WCP108

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Broadstone, Wimborne

July 26th.1905

My dear Will

Thanks for the inscription, which is just what I wanted. The little W. attic is so queerly shaped that it is no good doing anything to it in the shape of shelves &c. till you come. Then you can try it, & arrange what to have, and our local carpenter will do it. What is the smallest sized bed that will suit you? as all the attics are so small that only narrow beds will be suitable. But the windows N. & W. are fine. There is room for lots of things on shelves we are having put up in the top landing. Perhaps it will induce you to come at Xmas for a few days; to arrange about it. We have taken a good bit more out of your old room to make [2] the stairs better, which though necessarily winding are now easy; This Violet suggested. The floors are all down now & mostly boarded up to the ceilings & begins to looks cosy.

Yesterday Violet took Reggie for an excursion to S[MS illeg.]ge, & I had a succession of visitors. Mr. Walker of Birmingham came by appointment at about 2 — to settle with me the Swinton affairs. The Will is formed of be so badly drawn as to be void as regards the trust in favor of the L.N. Society, and the Society left it to me & Walker to settle terms of compromise with Mrs. & Miss Swinton. to avoid the trouble & uncertainty of a lawsuit. It will now be very much better for the Swintons. He told me about your interview with him, & says he will keep a look out if any Municipal [3] opening occurs. He seems a very liberal & advanced man, but cramped by business necessities. I gave him lunch & tea & he went back by a 4.45 train. As soon as I got back from the P.O. Miss Jennings of Parkstone and her niece & n’s husband called, & soon after Mr. Estcourt an old L.[and] nationalisation. Then the first lot went, & Violet came home. Then in the evening about 7.45 came the most of important visitor of all Mr. Dibben, the lawyer who drew my Conveyance. He said he had had a letter for L.^d Wimborne's London Solicitors about the new bit of land, enclosing tracing of the plan, terms &c. I took it to see our fate, & found [4] that the bit beyond the gorse hedge is included — my present East boundary being continued to the new road. The whole quantity is only 0^a.1^r.27^p and the price £41.7.6. So that is very satisfactory. No building is allowed but a shed for which permission will be given, and the old entrance road is to be permanent, & stated so in the deeds. Mr. Dibben took the old Deed & will get the matter settled as soon as possible.

Conveyance & fencing will bring it up to about £50. — The Road & gate another ten pounds perhaps. — The weather is too dry now to do anything no rain since you left! but I can now do what I like. Hope you are well & jolly. My proofs are coming in.

Your affect.^te Pa | AR Wallace [signature]