He was not able to write and say that, due to being in Athens, he couldn't come to the Franz Hals opening. He finds it hard to write, hence this letter being in someone else's hand. He still tries to work, but is busy supervising the production of three books, two on his work and one of short stories in Greek. He has seen
Johnie Craxton, who has bought a second house in Crete and is painting furiously for next year's summer exhibition.