Dear Sir,

I have seen M^r Carpenter about the Overcharge for the Fly which you hired at the Station – he says that no regular fares have yet been agreed upon and that they have therefore hitherto charged ^s1/• a mile, but not less than ^s5/• for any Journey, so if you had taken the Fly to the Abbey the charge wo^d have been the same – it seems that ^s1/• is paid for every Journey however short, for Duty – and Carpenter says that his Fly is frequently unemployed for the whole day, though waiting for every train. he promises however to return whatever may be the excess as soon as he has settled with the Comp^y as to the scale of fares in future –

I am Dear Sir Your obliged Serv^t
West Awdry