He once again wrote to the Home Office, saying that although he would still be prepared to be in command in Manchester on the day of the meeting if it was thought really necessary, he had absolute confidence in his deputy commander, Lieutenant Colonel Guy L'Estrange.
彼は再び内務省に書簡を送り、本当に必要であると考えられればマンチェスターで集会当日指揮を執る用意はあるものの、彼は副官であるガイ・レストレンジ中佐(Guy L’Estrange)に絶対的な信頼をおいていると述べた。