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Asks if Lyn received her last letter and hopes that she is not ill or in trouble.

Thanks Lyn for her letter describing her Mediterranean cruise. Gives more details of her tour in the Holy Land. Plans to visit Lyn. Mentions Lyn's new book and reports that her own "Children in Skye" is still trying to find a publisher. Explains her plans for the summer, visiting Pitlochry for the Festival plays, going on a short MacBrayne tour, seeing "Peter Grimes" at the Edinburgh Festival. Returns and comments upon the pamplet by Iris Murdoch. Reports that she and Allan ate the goose egg Lyn left her.

Discusses "Alison Cairns". Mentions that she gave her extra copy of "So Much Love, So Little Money" to her brother-in-law's sister. Reports that her book of family letters has been restructured and entitled "Children in Skye". Complains of a lack of publishers interested specifically in Scottish subjects. Sends news of her brothers, Allan who has recovered from being shot twice, and Alasdair who is retiring. Asks whether Lydia Lopokhova is still alive. Recalls productions of "Hedda Gabler" and "The Master Builder" which she saw in Cambridge with Keith and Adele Guthrie. Jean Forbes Robertson and Lydia Lopokhova starred in them and Maynard Keynes helped stage them. Mentions that she is going on a tour to the Holy Land and that she enjoyed her David MacBrayne tour in the Highlands.

Describes her tour of the Holy Land and her tour party. Agrees with Alison Cairns' opinion of the Holy Land in Lyn's book. Writes that she enjoyed Lyn's visit and expresses a wish to see her again.

Reports that she has re-done her letter-book as Lyn suggested. Sends news that her brother Allan was shot by terrorists in Aden but survived.

Discusses 'Alison Cairns' and 'So much love, so little money'. Sends news of her brother Allan in Aden.

Thanks Lyn for looking at the extracts from her family letters, "the Skye talks". Determines to persevere with trying to get them published despite lack of encouragement from Lyn. Encloses her order for "Alison Cairns" and "So Much Love, So Little Money". Gives an update on her garden.

Encloses extracts from her book of family letters for Lyn to read and comment on. Expresses interest in Lyn's book ["Alison Cairns"] and promises to order it.

Asks Lyn about her new book and her publishing venture. Reports that she has given up on publishing her book of extracts for advanced English work but her friend Daphne is still using it as a classroom resource. Gives an update on the progress of her book of family letters that she is trying to publish. Asks Lyn to read some extracts from it and advise on them. Invites her to stay in the Spring.

Refers to portraits of Thomas More and Thomas Cromwell in a museum on Fifth Avenue in New York. Mentions visiting Horace Walpole's house at Strawberry Hill and places in London connected with Thomas More, whilst on a Christian summer school. Describes her recent holiday in Switzerland, in particular her stay at Hotel Bellevue with friend and proprietress Alice Marchand. Speculates about the subject of Lyn's next book. Mentions that her friend Dorothea Mozley has brought out a book called "Letters of the Newman Family".