His work for the War Office in interesting but hard and he is working eight long days followed by two days off. Adele and the children have now returned from North Wales and he had managed work so he could spend a few days together. He is getting to know London well after living in different areas for work and has seen several exhibitions. There is a smell of wood smoke in the air from the burning of damaged bits of St Thomas's by demolition workers. While he is engaged in war work, the small numbers of classical undergraduates at Peterhouse will be taught by the older Fellows. He had been teaching mainly Part II of the Tripos but doubts they will be taught Part II. He is still able to get away to Cambridge if there are any Public Orator jobs and he is still editing the Classical Quarterly. With envelope.