He was strongly influenced by the courses he attended at this time and he became sufficiently expert on German literature that he was offered a post in the German Department of Cambridge University.
Siya ay malakas naiimpluwensyahan ng mga kurso, nag-aral siya sa oras na ito at siya ay naging sapat dalubhasa sa panitikan German na siya ay inalok ng isang post sa Aleman ng Kagawaran ng Cambridge University.