Dear Girls,   MinnieGÇÖs letter of yesterday has just come and we are devoutly hoping for a telegram that will resolve all our perplexities, but if Mrs. Davies only expected them to land GÇ£about the 4thGÇ¥, the steamer may be delayed for several days and you may hear nothing before we sail. If all goes well, we have arranged to go to Liverpool on Wednesday morning, but if nothing comes from you before that, we will wait until the 4 P.M. train Wednesday, so as if need to, to make our expedition to [S------] in the morning. We sail on Thursday the 9th, you know, by the GÇ£RepublicGÇ¥, and have various things in connection with our passage to attend to at the White Star Office on Thursday morning, so that we must be there not later than Wednesday night.    Now as to alternatives if Miss Davies says GÇ£noGÇ¥ and remains firm in her negative. We are quite appalled by your speaking of the possibility of LilyGÇÖs being left in Greece, as, although like you, we donGÇÖt want her at all, we should be willing to take her, failing Mary; it being understood with you that we, if so be that we have anything to do with the negotiations, only confirm your offer of $1000 without passage, but advance her the passage money; if both Mary and Lily fail, we say by all means take the German, as Baltimore resources would probably prove nil or at any rate would be no improvement, besides the great disadvantage of delaying the beginning of the German classes. But, in this case, what is to be done about the extra Latin classes? You simply said that the new schedule has been mailed to Miss Andrews GÇ£with full instructionsGÇ¥ that GÇ£Miss Davies would work therein to perfectionGÇ¥ - but this tells us nothing about what would be done if Miss Davies did not have this opportunity. Please, Mamie, relieve our minds about this, and do not let us meet Miss Andrews in absolute ignorance.   The thought of writing some time ago that of course, if it would facilitate matters, we would take Miss Davies on our Steamer if she could get a berth, but did not do it, because it seemed so entirely improbable that, if she landed by one long voyage on the 4th or 5th, she could arrange to stay on another on the 9th, leaving her whole family.   I enclose a cheque on the London and Country Bank for -ú28, so that you need not be bothered about the danger of running short, if you have to advance the money to either the German or Miss D. -ú10 you know we owe Minnie for Miss ScottGÇÖs fee.   A telegram came just now and made our hearts beat with mingled emotions, but it was a mistake and not for us.    I hope this is not very incoherent but it is written in the midst of many interruptions. I hope Derry is as lovely as one thinks it ought to be and that you are having beautiful weather and a delightful time in spite of anxieties about jackdaws etc.   Affectionately,   Mary E.G.