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Letters received in the wrong order cause confusion; family visits and other news; the cold and lack of fuel; crocuses and a book about water; a postal system in disarray; more time out of bed plus a bit of outdoors walking; answers to a literary critic; local and family news including health matters; a visitor.

A food parcel is received from Canada and the time it took to arrive compared to that of a letter; TRG says thank you in a way that Macauley might not have done; exotic fruit; railings are made into battleships but privet is a substitute in Cambridge; a word about British and Canadian politics; Albert Cohoe's 'camp' and thoughts about Lake Simcoe; buying a second hand copy of TRG's book is upstaged by a reprint at a higher price; a recalcitrant paper block leads to possibly illegible writing; "a policeman by every waste basket"; TRG is debarred from new trousers with the application of second hand pyjamas or maybe a kilt; using ration coupons, would it be safer not to wash at all?; TRG has been rereading Dickens; short walks, lazy days, broken nights; on always being behind one's relatives and their expectations; a pen that won't write, words left out and foozled.

Attached is duplicated extract from Queens University recording their pleasure in the dedication of TRG's book The Challenge of the Greek to QU and wishing the author well; Letter contents: thanks are offered for good wishes and memories of a birthday celebrated in Canada; still walking to college; packets from Canada and a question; TRG is to give a lecture on Canada and ponders on suitable contents; TRG's reading and a recommendation for DC; more on walking and an improvement in health ; a letter is published in the Globe and Mail and TRG wishes that DC would lend them a photograph; Cambridge is provided with 'static water'; a wish to emigrate to the Falkland Islands away from officialdom; Janet likes the Noodles but there are problems with the fruit juice concentrate; books which appear in publications and improvement in Canadian production standards; growing old is 'the only way to stay alive'.

TRG is busy writing and expecting a letter; arrival of Richard and an alert spent in the cellar of 67 Glisson Road; the enemy is perhaps making mischief; Richard is interested in his voyage; reuniting the brothers and other family members; an epidemic of brigadiers; lecturing to the British army about Canada; new light on HA Calvin; TRG writes more classical essays and a suggestion to read Oliver Wendell Holmes; an essay on Cicero and his books is discussed; keeping TRG out of mischief whilst the Germans send over lone aircraft; Hitler's 'melancholy satisfaction'; Richard visits College and approves of the buildings of Chapel Court; TRG asks DC to buy a silver dollar on his behalf and to keep it until a future visit; TRG doesn't like the new stamps.

Mary Coulton, daughter of G G Coulton, is going to Toronto to teach. Asks that she be contacted on arrival and made welcome.

Sends travel plans for a visit to the US and Canada. Hopes to meet friends.

Has submitted DC's article to the Spectator but is uncertain whether they will take it as their attention is elsewhere. Has received good reports of DC's project in a Toronto hotel. Is glad that American fraternity ways are not to be adopted at Queen's; sends cutting from The Times about GHL whom he has known for many years.

Notes on articles written by DC on waste; in the middle of examination season, TRG is thinking about wrting about Canada; Richard has been ill; British weather.

Discussion of matters related to their joint publication; whether or not to include an illustration; the rightness of islands; reading proofs; a broken leg.

DC's corrections added to proofs; going to the top at C.U.P.; selling printed pages; W S Manfield's daughter likes the section on life on the island; initialling a preface; little alterations of style and content; thoughts on places to stay in Toronto; Mary is hobbling; a trip to Manchester.