![]() ![]() One of the girls would serve as a lookout while the other stuffed the paper into the bags of strangers riding the bus or walking on the street. To distribute the Trouw (The Faith), an underground and illegal newspaper that reported on the transgressions of their German occupiers, they worked as a team. And Truus could be a bit of a bully with the casual arrogance of a big sister. The truth was that Freddie could be an annoying little sister, a bit of a tagalong, and more than willing to let Truus take the lead when it suited her, the better to carp at her decisions later. Her mannerisms were like a guy: she would sit with her knees apart, taking more than her share of space on the couch, while Freddie’s legs were always carefully crossed and unobtrusive. Truus was more of a tomboy than her younger sister, particularly when she put her hair up under a cap to bike. She moved with the lightness of a dancer and flitted about Haarlem like a sprite on her bicycle. Freddie had grown into a pretty young woman with soft curls in her hair, a dimpled chin, and a smile that was both mischievous and fetching. Freddie on the other hand was eager to display her independence. Truus, as the older of the two, was more assertive and dictatorial, and felt she was entitled to boss Freddie around. ![]() ![]() Like most sisters, Truus and Freddie Oversteegen did not always get along.
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