Anne (As she opens the carton). You know the way I'm going to think of it here? I'm going to think of it as a boardinghouse. A v
ery peculiar summer boardinghouse, like the one that we – (She breaks off as she pulls out some photographs.) Father! My movie stars! I was wondering where they were! I was looking for them this morning . . . and Queen Wilhelmina! How wonderful! What does this excerpt reveal about Anne? She believes that she is on vacation, not in hiding. She uses her imagination to make herself feel better. She is unable to face the truth of her situation. She is wiser than many other children her age.
