T. E. Lawrence Correspondence – Page 491

To Hogarth 1.VI.27 Be bothered with it. A bit too soon, anyway, to write it. Lowell Thomas and Franklin between them should satisfy the sheep & the goats. 6) The Trust Deed left the disposal of the money to the charity trustees; at their discretion of the Trustees: my idea was that we should get into any cases turned up, for which in the ordinary way money would not be available from any source: some really interesting thing, for which we could gladly use a thousand or so: a new instance such as "Lili"'s sudden shortage of money. I can't quite the Trustees to work at the fund: the line of least resistance is the R.A.F Memorial, & that will take anything upto a £100,000 gladly: but if a bright idea occurs you'll insist to send it to Ilion, & I think he won't refuse to consider it, at least. There is no power on earth which can call in question your disposal of the cash: so let's have some fun with it: so far as fun can be had without bothering Illot. Let's have zest where there will be thousands of pounds. The more, surely, the mer...r. Chucking away things is the best of sport. Here in the ranks ... many hard cases, which could be ... by a modest brawler I promise not to bother you. I relieve you of the job. It will, as you say, go on for years: till I die and the Seven Pillars is reprinted.... Any truth in the tale of an Arabic edition? Let me warn you again against a hasty disposal of film rights. They are dangerous joys, & unless hedged about with exact boundaries will put everybody in the soup: but profitable: very. T.E.S.