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mrs。 van d。： 〃but you always do have an answer and you always have to be right！
your predictions hardly ever e true； you know！鈥�
mr。 van d。： 〃so far they have。鈥�
mrs。 van d。： 〃no they havent。 you said the invasion was going to start last year； the finns were supposed to have been out of the war by now； the italian campaign ought to have been over by last winter； and the russians should already have captured lemberg。 oh no； i dont set much store by your predictions。鈥�
mr。 van d。 （leaping to his feet）： 〃why dont you shut your trap for a change？ ill show you whos right； someday youll get tired of needling me。 i cant stand your bellyaching a minute longer。 just wait； one day ill make you eat your words！〃 （end of act one。）
actually； i couldnt help giggling。 mother couldnt either； and even peter was biting his lips to keep from laughing。 oh； those stupid grown…ups。 they need to learn a few things first before they start making so many remarks about the younger generation！
since friday weve been keeping the windows open again at night。
yours； anne
m。 frank
what our annex family is interested in （a systematic survey of courses and readina matter）
mr。 van daan。 no courses； looks up many things in knaurs encyclopedia and lexicon；
likes to read detective stories； medical books and love stories； exciting or trivial。
mrs。 van daan。 a correspondence course in english； likes to read biographical novels and occasionally other kinds of novels。
mr。 frank。 is learning english （dickens！） and a bit of latin； never reads novels； but likes serious； rather dry descriptions of people and places。
mrs。 frank。 a correspondence course in english； reads everything except detective stories。
mr。 dussel。 is learning english； spanish and dutch with no noticeable results； reads
everything； goes along with the opinion of the majority。
peter van daan。 is learning english； french （correspondence course）； shorthand in dutch； english and german； mercial correspondence in english； woodworking； economics and sometimes math； seldom reads； sometimes geography。
margot frank。 correspondence courses in english； french and latin； shorthand in english； german and dutch； trigonometry； solid geometry； mechanics； phys… ics； chemistry； algebra； geometry； english literature； french literature； german literature； dutch literature； bookkeeping； geography； modern history； biology； economics； reads everything； preferably on religion and medicine。
anne frank。 shorthand in french； english； german and dutch； geometry； algebra； history； geography； art history； mythology； biology； bible history； dutch literature； likes to read biographies； dull or exciting； and history books （sometimes novels and light reading）。
friday； may 19； 1944
dearest kitty；
i felt rotten yesterday。 vomiting （and that from anne！）； headache； stomachache and anything else you can imagine。 im feeling better today。 im famished； but i think ill skip the brown beans were having for dinner。
everythings going fine between peter and me。 the poor boy has an even greater need for tenderness than i do。 he still blushes every evening when he gets his good…night kiss； and then begs for another one。 am i merely a better substitute for boche？ i dont mind。 hes so happy just knowing somebody loves him。
after my laborious conquest； ive distanced myself a little from the situation； but you mustnt think my love has cooled。 peters a sweetheart； but ive slammed the door to my inner self； if he ever wants to force the lock again； hell have to use a harder crowbar！
yours； anne
m。 frank
saturday； may 20； 1944
dearest kitty；
last night when i came down from the attic； i noticed； the moment i entered the room； that the lovely vase of carnations had fallen over。 mother was down on her hands and knees mopping up the water and margot was fishing my papers off the floor。 〃what happened？〃 i asked with anxious foreboding； and before they could reply； i assessed the damage from across the room。 my entire genealogy file； my notebooks； my books； everything was afloat。 i nearly cried； and i was so upset i started speaking german。 i cant remember a word； but according to margot i babbled something about 〃unlioersehbarer schaden； schrecklich； entsetzlich； nie zu ersetzen〃* ＇* incalculable loss； terrible； awful； irreplaceable。＇ and much more。 fadier burst out laughing and modier and margot joined in； but i felt like crying because all my work and elaborate notes were lost。
i took a closer look and； luckily； die 〃incalculable loss〃 wasnt as bad as id expected。
up in die attic i carefully peeled apart die sheets of paper diat were stuck togedier and dien hung diem on die clodiesline to dry。 it was such a funny sight； even i had to laugh。 maria de medici alongside charles v； william of orange and marie antoinette。
〃its rassenschande；〃* mr。 van daan joked。 ＇an affront to racial purity。＇ after entrusting my papers to peters care； i went back downstairs。
〃which books are ruined？〃 i asked margot； who was going dirough them。
〃algebra；〃 margot said。
but as luck would have it； my algebra book wasnt entirely ruined。 i wish it had fallen right in the vase。 ive never loathed any book as much as that one。 inside the front cover are the names of at least twenty girls who had it before i did。 its old； yellowed； full of scribbles； crossed…out words and revisions。 the next time im in a wicked mood； im going to tear the darned thing to pieces！
yours； anne
m。 frank
monday； may 22；1944
dearest kitty；
on may 20； father lost his bet and had to give five jars of yogurt to mrs。 van daan：
the invasion still hasnt begun。 i can safely say that all of amsterdam； all of holland； in fact the entire western coast of europe； all the way down to spain； are talking about the invasion day and night； debating； making bets and 。 。 。 hoping。
the suspense is rising to fever pitch； by no means has everyone we think of as 〃good〃 dutch people kept their faith in the english； not everyone thinks the english bluff is a masterful strategical move。 oh no； people want deeds…great； heroic deeds。
no one can see farther than the end of their nose； no one gives a thought t