Voskuijl did the carpentry work. (Mr Voskuijl has been told that the seven of us are in hiding, and he's been most helpful.) Now whenever we want to go downstairs we have to duck and then jump. After the first three days we were all walking around with bumps on our foreheads from banging our heads against the low doorway. Then Peter cushioned it by nailing a towel stuffed with wood shavings to the doorframe. Let's see if it helps!

Let's Read The Diary 📖of a Young Girl 👧 With Romeo and Eva https://hilokal.page.link/r7JUY https://hilokal.page.link/N5dtM Page Number -10 I'm not doing much schoolwork. I've given myself a holiday until September. Father wants to start giving me lessons then, but we have to buy all the books first.There's little change in our lives here. Peter's hair was washed today, but that's nothing special. Mr van Daan and I are always at loggerheads with each other. Mummy always treats me like a baby, which I can't stand. For the rest, things are going better. I don't think Peter's gotten any nicer. He's an obnoxious boy who lies around on his bed all day, only rousing himself to do a little carpentry work before returning to his nap. What a clot! Mummy gave me another one of her dreadful sermons this morning We take the opposite view on everything Daddy's a sweetheart, he may get mad at me, but it never lasts longer than five minutes. It's a beautiful day outside, nice and hot, and in spite of everything, we make the most of the weather by lounging on the folding bed in the attic. Yours, Anne

Let's Read The Diary 📖of a Young Girl 👧 With Romeo and Eva https://hilokal.page.link/r7JUY https://hilokal.page.link/N5dtM Page Number -11 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1942 Dearest Kitty, Mr and Mrs van Daan have had a terrible argument. I've never seen anything like it, since Mother and Father wouldn't dream of shouting at each other like that. The argument was based on something so trivial it didn't seem worth wasting a single word on it. Oh well, to each his own. Of course, it's very difficult for Peter, who gets caught in the middle, but no one takes Peter seriously anymore, since he's hypersensitive and lazy. Yesterday he was beside himself with worry because his tongue was blue instead of pink. This rare phenomenon disappeared as quickly as it came. Today he's walking around with a thick scarf on because he's got a stiff neck. His Highness has been complaining of lumbago too. Aches and pains in his heart, kidneys and lungs are also par for the course. He's an absolute hypochondriac! (That's the right word, isn't it?) Mother and Mrs van Daan aren't getting along very well. There are enough reasons for the friction. To give you one small example, Mrs van D. has removed all but three of her sheets from our communal linen closet. She's assuming that Mother's can be used for both families. Shel be in for a nasty surprise when she discovers that Mocher has followed her lead.

Let's Read The Diary 📖of a Young Girl 👧 With Romeo and Eva https://hilokal.page.link/r7JUY https://hilokal.page.link/N5dtM Page Number -12 Furthermore, Mrs van D. is miffed because we're using her china instead of ours. She's still trying to find out what we've done with our plates; they're a lot closer than the thinks, since they're packed in cardboard boxes in the antic, behind a load of Opekta advertising material. As long as we're in hiding, the plates will remain out of her reach. Since I'm always having accidents, it's just as well Yesterday 1 broke one of Mrs van D's soup bowls 'Oh!" she angrily enclaimed. "Can't you be more careful? That was my last one." Please bear in mind, Kitty, that the two ladies speak abominable Dutch (I don't dare comment on the gentlemen: they'd be highly insulted). If you were to hear their bungled attempts, you'd laugh your head off. We've given up pointing out their errors, since correcting them doesn't help anyway. Whenever I quote Mother or Mrs van Daan, I'll write proper Dutch instead of trying to duplicate their speech.

Let's Read The Diary 📖of a Young Girl 👧 With Romeo and Eva https://hilokal.page.link/r7JUY https://hilokal.page.link/N5dtM Page Number -13 Last week there was a brief interruption in our monotonous routine. This was provided by Peter and a book about women. I should explain that Margot and Peter are allowed to read nearly all the books Mr Kleiman lends us. But the adults preferred to keep this special book to themselves. This immediately piqued Peter's curiosity. What forbidden fruit did it contain? He sneaked off with it when his mother was downstairs talking, and took himself and his booty to the loft. For two days all was well. Mrs van Daan knew what he was up to but kept mum until Mr van Daan found out about it. He threw a fit, took the book away and assumed that would be the end of the business. However, he'd neglected to take his son's curiosity into account. Peter, not in the least fazed by his father's swift action, began thinking up ways to read the rest of this vastly interesting book In the meantime, Mrs van D. asked Mother for her opinion.

Let's Read The Diary 📖of a Young Girl 👧 With Romeo and Eva https://hilokal.page.link/r7JUY https://hilokal.page.link/N5dtM Page Number -14 Mother didn't think this particular book was suitable for Margot, but she saw no harm in letting her read most other books "You see, Mrs van Daan, Mother said, 'there's a big difference between Margot and Peter. To begin with, Margot's a girl, and girls are always more mature than boys. Second, she's already read many serious books and doesn't go looking for those which are no longer forbidden. Third, Margot's much more sensible and intellectually advanced, as a result of her four years at an excellent school. Mrs van Daan agreed with her, but felt it was wrong as a matter of principle to let youngsters read books written for adults. Meanwhile, Peter had thought of a suitable time when no one would be interested in either him or the book. At seven-thirty in the evening, when the entire family was listening to the wireless in the private office, he took his treasure and stole off to the loft again. He should have been back by eight-thirty, but he was so engrossed in the book that he forgot the time and was just coming down the stairs when his father entered the room. The scene that followed was not surprising: after a slap, a whack and a tug-of-war, the book lay on the table and Peter was in the loft.

Let's Read The Diary 📖of a Young Girl 👧 With Romeo and Eva https://hilokal.page.link/r7JUY https://hilokal.page.link/N5dtM Page Number -15 This is how matters stood when it was time for the family to eat. Peter stayed upstairs. No one gave him a moment's thought, he'd have to go to bed without his dinner. We continued eating, chatting merrily away, when suddenly we heard a piercing whistle. We lay down our forks and stared at each other, the shock clearly visible on our pale faces. Then we heard Peter's voice through the chimney: 'I won't come down!' Mr van Daan leapt up, his napkin falling to the floor, and shouted, with the blood rushing to his face, I've had enough!' Father, afraid of what might happen, grabbed him by the arm and the two men went to the attic. After much struggling and kicking, Peter ended up in his room with the door shut, and we went on eating.

Let's Read The Diary 📖of a Young Girl 👧 With Romeo and Eva https://hilokal.page.link/r7JUY https://hilokal.page.link/N5dtM Page Number -16 Mrs van Daan wanted to save a piece of bread for her darling son, but Mr. van D. was adamant. 'If he doesn't apologise this minute, he'll have to sleep in the loft.'We protested that going without dinner was enough punishment. What if Peter were to catch cold? We wouldn't be able to call a doctor. Peter didn't apologize, and returned to the loft. Mr van Daan decided to leave well enough alone, though he did note the next morning that Peter's bed had been slept in. At seven Peter went to the attic again, but was persuaded to come downstairs when Father spoke a few friendly words to him. After three days of sullen looks and stubborn silence, everything was back to normal. Yours, Anne