Gollancz addresses the letter "Dear Patricia", using her given name for the first time ("May I, please? you've called me 'Mr. Gollancz' longer than anyone I can remember!"). There is an "awkward point". Stokes was not able to see much of Germany as the ban was "clamped down" just before he left and therefore he can only comment on Germany in a general sense. Gollancz asks whether a replacement for Stokes is alright, and mentions Rees-Williams and Gerald Gardiner. Gollancz also clarifies plans for a dinner with the Russells. A typed note closes the letter, "It wasn't a bit tactless of you! You were telling me nothing new: and it's not only stupid, but wicked, of me to be grieved—very egotistical!"