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A 'furious summer'; food shortage but also a bomb shortage; whether to believe news from various sources; giving the lecture to the British Academy; family news; dipping into the History; considering the amount of work that must have gone into it; too much virtue for the independence of the students?; thoughts about students in general; publishing TRG's lecture.

Reminiscences on the 45th anniversary of TRG's first visit to Canada and journey on the steamer; quiet nights; a 'gas attack' exercise is planned; health matters; a quiet life in College only interrupted by a drill sergeant; Indian summer in Cambridge; conversationalising; thoughts on family; inferior writing paper; publishing matters; reading Tacitus and others with thoughts; a request for news of academics in Canada; more thoughts on HofQ (History of Queens).

On the receipt of tinned sausages; a lecture a day, "the religious brains trust" and transport arrangements are muddled; TRG begs for forgivemenss for a fountain pen that will not spell or write legibly; John Macnaughton's recovery; illnesses in the family and the death of old, frail or forgetful colleagues; TRG's health; Llewelyn Bowen's health is still good, his brother the doctor; wartime worries; flowers bloom and spring begins to make itself felt; the unconvincing assertion that a carrot is as good as an orange; Coulton on Toronto; Coulson the philosopher visits; Queens Quarterly and the Question of what is a Terrot?

A censor opens a letter but contents are apparently untouched; Thoughts about a proposed book on Garden Island: copyright and the reprinting of material from another book - the attutude of publishers and co-authors; a particular rejoicing on some sections, an appreciation of others and a suggestion; family news; regret that no further voyage to Canada will be possible and the posting of a book that would have been carried; a shortage of sherry.

Packages with food supplies arrive and the contents are distributed and enjoyed; a political speech is repeated: Canada is to be a democracy; a Trinity professor visits twice, his political views and meetings with mutual acquaintances; the Challenge of the Greek is reviewed postitively in the press but there is no word about sales; reprinting a previous book in paperback; Mary Trevelyan and the foreigners club; family news and of a pupil; TRG asks for news of family in Canada; John Macnaughton asserts that 'God hates a damn fool'; Alice is keeping hens and the housekeeper would like a goat; taking pleasure in food; TRG asserts that no goat will be obtained.

Oberlin College has accepted his lecture series plus news of friends.

TRG has refused an offer from Yale and will stay at St John's. English Baptists 'crowd on me'. He has also declined a summer at Montclair.

Thanks for the picture now adorning his mantlepiece. Discusses events at College. He was in Glasgow for the Baptists' Union Assembly and addressed the closing meeting of 3000 people. Various items of family and cricket news.

Thanks for the memories of Quebec and for looking after Richard.

King opened the University Library today; TRG is unimpressed with the design likening to a soap works that could be replicated by a pile of boxes. Encloses copies of speeches; family news.