Davies tells BR that there are many reasons he wrote to Maw about Griffin Barry's apparent arrival, "It brought before him at the earliest possible moment the fact that we had received information that Barry had arrived and been met by Dora, and had gone to the house with her. This is in accord with our conduct of complete candour in contrast with their conduct. It puts on record their expectation of Barry's arrival and the intimation from us that Dora may be deceiving Maw. It has elicited an answer which if possibly correct verbally may be a misrepresentation of the truth, in which case it will be damaging to them."

Davies tells BR that, "We attended the adjourned summons again to-day and there was a long futile wrangle between Mr. Sparrow and Dora's counsel as to the time which should be allowed for evidence in answer. We urged that the position of the children had to be provided for after July 7th and that it was urgent for the Chancery Judge to consider the matter before the divorce petition was reached."