Davies has not replied to Maw's letter of March 16. "It has occurred to me that you may have misunderstood my client's intentions in asking the court for custody." If Dora "obtains all the relief for which she asks in her petition", she would consent to an order in chambers "carrying out as far as practicable the arrangements about the children contained in the separation deed."

[It appears that Dora's application for custody was merely part of negotiations.]