Dora Says Mr. Klein Tried To Kiss Me

 
Dear Readers,
I can tell you anything, I mean even things I would not tell my own mother. Mr. Klein, the playwright insisted I dine with him on the Lusitania. He started to keep company with my parents and give everybody the impression we were engaged. My mother liked the idea and encouraged it because he was so rich. But when he escorted me back to my room and then tried to kiss me, I had to shut the door in his face. Otherwise, I think he would have pushed his way into my cabin. He might have been my father's age, but I think he wanted to sleep with me.

I have been raised to think a girl should not go to bed with a man until she is married to him. And I certainly do not want to end up married to Mr. Klein whether he is rich or not and whether he writes hit Broadway plays or not.

Sincerely yours,

Dora Benley
P.S. Maybe I was not being polite, but I did not even let him kiss me.