tuesday, april 18, 1944

dearest kitty,

everything's fine here. last night the carpenter came again to put some sheets of iron over the door panels. father just got through saying he definitely expects large-scale operations in russia and italy, as well as in the west, before may 20; the longer the war lasts, the harder it is to imagine being liberated from this place.

yesterday peter and i finally got around to having the talk we've been postponing for the last ten days. i told him all about girls, without hesitating to discuss the most intimate matters. i found it rather amusing that he thought the opening in a woman's body was simply left out of illustrations. he couldn't imagine that it was actually located between a woman's legs. the evening ended with a mutual kiss, near the mouth. it's really a lovely feeling!

i might take my "favorite quotes notebook" up with me sometime so peter and i can go more deeply into matters. i don't think lying in each other's arms day in and day out is very satisfying, and i hope he feels the same.

after our mild winter we've been having a beautiful spring. april is glorious, not too hot and not too cold, with occasional light showers. our chestnut tree is in leaf, and here and there you can already see a few small blossoms.

bep presented us saturday with four bouquets of flowers: three bouquets of daffodils, and one bouquet of grape hyacinths for me. mr. kugler is supplying us with more and more newspapers.

it's time to do my algebra, kitty. bye.

yours, anne m. fran

k