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<p>[Page 51]</p><p>during dinner no less, about my daily school report, he took little interest in my achievements, my homework or any other activity. He did not care to become an older friend, so to speak, and when in later years he hoped to become one after all, it was too late. We did not find the bond that should have linked us. Thus, in some ways, I received very little from my father, who could have shared so much of his vast knowledge. Having recognised that, I always swore to do better by my children, and now I’ve spent three years in captivity! I don’t doubt that Trude, with her brilliant character, will do a great job raising the children, but a father understands a son’s interests better than a mother. But there’s no point in lamenting, I can’t change it anyway, so let’s just hope that later I might yet be able to become my children’s true and paternal friend. It seems H. does reasonably well in school, and</p>