It is not surprising that at this early stage in his career he was unsuccessful, but Henry Whitehead encouraged him to return to Oxford rather than to seek a chair at a second rate place.
Ito ay hindi kagulat-gulat na ito sa maagang yugto ng kanyang karera siya ay nabigo, ngunit Henry Whitehead hinihikayat sa kanya upang bumalik sa Oxford sa halip na humingi ng isang upuan sa isang pangalawang rate lugar.