TCG Letter #179 / Carpenter Letter #90

Tolkien expresses joy at receiving several letters from Christopher and comments on the amusing account of the Wings ceremony. He appreciates the mention of an Anglo-Saxon quotation from the Exeter Book Gnomics, connecting it to the defense of singing in one's bath. He recounts recent activities, including two lectures, redrafting findings of a committee on emergency exams, and attending an evening Inklings session at the Mitre, featuring lively discussions and interactions among the attendees, including C.S.L. and Owen Barfield.

The letter closes with another newly published part,^{Letters. 2023[1]} Tolkien says that he and Edith had tea in the market and he typed up Committee paperwork and attended a General Board meeting.