T. E. Lawrence Correspondence – Page 486

To Hogarth 15.V.57 Yours of 24/17/57 last mail. I'm afraid the Seven Pillars was rather a bitter pill for C.H.K. to swallow. The tone of it must have shocked him. I did not send it, till he had written to me asking for it. I've always suspected Cockerell or Garnett of putting him up to ask me; he did not was long insensible to such titbits, and ed at any great writing. It was a pity he ran into mines; but I couldn't decently refuse him the sight of it, could I? 1) Storrs copy is probably in the Colonial Office. I think I hired Fife to find out from there. In any case lid should be put, for him. Let's hope it is misgoing: I've only heard of one other stray copy: and only of one imperfect copy (Salmond's: and I've asked him to exchange it with one of your balances, when he is next in England). 2) Yes, I wrote to Woodward, offering the Coffee Room a text (incomplete or American, of course) if they wanted one; and to like warning him of the liability of one. If like didn't supply on their own: I suppose that will clear you neatly out of incom- pletes. We'll hold on to the completes like grim death. 3) I made the Trust final, to save myself the temptation of re- visiting it: it has burnt out a test seller. I don't know how well it has sold (A. Garnett seems ever said) but I've had £3000 from Cape, & £3600 more, from Tobin Huxton, on the strength of it; and that means a sale of 36.00 copies before all's clear. I'd like the Trustees more than it clears down Camp's royalties to put an end to the sales in Great Britain (there is a clause in Cape's contract enabling this) while permitting the U.S.A. edition to ... on for ever. As you say, the R.A.F Memorial Fund may be of a/larger but it's not. I hope the duty of the Trustees to make it as much money as they can. If I were a Trustee I'd take my responsibility very lightly, after Huxton's account was squared, which I hope may be...(unreadable) long. I've written but this mail, a week ago, to Elliot and to Robin, suggesting various things, of which I think you will approve, without my canvassing you. 4) Poor Woolley. 5). If C.F.B. liked the book (some IF) he might let into his gallery some of the still surviving pictures. I'd like that: but I daren't press the notion. 6) Arnild wrote to me that Gordon, coming late out of his club, fell down its stairs & broke his neck: appropriately enough, for one who remembered his kinship with Byron; I wonder. Arnic is not an easy person to help. His deserts a. pear to exceed his qualifications: but perhaps that's because I'm partial. 7) Will you please see that anything of mine presented by the Trustees to anyone or anywhere doesn't associate itself with any of my incarnations or exploits? I enjoy here all the sweets of