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Featured Letter
from Vaughan Williams, Adeline, 1870-1951 to Finzi, Gerald, 1901-1956
Letter No. VWL1011
Letter from Adeline Vaughan Williams to Gerald Finzi
Letter No.: VWL1011
The White Gates,
Westcott Road,
Dorking.
Bognor
[20th September 1932]
Dear Mr Finzi
I hear this morning that Carr made some silly muddle about her weeks daily ticket & gave up coming to Dork1 – & as I daresay you have heard Hon has gone to Sunnyside.2 I am so sorry you bothered to move. I meant Carr to have my room.
It was so nice to have news. We seem to have been away a great many days. Shall be home on Friday for tea & hope to find you still there.
Bob writes in good spirits.3
Yrs
AMVW
R was grateful to you for sending on the O.U.P. stuff
1. i.e. Dorking. ‘Carr’ was AVW’s friend Rosamund Carr, and ‘Hon’ was AVW’s sister’s niece Honorine Williamson, who lived with the VWs for about 12 years, as a companion to AVW. See VWL1010.
2. In Godalming, the home of AVW’s sister Cordelia Curle.
3. Robert de Ropp. See VWL914.
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Shelfmark Copy:Finzi Box 10
