“I shall send your memorandum to Lushington & not answer it till I get his answer & have seen him. I will however say that it is my present impression that as you will not transmit your protest through Mrs L. for the very fair reason you assign—a letter from yourself short & to the point, without any unnecessary provocation—but intimating the determination not to yield beyond a certain point—as in yr first letter you have expressed, wd be better than through yr father—the threat of a third person may make it incumbent upon his pride to revolt—”
