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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.

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.

Apologises for not answering Lyn's letter of 16 Aug. immediately due to being in the middle of the International Executive Meeting of her organisation being held in Geneva. Expresses her interest in Lyn's prospective book on Alison Cairns. Offers to share her letters from Alison Cairns and accepts Lyn's invitation to stay at Cross Farm when she visits England. Invites Lyn to stay in Geneva. Asks after Elsa.

Fondly recalls her recent stay with Lyn. Reports that she has written to Witold Langrod in Mexico telling him about Lyn's Alison Cairns project and sending a copy of 'Field with Geese'. Mentions that she has had a letter from David Cairns with a photograph of Alison and news of his stay in America, his meeting with Anne Forsythe (nee Zueblin) and the Kotschings. Refers to the Silver Wedding celebrations of her brother Ted.

Expresses her concern about her friend Stefa Tixier. Hopes that Lyn enjoyed her holiday in the South of France. Hopes not to have to travel to San Francisco for her work. Refers to Witold Langrod. Complains of the behaviour of a colleague. Mentions Lyn's talk to the Saltire Society.

Informs Lyn that she has been suffering stress and consequently poor physical health. Expresses her renewed appreciation of 'Ten Letter Writers'. Refers Lyn to M. Julliard's charming note on returning 'So much love, so little money'. Mentions having lunch with B. Bradfield who is writing a history of Switzerland. Asks what William decided in the end concerning a skiing trip. Hopes to rest with her sister Rose Davis after their respective cures.

Describes her holiday, including dreadful weather and disillusionment over the hotel of her friends from Geneva. Mentions Jane Goodall. Discusses the biographical details of Mischa Sert. Sends some pages on her activity as a member of the committee of her District Association of St Jean, and asks Lyn to forward them to Flora Burley. Refers to Dr Sushila Nayar.

Plans to go to the Midi to stay in hotel run by Mary Delapierre who used to run a florists in Geneva. Expresses interest in Lyn's comments about the progress of her book. Details the internal warfare in her organisation over offices. Reports that she tried to move flats but realised that she already has a superior one. Sympathises with Lyn's arm injury and encourages her to see an osteopath. Asks to see Jane Goodall's column in the Times. Informs Lyn that she is sending 'Shirley'. Mentions her many official visitors including Dr Sushila Nayar Minister of Health of India. Gives her impression of the film 'Tom Jones'.

Reports that she has left the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom after a difficult last month, and describes the turmoil this has cause in all aspects of her life. Approves of Lyn's arrangements with the Dovehouse and hopes that her troubles with tenants and finances are over. Advises Lyn to hold firm with Hamish Hamilton on the structure of her book about Alison Cairns. Asks about Lyn's travel plans on returning from America. Refers to an operation she is going to have on her foot. Mentions that Stephanie Tixier is in Guatemala visiting her brother Olec, and Marthe Spender's condition is hopeless. Gives Lyn the address of her friend Edith Elton in New York.

Reports that she has been taking a cure at Rietbad in Switzerland. Informs Lyn that Rae and Ben have gone to Madeira. Regrets that Lyn will probably not come and see her in Geneva, if Lady Esher failed to persuade her to go to Cherbourg. Mentions that Lyn was invaluable to Edna. Recalls that she brought up six brothers and sisters and worked for the International Union for Child Welfare for eight years. Promises to pass on Lyn's message to Marthe.