"I have been giving considerable thought to the volume of my husband's fiction [The Collected Stories], and to questions which it raises.... You will remember that my husband invited you to be his executor in place of Sir Stanley Unwin in order to protect his estate from precisely such conflicts of interest.... You have announced your intention of making in perpetuity, over and above your other charges, a levy upon the estate of 10 percent." There are two early typed drafts of this letter, one undated (document 314986A) and one dated 11 March (314986B). There is also an undated handwritten draft (314986C) as well as three handwritten notes about the letter (314986D).

Edith writes very directly to Felton about her misgivings re Felton.