FRIDAY, SEPtEMBER 10, 1943

    Dearest Kitty,

    Every time I e to you, somet rat. time, hing wonderful is going on.

    On ednesday, September 8, ening to t: quot; nealy ulated.quot; Italy ionally surrendered! tc from England began at eigeen ;Listeners, an een minutes ago, just as I finising my daily report, alys capitulation. I tell you, I never tossed my notes into tepaper basket  today!”

    quot;God Save t; tional anternationale”

    cing  being too optimistic.

    tisaly is occupied by truce ember 3, tisaly. ting and raving in all t treacalian king.

    Still, ts about Mr. Kleiman. As you kno t  eat muc of ;ers a room, to s; Motly, and sely right.

    No seems o go to tal for a very difficult operation on omaco stay t least four  off to do an errand.

    Yours, Anne

    tEMBER 16, 1943

    Dearest Kitty,

    Relationsting ime. e dont dare open our mout mealtime (except to slip in a bite of food), because no matter o resent it or take it to visit us. Unfortunately,  doing very  any easier for titude seems to be: o die any must be like at the Voskuijls.

    Ive been taking valerian every day to figy and depression, but it doesnt stop me from being even more miserable t day. A good y laugter ten valerian drops, but  forgotten o laugh.

    Sometimes Im afraid my face is going to sag  my mouto permanently droop at t doing any better.

    Everyone  terror knoer.

    Anot t doesnt exactly brig Mr. van Maaren, tting suspicious about t iced by no Miep sometimes says so to to ta supplies, while Mr.

    Kugler claims t belong to t all, but to t door.

    e  care  of tuation except t o be unreliable and to possess a y.  one h a flimsy excuse.

    One day Mr. Kugler ed to be extra cautious, so at ty past t to tore around tes later airs like a to visit us. At one-fifteen arted to leave, but Bep met  van Maaren was

    in t-face and stayed il one-ty. took off  in ockinged feet (despite o t attic and doairaking one step at a time to avoid t took een minutes to negotiate tairs, but er ered from tside.

    In time, Bep ten rid of van Maaren and come to get Mr. Kugler from t  and at t moment ill tiptoeing doairs.  must t wting on side? he socks!

    Yours, Anne

    EDNESDAY, SEPtEMBER 29, 1943

    Dearest Kitty,

    Its Mrs. van Daans birtion stamp eac and bread, all saff gave  flowers and also food. Sucimes we live in!

    Bep  last en times a day people ime insisting s a s all  Mr. Kleiman is sick, t Miep is  Bep roubles and a groucs no eted old  if s  dos would sheir own accord.

    Saturday the likes of which have never been seen here before.

    It started  and tears.

    Dussel complained to Mot reated like a leper, t no one o , after all,  done anyto deserve it. t of s talk, ime. Sold ed in , on more t annoyance. Dussel promised , as usual, we  seen so much as a beam.

    trouble breell! Fating us: t and ot kind of

    bombs to burst no so involved in all these skirmishes!

    If only I could leave heyre driving us crazy!

    Yours, Anne