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Telling Herbert about [Stephen] Glanville encouraging him to apply for a job at the [British Museum] and that Glanville would be writing to John after he had seen Hall, and discussing his concerns and the pros and cons of the job. Also asking Herbert to thank Dickie [Mabel Dickinson] for a book; thanking him for remarks about Roman Emperors; telling Herbert he had heard from S. C. [Roberts, of Cambridge University Press] about the costs of production [of ‘Aegyptiaca’] and mentioning the list of images he had asked [Arthur] Evans’ permission to use; mentioning that he would write “character sketches of the party” in his next letter, that Hilda had brought luck to the dig as they had found a lot of items after she had arrived, and that an old gentleman working at the excavation had been complimentary about Hilda; and mentioning that Herbert should tell the Perrins [Mr Dyson and family] his address so they could write when they arrived in Luxor. |
