Dear Charles

I hope your visit wont break down altogether especially as I shall like to have a little talk which does better than writing.² George told me I think that you had directed all your real estate to be sold so as to convert it into personalty and in that case I will do the same.³

This could then be added to the personalty which will be a good deal more than the realty & divided in some proportion among the children. Have you estimated what the proportion is in which you have left your own. I should be rather inclined to leave $\frac{5}{6}$ to the boys & $\frac{1}{6}$ to the girls & I think they i.e. girls will have as much as is good for them.

Yours E. D.

Review in the Times today 4$\frac{1}{2}$ Columns. Have you got it?⁴