164 From a letter to Naomi Mitchison 

29 June 1955

I have had a very gruelling time, with far more work than I could really cope with, plus Vol. III. I am feeling as flat as a burst tyre; but may revive when (or if, as promised) the final proofs of Vol. III arrive tomorrow.

The booksellers – among them Mr Wilson of Bumpus – say that, having delayed so long, late in September is now the proper time for publication. ....

I think 'A and U' may now take the 'earlier history' in some form. When I was in town last Friday they seemed willing to envisage a book about as long as Vol. I.