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Sends money towards the books with which Trevelyan is providing him. Is writing two articles, one on Philo's embassy to Caligula ["A Little Trip"] and one on army English; is also working on a lecture on ancient Alexandrian philosophy for the Theosophical Society. Discusses the war, bitterness, propaganda and Sassoon's poetry. Would like to know how Trevelyan is, as he has not heard from Dickinson; thanks him for his poem on Confucius. Sends a dramatic sketch involving Pericles [Anastastiades], Sir Bartle [Frere], Cavaffy and Terni; this is incomplete. Forster signs off at the top of the first page, adding that he 'liked Lytton ["Eminent Victorians"?] and Desmond [MacCarthy?] awfully'.

Red Cross, St Mark's Buildings, Alexandria. - Asks Trevelyan to send him 'a Selzer drome and anything else written lately" [a reference to Trevelyan's "The Pterodamozels: An operatic fable", as is Forster signing himself 'Morgan Smith']. Was asking Dickinson for news of him the other day. Is composing something on the Atonement, and Alexandria provides an excellent escape from the war. Has got to know C. P. Cavaffy [sic] and heard all about 'a school at Volo' [the Nafplion Trial in April 1914 of Alexandros Delmouzos and Demetrius Saratsis]. Prefers the Greek community at Alexandria, which he discusses, and praises the poetry of Cavafy; is satirical about the Syrians, Bedouins, French, Italians and English.