1938

Episkopi, June 29 1938?

Dear Mr. Hill, I am taking advantage of George's departure to send you this direct. As George has doubtless told you, I decided at nearly the last minute to remain in Cyprus another fortnight. This was necessary if I was to leave my work in anything like decent order. It may mean that I will have to abandon the trip through Panama, though I may still manage it. I will probably spend only three or four days in Greece, and then go straight through to London, sailing for America about the end of July. I have left the matter of my return passage until I return to Athens, as you suggest. It may very well be that I will not want to engage passage in Athens, but wait until I am in London. I trust that you will be able in that case to give me a check, as you suggested, or arrange through George before he leaves, in case you can't do that. George has agreed to wire me from Athens about the guards' wages after talking to you. Your letter cons expressing approval of Savvi's receiving a living wage arrived the other day. We are a bit uncertain how to interpret "living wage". That is certainly not less than 12 cp. a day. Georko recieves that now on Kourion, and the question arises whether Savvi should recieve more in consideration of the fact that he sleeps here at night too. Christo says that he too asked you for a raise. He points out the fact that by staying here and watching after the interests of the expedition when we are not here, he loses heavily in relation to Tryphon, who does not. Tryphon is either employed by Stewart or some other dig, or else is employed by the Dept. of Ant., on far better terms than Christo … continues