Eliot, having been diagnosed with some form of nervous disorder, had been recommended rest, and applied for three months' leave from the bank where he was employed; the reason stated on his staff card was "nervous breakdown".
Budući da je Eliotu dijagnostifikovana neka vrsta nervnog oboljenja, zbog kojeg je morao odmarati, zatražio je tromesečno odsustvo od banke u kojoj je bio zaposlen, mada su u njegovom dosijeu zaposlenih kao razlog odsustva naveli da je imao nervni slom.