Item 4 - Autograph letter to Beaton.

Has so much she wants to say to Beaton. Writes to turn down his marriage proposal. Was touched and flattered "beyond words" but believes that it wouldn't work. There is so much he doesn't know about her - "pathological untidyness [sic], birds nesting in the bed, sometimes weeks plunged in deep depression". Marriage should only be embarked upon by people who can't live without each other. Hopes Beaton will want their friendship to go on and to grow.