Question

What does Peter mean in this conversation with Anne in The Diary of Anne Frank, Act II?



Anne. You’re making a big mistake about me. I do it all wrong. I say too much. I go too far. I hurt people’s feelings. . . .

Peter. I think you’re just fine. . . . What I want to say . . . if it wasn’t for you around here, I don’t know. What I mean . . .

A
He means that his situation is worse because Anne is there.

B
He means that his situation is better because Anne is there.

C
He means that it does not matter whether or not Anne is there.

D
He means that he wishes that he and Anne were not in the attic.

Answer 1

B

He's saying Anne helps him — that things would be worse ("I don't know") if she weren't there, so her presence makes his situation better.