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Feels encouraged by the good news from Africa but has received the bad news that Miss Huntingdon is closing the Edgehill Inn for Christmas and she must uproot her family again. Rejects the idea of trying to go back to England due to Max's uncertain feelings about their return and the difficulty of getting passage. Refers to the Inghams. Asks for Margareta's address. Reports that Max approved of her book and the Richards are sending a chapter to the Atlantic Monthly.

Thanks Hella for sending financial aid. Complains that she has not had time to write. Details the situation with her allowance. Mentions Edward's operation. Notes that Margareta and Michael are married. Refers to Anne Marie. Describes the cold conditions in which they are living. Expresses disappointment that Max has not asked her to return to England. Admires Churchill's latest speech.

Thanks Hella for the parcel. Details what she has been listening to on the Third Programme.

Expresses her sadness that Hella cannot visit England due to illness. Explains why she could not visit them in Switzerland. Describes Cross Farm when she visited to supervise a change of tenants. Mentions the Garrett Birkhoffs. Sends news of Appy and Mairi-Ann, Christine Price and Mag Flexner.

Enthuses about her stay with Hella. Reports that both children are ill again. Mentions doing a fresh typing of her long article. Hopes that Hella felt happier about her translation after Mrs Norton's visit. Refers to Marina Wister and Vera Dawmann.

Mentions the Yugoslavian revolt. Reports that Dr Pappernheimer put her in contact with Dr Frederick Smith who is treating her back. Writes that she no longer has daily help with William and does not feel comfortable letting Berenice take him out after the 'taxi incident'. Refers to Mrs Hirsch and her daughter Eveline. Informs her that the Hogarth Press claim to have only one copy of 'Ten Letter Writers' left. Tells an anecdote about Edward's use of slang. Sends Hermann one of Lionel Penrose's mathematical problems. Confirms that she has a house in Scotland (Connecticut).

Refers to her visit to the Weyls. Describes the various maladies suffered by herself and Edward, mentioning Dr Pappenheimer, Dr Wood and the Flexners. Describes her new house in Scotland, Connecticut. Refers to her visits to Joan Rossetti and Clare Millikan, the daughter of George Mallory who disappeared on Mount Everest with her cousin Andrew Irvine. Refers to a conversation with Glen Millikan about Henry Whitehead and a feast at St. John's. Wonders whether their mail boy has destroyed Ann Watkins' letter.

Reports that Dr Bauer of the Aviation Education Research Project has asked permission to mention her map in his manual 'Globes, Maps and Skyways'. Informs Hella of her plans to travel to Chicago to find a map-maker to produce her map. Regrets that this will eat into her holiday time with the Weyls.

Reports that they have moved back to Riverdale from Keene Valley and were sorry to leave Miss MacIntosh. Describes Edgehill Inn where they plan to live for two months. Complains that she missed Jane Ingham who tried to phone her. Asks if she can visit the Weyls.

Hopes to stay with Hella on the 18th. Covers Alexander's visit, William's tonsilitis, and an infestation of bed bugs.