Gardiner MSS 47.08.08
Letter from Sir Alan H. Gardiner to his wife including his account of the opening of the burial chamber of Tutankhamun on February 16, 1923, page 8. Also includes part of another entry dated 23 February 1923.
Pages 3 and 5 of this letter are photocopies (originals not received by the Griffith Institute), and there is no copy of page 4.
Lord Carnarvon is mentioned on this page.
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able to choose whether she goes to Cambridge or not, I
would like the two possibilities to be open to her.
Twenty guineas for the Criccieth house seems to me an
unfair exaction, and I have therefore cabled to you
not to exact those terms, but to offer fifteen. If that
wontsic suit the Thompsons, we must go elsewhere, and I
hope you will get busy and find out what you would enjoy.
Are you remembering about the drawing room furniture?
I do think something must be done, and while I am
away I want you to try and settle this, I have
never heard any more about the book I asked you to
send. But perhaps I shall find it at home when
I get back to Cairo on Sunday morning.
I went over to Luxor today on a rather important
errand, and in the hotel who should I see but Grigg.
He has married a charming wife, and the Griffs,
Carnarvon and I all went off to Karnak in the
afternoon. I am taking them round the tomb
tomorrow; but I dare not suggest a permit to Taty,
poor Carter is on the verge of a nervous breakdown
from the intense sham[?] of the whole business. Indeed the
influx of visitors and the impudence of the journalists
have been the most terrible ordeal imaginable.
These last days have been almost too exciting,
and I feel now I shall be glad to get back to