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Bolkestein, an M. P., was speaking on the Dutch News from London, and he said that they ought to make a collection of diaries and letters after the war. Of course, they all made a rush at my diary immediately. Just imagine how interesting it would be if I were to publish a romance of the ‘secret annexe.” The title alone would be enough to make people think it was a detective story.” (March 29, 1944)