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Our servant’s name was Jozia Klosowska. She was with us for many years, and remained in that apartment with the Germans. After the war my mom went to Warsaw and Jozia still lived there. We treated the servant very well, but not to the extent of her being a member of the family. I wasn’t allowed to be rude to her, we used to address her in the third person singular, ‘Jozia will do this and that.’ She had to know her place. She didn’t eat at the table with us, but she was treated well. She had her own room with a sink; she could use the bathroom of course, too. Did I feel anything for her? No, no, Jozia just did everything. She cooked, she cleaned.
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Maria Ziemna