CHAPTER 177
Thursday, 25 May 1944
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Dearest Kitty,
Bep's engaged! The news isn't much of a surprise, though none of us is particularly pleased. Bertus may be a nice, steady, athletic young man, but Bep doesn't love him, and to me that's enough reason to advise her against marrying him.
Bep's engaged! The news isn't much of a surprise, though none of us is particularly pleased. Bertus may be a nice, steady, athletic young man, but Bep doesn't love him, and to me that's enough reason to advise her against marrying him.
Bep's trying to get on in the world, and Bertus is pulling her back; he's a labourer, without any interests or any desire to make something of himself, and I don't think that'll make Bep happy. I can understand Bep's wanting to put an end to her indecision; four weeks ago she decided to write him off, but then she felt even worse. So she wrote him a letter, and now she's engaged.