▁at ▁E ton , ▁where ▁Nicholas ▁was ▁sent ▁after ▁D urn ford ▁School , ▁a ▁prep ▁school ▁on ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁Pur beck ▁in ▁Dor set . ▁ ▁After ▁leaving ▁Tr inity ▁College , ▁Cambridge , ▁Elli ott ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁post ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁as ▁Honor ary ▁Att ache ▁at ▁the ▁H ague ▁by ▁Sir ▁Nev ile ▁B land . ▁His ▁career ▁in ▁secret ▁intelligence ▁came ▁by ▁chance , ▁like ▁many ▁before ▁and ▁after ▁him . ▁Sir ▁Hugh ▁S inc la ir , ▁Head ▁of ▁M I 6 , ▁happened ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁H ague , ▁took ▁to ▁Elli ott ▁and ▁offered ▁him ▁a ▁job . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁he ▁married ▁Elizabeth ▁Hol ber ton , ▁with ▁one ▁son ▁and ▁one ▁daughter , ▁dece ased . ▁ ▁Int elligence ▁career ▁Elli ott ' s ▁intelligence ▁career ▁was ▁marked ▁by ▁two ▁public ly ▁noted ▁events , ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Commander ▁Lion el ▁Cra bb ▁and ▁the ▁flight ▁of ▁tra itor ▁Kim ▁Phil by ▁to ▁Moscow . ▁Elli ott ▁and ▁M I 6 ▁suffered ▁criticism ▁in ▁both ▁cases ▁and ▁he ▁felt ▁this ▁deeply ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁Death ▁of ▁Commander ▁Cra bb ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁during ▁K hr ush chev ' s ▁visit ▁to ▁Britain , ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Sver d lov ▁class ▁cru iser ▁Or dz hon ik id ze ▁visited ▁Port sm outh ▁Har bour . ▁The ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁was ▁interested ▁in ▁anti - sub