This is an important section. While Lewis is finishing the Fairie Queen on the weekends, he has happened upon MacDonald's Phantastes (7 Mar. p. 169). It is unusual, up to this point, for Lewis to rave about a book like he dies this one. He and Arthur seem to be interested in following this up with and Sir Gibbie and At the Back of the North Wind. In this same letter, Lewis makes the comment of how Arthur might some day convince him to be a Christian (p. 171).
He continues to complain about his fellow student, "the bloodly little beast." p. 164.
Interestingly, in 14 Mar., he jokes with Arthur about their someday publishing their letters - as lamentations!
Jack is also especially enjoying Chopin. Sadly, he also tells Arthur that the reason he does not invite Arthur over to his house when he is home is his father. He considers him to be "an obstacle." Thus, Jack spends his time with Arthur over at Arthur's house. It's sad.
On p. 178, our St. Hooper includes an interesting letter from Kirk to Albert, in which Kirk says that Clive (who is approaching 18 years of age) has read more classics than anyone else he had even heard of; that normally one only reads of such people (comparing him to Addison, Landor, and Macaulay), but don't actually meet them.
On 8 May, Albert wrote to Kirk that Jack had decided to serve in the Army but he also wanted to see if he could get into Oxford. Kirk thinks Jack will have no problem at all.
30 May, Jack is done with Rob Roy, is "bucked" about Chaucer, and says that he had long before found that ink is the great cure for all human ills. So he refers to that life long practice of working out his inner struggles by writing about them.
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