Blaess announces that she is going to work with [Professor] Cohen, as discussed in the previous letter. She is a little disappointed that she doesn't have her thesis subject yet - she thought she would after her interview with him, but he insisted on her reading books and finding a subject she likes instead of doing one to please him. She underlines and insists that she really wants to finds an author she "burns" for. She recounts struggling to find anywhere to live for less than a thousand francs a month, even in the Housing for Students. She apologies that her French is worse than usual today as she is very tired. The letter includes descriptions of walking along the streets of Paris and by the Seine. She describes winter beginning in Paris with snow fall the previous evening, and plans to wear woollen sweaters. She is excited for the arrival of her cousin Yolande who is returning to Paris. Her and her aunt (Violette) both wish Blaess' father a happy 'name day'.