The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank

Dearest Kitty, My own affairs have been pushed to the background by. a break-in. I'm boring you with all my break-ins, but what can I do when burglars take such pleasure in honouring Gies & Co. with their presence? This incident is much more complicated than the last one, in July 1943.

Last night at seven-thirty Mr van Daan was heading, as usual, for Mr Kugler's office when he saw that both the glass door and the office door were open. He was surprised, but he went on through and was even more astonished to see that the alcove doors were open as well and that there was a terrible mess in the front office. 'There's been a burglary' flashed through his mind. But just to make sure, he went downstairs to the front door, checked the lock and found everything closed. 'Bep and Peter must just have been very careless this evening,' Mr van D. concluded. He remained for a while in Mr Kugler's office, switched off the lamp and went upstairs without worrying much about the open doors or the messy office.