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Enjoyed hearing PS sketch out 'Lettuce [sic] and Lovage' and is happy he has found it in him to put women at the center, can't recall a character since 'Black Comedy' that has given as much pleasure as the 'Maggie Smith creature'; encloses an autobiographical piece from ['Contemporary Authors']; suggests he go see two shows: George Rickey at the Zabriskie Gallery and Betty Woodman at the Max Protech Gallery; discusses plans to go to his house in the Dordogne for a week.

A letter of sympathy on the death of Robert [Leonard].

Is attending the Historical Congress in Paris, shares his impressions of the other delegates and his satisfaction that he found some sessions worthwhile ("shrewd questions replaced insincere compliments"); uses his free ticket to the Bibliotheque Nationale to read a book on the Abbey of Moyenmoutier, which he then visits and finds disappointing, also visits St Die which was being rebuilt after the war, and Strasbourg; describes Edward Behr's job as a reporter; describes other people seen during his vacation, including John Bellamy, Peter Davison, Hugh Cochrane, and Christopher Ligota.

Duplicated typescript inscribed to Shaffer on the first page.