Re Russell divorce.

Davies tries to arrange a meeting with Maw and encloses a copy (not present) of Dora's letter of the 20th to Russell. "It was hoped that the concordat would afford a basis for more friendly co-operation, or at any rate help to eliminate friction; but it is a sine qua non, that Lady Russell should control the impulse to injure. It is a terrible thing that the care of the children should be degraded into an opportunity for venting spite...."