"Version A is the one that Anne actually wrote on the days themselves: a messy text, with some entries out of date-order, full of comic digressions. Typical is the following checklist of Anne’s own beauty:
1. blue eyes, black hair: (no.)
2. dimples in cheeks (yes.)
3. dimple in chin (yes.)
4. widow’s peak (no.)
5. white skin (yes.)
6. straight teeth (no.)
7. small mouth (no.)
8. curly eyelashes (no.)
9. straight nose (yes.) [at least so far.]
10. nice clothes (sometimes.) [not nearly enough in my opinion.]
11. nice fingernails (sometimes.)
12. intelligent (sometimes.)"
From: Anne Frank: the real story of the girl behind the diary by Bart von Es
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/may/25/anne-frank-full-story-bart-van-es
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