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Makes plans for Lyn to visit her. Refers to a passage in 'Shirley'. Sympathises with Lyn's arm injury and says that she herself is suffering from insomnia. Asks if she can use Lyn's remarks about Kennedy.

Informs Lyn that the book ['Shirley'] arrived safely. Hopes that Hamish Hamilton will favour Lyn's manuscript but believes that David Cairns reaction to the book will provide consolation if they do not. Mentions Lyn's attendance at the birth of Edna and Edward's baby. Plans to attend a week long conference on Madame de Stael. Refers to Rae and Ben, and her South African cousins Dr Teddy and Hilda. Writes that she has received a letter and a poem from Elsa, who has had a poem accepted by the Swiss Observer. Mentions that she has had a study on How Swizerland is Governed acceped by the Swiss National Tourist Board.

Enthuses over Lyn's decision to become a publisher. Promises to compile a list of people to receive a notice about 'Alison Cairns'. Orders two copies for herself. Refers to Bertram Pickard. Appreciates the anecdote about Elsa's neighbour.

Bess forwards a note from Stephanie Tixier offering Lyn two letters. Regrets that Stephanie has had further intestinal complications.

Explains that she left sending the chocolates until after the wedding so that Lyn would have some herself. Describes the scene in the Parc de la Grange where she is sitting. Complains about her cure. Accepts Lyn's loan of 'A Quaker View of Sex'. Asks if she upset William with her overly informal address in her correspondence with him. Discusses 'A Scotswoman in Occupied France' sent to her by Flo. Remarks that Marthe and herself saw similarities between the modes of thought of Janet Teissier du Cros, Alison Cairns and Lyn. Encloses a letter that Nancy Blackburn sent her.

Shares Elsa's grief about Alison's death but had no strength for writing earlier due to illness. Discusses her beliefs about existence after death. Recalls her time with Alison in Venice and Edinburgh. Requests the obituary Lyn wrote for the Times. Offers her assistance to Lyn with her project to write a biography of Alison Cairns. Sympathises with Elsa's dental problems.

Discusses the photograph of Alison Cairns that David sent her. Recalls a holiday spent with Alison Cairns in Italy. Reports that she is taking a cure at the Kurhaus Cademario to prepare for a strenous summer when she will have to prepare an International Executive Committee for her organisation. Empathises with David's experience of ordering Alison's affairs after her death. Anticipates Lyn Newman's book about Alison Cairns, believing it will be a fitting companion volume to 'So much love, so little money'. Declares that she kept every letter Alison ever sent her.