Sharp, Rosamund to Doris Langley Moore, Dec. 12th

"Dear Mrs Moore, I hope I have not kept you too long awaiting my reply to your letter. I felt the subject needed some consideration and could not get my mind on to it until to-day. In the first place you need not trouble to suppress anything for my sake because I do not in the least mind anyone knowing the facts of my illegitimacy. Also I do not feel there is anyone alive who will be hurt by adequate mention of my father's love affairs. At the same time I cannot feel that the extract you have sent me comes very near the truth, somehow. But I do realise that the truth would somewhat spoil your picture of E. Nesbit and I personally have no objection to a certain amount of whitewash..."