ood, kind and clever, perfection itself, but I seem to ions and my saucy replies. Father always defend me fiercely.

    it t be able to jump back into th my usual composure.

    telling me I salk less, mind my o, but I seem doomed to failure. If Fat so patient, Id ing my parents quite moderate expectations.

    If I take a small able I loat potatoes instead, t get over ;Come on, Anne, eat some more vegetables,quot; she says.

    quot;No, t; I reply. quot;tatoes are more than enough.”

    quot;Vegetables are good for you; your motoo. ; ss, until Fatervenes and up to refuse a dis like.

    t;You s our  up t call terribly spoiled. Id never allo. If Anne er. .

    .”

    tirades begin and end: quot;If Anne .

    But to get back to t of raising cerday a silence fell after Mrs.

    van D. finistle speec;I t up. At least s to respond to your interminable sermons. As far as tables are concerned, all I o say is look wtle black.”

    Mrs. van D. ed. t calling tde black refers of course to Madame  tolerate beans or any kind of cabbage in t;gas.quot; But I could say t a dope, dont you think?

    In any case, lets ops talking about me.

    Its so funny to see , and it secredy annoys her no end.

    Yours, Anne MONDAY, SEPtEMBER 28,1942

    Dearest Kitty,

    I o stop yesterday, to tell you about anot before I do Id like to say ts odd t groen and about sucty matters. Up to no bickering  somet tgre. Often, of course, times a reason to  t take