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Sent from Amarna, Egypt. Telling Herbert about work on the excavation and discussing career prospects: he had written to Le Fanu [Secretary at the British School at Athens] about applying for the Macmillan studentship; [Stephen] Glanville had written to John and was very sorry that he had declined the job offer at the British Museum; [Hans] Frankfort was encouraging and thought John who have a good chance of getting the Macmillan studentship. Also thanking Herbert for letters and saying Hilda would write when she heard from him; telling Herbert he hoped Hall would write the forward to [‘Aegyptiaca’], that Bob Dixon was applying for the Diplomatic [Service] and John had a received a letter from “the old man” [Henry Comber] despairing about it, and that he hoped Dickie’s troubles were over. Additionally asking if Dickie could a tell Will [?] that Nowell Chiltern (a friend of John’s and Stephen Glanville’s who worked at Addenbrokes) was going to be “out there” soon, to join the Medical Service. |
