thursday, february 17, 1944

dear kitty,

i was upstairs this morning, since i promised mrs. van d. i'd read her some of my stories. i began with "eva's dream," which she liked a lot, and then i read a few passages from "the secret annex," which had her in stitches. peter also listened for a while (just the last part) and asked if i'd come to his room sometime to read more.

i decided i had to take a chance right then and there, so i got my notebook and let him read that bit where cady and hans talk about god. i can't really tell what kind of impression it made on him. he said something i don't quite remember, not about whether it was good, but about the idea behind it. i told him i just wanted him to see that i didn't write only amusing things. he nodded, and i left the room. we'll see if i hear anything more!

yours, anne fran

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