THIS AGREEMENT made the fourteenth day of February
One thousand nine hundred and twenty
eight BETWEEN MARY MARGARET PATERSON c/o The Authors'
Syndicate (1926) Limited of 3/7 Southampton Street Strand London W.C.2
Widow of Arthur Henry Paterson of the one part and ELINOR SOUTHWOOD
OUVRY of The Warren Crockham Hill Kent Wife of Ernest Carrington
Ouvry Esquire M.B.E., F.S.A. of the other part provides as follows :-

1. THE said Arthur Henry Paterson recently wrote a book entitled "George Eliot's Family Life and letters founded on letters of George Eliot Charles Lee Lewes and others belonging to the said Elinor Southwood Ouvry."

2. THE said Arthur Henry Paterson entered into an agreement for the publication of the said Book dated the twenty eighth day of December One thousand nine hundred and twenty seven with Selwyn & Blount Limited of 6 Duke Street Adelphi London W.C.2 upon the terms therein expressed a copy of which agreement with a covering letter by the said Arthur Henry Paterson dated the third day of December One thousand nine hundred and twenty seven was handed by him to the said Elinor Southwood Ouvry.

3. THE said Arthur Henry Paterson died on the sixteenth day of January One thousand nine hundred and twenty eight and the ownership of the said Book is now vested in the said Mary Margaret Paterson absolutely and she has agreed to sign these presents.

4. IN consideration of the premises the said Mary Margaret Paterson agrees to pay to the said Elinor Southwood Ouvry or to her executors administrators and assigns one half of the net moneys to be received by her the said Mary Margaret Paterson under the terms of the said Agreement of the twenty eighth day of December One thousand nine hundred and twenty seven or under the terms of any other agreement she may make with the said Selwyn & Blount Limited or with any other publishers or publisher in regard to the said Book within fourteen days of the receipt by him of such net moneys But the said Mary Margaret Paterson shall not be liable to account for the sum of Thirty pounds paid or to be paid under Clause 3 of the said Agreement.

5. THE said Mary Margaret Paterson shall whenever required by the

said Elinor Southwood Ouvry or her executors administrators and assigns render to her or her executors administrators and assigns as the case may be a full account of all moneys received by her under the terms of the said agreement of the twenty eighth day of December One thousand nine hundred and twenty seven or under the terms of any other agreement she may enter into in regard to the said Book.

6. THE said Mary Margaret Paterson agrees not to part with any of her rights in connection with the said Book without the consent in writing of the said Elinor Southwood Ouvry or her executors administrators or assigns.

AS WITNESS the hands of the parties.

WITNESS to the signature of the said

Mary Margaret Paterson :