“Outside, where you’re free, things are quite different.”
“You see other boys and girls, you can go outdoors, take part in sports and all kinds of activities.”
“But here, if you’re together too much and want to get away, you can’t.”
You see each other every hour of the day—all the time, in fact. Be careful, Anne, and don’t take it too seriously!
I don’t, Father, but Peter’s a decent boy, a nice boy.
Yes, but he doesn’t have much strength of character. He can easily be influenced to do good, but also to do bad.
I hope for his sake that he stays good, because he’s basically a good person.
We talked some more and agreed that Father would speak to him too.
Sunday afternoon when we were in the front attic, Peter asked, “Have you talked to your Father yet, Anne?”
“Yes,” I replied, “I’ll tell you all about it. He doesn’t think it’s wrong,”
“but he says that here, where we’re in such close quarters, it could lead to conflicts.”
“We’ve already agreed not to quarrel, and I plan to keep my promise.”
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