Good-bye Marianne by Irene N.Watts

Author:Irene N.Watts [Watts, Irene N.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-77049-057-4
Publisher: Tundra
Published: 1998-08-24T04:00:00+00:00

Late one morning, Marianne came back to the apartment. As usual, Mrs. Schwartz was on her knees polishing the entrance hall. It seemed to be her favorite place to keep an eye on the house’s inhabitants. Marianne was sure she reported everything to her husband, who had recently been made block warden.

“Excuse me, please,” said Marianne politely.

“Up and down, back and forth – you should be in school. How am I supposed to get my work finished? Don’t put your fingers on the banisters; I’ve just waxed them.” Mrs. Schwartz reluctantly made room for Marianne to get by.

Marianne managed to get inside her door with just a few dramatic sighs from Mrs. Schwartz. The telephone rang. Marianne hung up her coat. The telephone went on ringing.

“Yes?”

“Marianne, I’ve been trying to reach you all morning. Is something wrong?”

“Sorry, I went out for my morning exercise. Sound like a dog, don’t I?”

Her mother seemed in a hurry, and did not give Marianne her usual warning about not going too far away from home. “It’s better if you don’t meet me at the orphanage today. We’re all behind. I may be later than usual. Would you start getting supper, darling? Thank you. See you as soon as I can get away.”

Marianne replaced the receiver. It was a relief not to have to go out again. Facing hostile streets more than once a day was becoming very hard, even though she loved meeting her mother who was now working almost daily at the orphanage.

Marianne made herself a cheese sandwich, and that reminded her that she hadn’t replied to Ruth’s letter. She got paper and an envelope from her father’s rosewood desk, and settled down in the armchair to write to Ruth. There was lots to tell her…

“Apartment 2,

Richard Wagnerstrasse 3

Berlin, Charlottenburg

November 28th, 1938

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