, ▁and ▁he ▁spent ▁Christmas ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁in ▁a ▁Ser bian ▁war ▁hospital . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁he ▁res umed ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁journalist , ▁writing ▁for ▁The ▁New ▁Wit ness ▁about ▁his ▁Ser bian ▁experiences , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁writing ▁about ▁literature ▁and ▁science . ▁ ▁Through ▁the ▁publish er ▁Grant ▁Rich ards ▁he ▁was ▁recommended ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁“ W ater gate ▁House ”, ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Information . ▁There ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁literary ▁journalist ▁John ▁Middle ton ▁Mur ry , ▁who ▁was ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁and ▁valuable ▁contact ▁over ▁the ▁following ▁years . ▁Late ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁he ▁married ▁his ▁first ▁wife , ▁( V io let ) ▁Syl via ▁M anno och , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁daughter , ▁Nav ina , ▁born ▁in ▁November , ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁ ▁Through ▁Mur ry ▁he ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁Ott oline ▁Mor rell ’ s ▁sal on ▁at ▁G ars ington ▁Man or ▁in ▁Oxford shire , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁through ▁this ▁network ▁that ▁he ▁became ▁known ▁to ▁many ▁literary ▁figures , ▁including ▁T . ▁S . ▁Eli ot ▁and ▁Ald ous ▁H ux ley . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁Mur ry ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁editor ship ▁of ▁The ▁Ath ena e um , ▁and ▁appointed ▁S ull ivan ▁as ▁his ▁deput y ▁editor . ▁ ▁From ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁to ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁S