:57:01
We did start going to school there.
:57:04
lt was marvelous.
:57:05
l never realized
what school was really like.
:57:09
That you couId participate.
:57:13
And I did enjoy going to schooI.
:57:15
And the wonderfuI part about it
was that it had a Iibrary.
:57:20
l waded through that library...
:57:22
...and that´s how l learned
to speak English.
:57:25
Through that
I got a Iove of EngIish Iiterature.
:57:30
But aItogether...
:57:32
...it was a wonderfuI experience,
and the chiIdren were so friendIy to us.
:57:38
l knew that l was going...
:57:40
...to a school near Bournemouth in Dorset.
:57:43
lt was the headmistress of the school
who guaranteed...
:57:47
...to look after me.
:57:49
When l arrived at the school,
it was all these girls...
:57:52
...who were very polite...
:57:54
...and very nice, very kind.
:57:56
I couIdn´t understand a word they said.
:57:59
I was given my bed.
:58:01
The curtains couId be drawn,
to give me some privacy.
:58:05
The first thing I did was...
:58:08
...put a picture of my parents
on the bedside table...
:58:11
...so l could say goodnight to them.
:58:14
The first three months
before war broke out...
:58:17
...we couId stiII write home.
:58:19
So I couId share my experiences
with my parents...
:58:22
...and I had Ietters very frequentIy.
:58:24
So I didn´t feeI quite so isoIated.
:58:40
´´As you can well imagine...
:58:42
´´...you have been constantly
in our thoughts.
:58:45
´´We still see your face before us
in that window...
:58:48
´´...of the railway carriage. ´´
:58:52
´´My dearest little mouse:
:58:54
´´Hopefully this letter will reach you...
:58:56
´´...already in your new home,
where you surely will enjoy your stay.