ly diversions are reading, studying and listening to the radio.

    Yours, Anne

    tUESDAY, JULY 13, 1943

    t Little table Yesterday afternoon Fato ask Mr. Dussel o use table in our room ternoons a o five-ty. I already sit ty to four  t of time table are off-limits to me. Its impossible to study next door in ternoon, because too mucimes likes to sit at ternoon.

    So it seemed like a reasonable request, and I asked Dussel very politely.  do you tlemans reply ;No.quot; Just plain quot;No!”

    I  about to let myself be put off like t. I asked he

    reason for ;No,quot; but t get me anyudy too, you kno do t in ternoons, I  be able to fit it in at all. I o finisask Ive set for myself; ot in starting. Besides, you arent serious about your studies. Myt kind of ? Reading and knitting dont count eit table and Im not going to give it up!”

    I replied, quot;Mr. Dussel, I do take my  study next door in ternoons, and I e it if you !”

    ed Anne turned around and pretended tor  t t Dussel ainly  Id been very polite.

    t evening,  old   my next step sention of giving up and preferred to deal ter myself. Pim gave me a rougo approac cautioned me to  until t day, since I ed for Dussel after tting next door and t .

    I began, quot;Mr. Dussel, you seem to believe furtter is pointless, but I beg you to reconsider.”

    Dussel gave me  c;Im alo discuss tter, even ts already been settled.”

    I  on talking, despite Dussels repeated interruptions.